Turn off file preview in Windows Explorer?

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In Windows Explorer when I double click on a File.bmp I
want to go directly to my bitmap editor (Corel) but I go
into the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer. My file type
association for bmp's is set to Corel Photo Paint - Not
Windows Picture and Fax Viewer! If I right-click on the
file the menu has "Preview" in bold as the first item
(therefore double-clicking launches preview not the
editor. How do I turn off Preview & go directly to the
editor?

Thanks All!
 
Richard said:
In Windows Explorer when I double click on a File.bmp I
want to go directly to my bitmap editor (Corel) but I go
into the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer. My file type
association for bmp's is set to Corel Photo Paint - Not
Windows Picture and Fax Viewer! If I right-click on the
file the menu has "Preview" in bold as the first item
(therefore double-clicking launches preview not the
editor. How do I turn off Preview & go directly to the
editor?

Thanks All!
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Solution #1:

a.. Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE).
b.. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ SystemFileAssociations\ image\ ShellEx\
ContextMenuHandlers.
c.. Delete the ShellImagePreview key.
d.. Close the Registry Editor when you're done; the change will take
effect immediately.
Solution #2:

a.. Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE).
b.. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ CLSID\
{e84fda7c-1d6a-45f6-b725-cb260c236066}\ shellex.
c.. Delete the MayChangeDefaultMenu key.
d.. Close the Registry Editor when you're done; the change will take
effect immediately.
 
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