Windows Picture and Fax Viewer

[Phil James]

When I click on a picture, it displays using the Windows Picture and Fax
Viewer. Where do I find that to start it first, before viewing a picture?

The problem I'm trying to solve is that Kodak Easyshare software preempts
everything else, and I prefer the display done by Windows Picture and Fax
Viewer. If I open that first and then the picture, I can forestall the
Kodak preemption.

Phil

 

[Andy I.]

Hi Phil,

Right-click the icon for the picture which you wish to open. From the
drop-down menu which then appears click "OPEN WITH". Select "CHOOSE
PROGRAM". From that list click "Windows Picture and Fax Viewer" and enable
"Always use ...............for this kind of file". Click "OK".

If you have pictures of a different file types, do the same for them.

Good Luck.
Andy I. (WIN XP SP2; IE/OE 6)


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: When I click on a picture, it displays using the Windows Picture and Fax
: Viewer. Where do I find that to start it first, before viewing a picture?
:
: The problem I'm trying to solve is that Kodak Easyshare software preempts
: everything else, and I prefer the display done by Windows Picture and Fax
: Viewer. If I open that first and then the picture, I can forestall the
: Kodak preemption.
:
: Phil
:
:

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Windows Picture and Fax Viewer = shimgvw.dll

rundll32.exe (Run a DLL as an App) executes it.

C:\WINDOWS\system32\shimgvw.dll

Paste the following line into Start | Run and click OK...

rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen

How would I create a shortcut for Windows Picture and Fax Viewer?

rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
filename.ext (or folder name)

From David Candy

Sample:
Paste the following line into Start | Run and click OK...

rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
%userprofile%\My Documents\My Pictures

Create a shortcut to:
rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
%userprofile%\My Documents\My Pictures

Name it : Windows Picture and Fax Viewer

This line will work in the Run command...

rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %userprofile%\My Documents\My
Pictures
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The following will start Windows Picture and Fax Viewer

rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen

You cannot open picture by a file menu. However, you can drag and drop the
picture into the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer to be able to view the
picture.

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William Crawford
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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Hi William,

I just tried

rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen

and you can drag a folder full of pictures into Windows Picture and Fax
Viewer. You can then use the Previous Image or Next Image buttons to scroll
through the pictures in that folder or the Start Slide Show button.

This line in the Run command will also open it...

rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen

Watch out for wrapping on the commands above. Any command that appears to
have two lines is wrapped with ONE space.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Phil James]

Thanks, guys!

I never thought of "paint"; it does a great job too!

Phil

 

[Wesley Vogel]

The only program that I use to edit picture files is Paint (mspaint.exe).

Paint is for editing picture files, although you can certainly view pictures
with it. The default program for Edit is Paint, unless you have installed
some third party program like Kodak Easyshare. If you right click a picture
file and click Edit, Paint should open. Paint may also be a choice in Open
With for picture files.

Always use this program to open these files is the key. It specifies that
the next time you open this file, or any other file having the same file
name extension, you want Windows to use the program that you specify here.

To associate a file with a program
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...oddocs/en-us/associate_file_with_program.mspx

To change the program that opens a file
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...cs/en-us/windows_fcab_program_opens_file.mspx

How to change file associations in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307859

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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