Shan said:
After I click on a photo in Windows Picture and Fax
Viewer, I go to the small icon on the bottom of the photo
that says "closes this program and opens the image for
editing". I have done it a million times and has always
just opened. NOW all of a sudden, instead of opening it,
the "Open With" window pops up? Not even sure what
program I used to "edit photos" with, as I have never
been asked? Anyhow, I clicked on Windows Picture and Fax
Viewer and it just takes me back to the original photo?
How come it won't let me edit it anymore? What program
is usually used to do this? I say 'usually', because
like I said, I have never been asked that before. Help!
I am stumped on this one!
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First, some info on Open With...the info you requested
is below.....
Have a look at this article:
(307859) HOW TO: Change File Associations
in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307859
More info:
Try this...open an image folder and right click one
of your image files...from the menu, select...Open
With / Choose Program.
Make your choice from the list or Browse to the
correct program if it is not in the list.
If you want the default...choose..."Windows
Picture and Fax viewer"
Once you make your selection...be sure to check
the box that says: "Always use the selected program
to open this kind of file". (you will need to do this
for each format....jpg, .tif, .gif...etc.)
Also...you can right click an image and choose
Properties / Change Button...choose the program
you wish to use and click...OK / Apply / OK.
Also...in WinXP, you can go to...My Computer /
Tools / Folder Options / File Types tab...
And the following links may be useful:
Repair image file type associations in Windows XP
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/imgassofix.htm
Now the info you requested.....
IMPORTANT: This message contains information
about modifying the registry. Before you modify the
registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that
you understand how to restore the registry if a problem
occurs. For information about how to back up, restore,
and edit the registry, click the following link to view the
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
(256986) Description of the Microsoft
Windows Registry
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256986
The default editor is MS Paint....but you
can set it to any editor you prefer.
Here's some info on associating the editor to
the button in WP&FV.
Change the default image editor application,
invoked from Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/imgeditor.htm
If you prefer to return to MS Paint...the path where
the example shows:
C:\Program Files\IrfanView\i_view32.exe" "%1"
Would be:
"%systemroot%\system32\mspaint.exe" "%1"
Good luck...
--
John Inzer
MS Picture It! MVP
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