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Glad to hear that. I'm supposing they're associated with IrfanView, rather
than Image Preview. I do wonder if this is a fix or a kludge, but truth to
say I think when you've got IrfanView configured to your taste, it's better
than anything that comes with windows (though I do like the options
available in XP! But even in XP I edit graphics files with IrfanView).
Shane
"Henry" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5ebb01c5265b$27bb1a60$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> It downloaded. During installation I put a check in the
> box for JPGs but when I double-clicked on a pic,
> PhotoEditor still tried to install. Then I right-clicked
> on a pic, chose "choose program" and associated it with
> JPGs that way. It worked.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >
> >"Henry" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:66aa01c52527$0f6d49e0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> >> I tried several download sites and it never worked.
> >
> >Presumably you mean, then, it didn't download. This one
> works perfectly
> >well:
http://tucows.enta.net/files2/iview395.exe
> >
> >
> >Shane
> >
> >> PhotoEditor is still uninstalled. If I double-click on a
> >> jpg, Windows installer tries to install PhotoEditor.
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >If you're still there, Henry, try installing Irfanview:
> >> >http://www.irfanview.com/download_sites.htm and
> >> associating it with .jpgs.
> >> >You might want to keep Irfanview as default graphic
> files
> >> viewer anyway, but
> >> >lets see if you *can*.
> >> >
> >> >Interestingly, I ran the Photo Editor uninstall myself
> >> tonight (in XP) but
> >> >it was still there afterwards. However I have no
> problems
> >> with associations,
> >> >I just don't want it in the Open With list when I never
> >> use it.
> >> >
> >> >Shane
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >"Henry" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> message
> >> >news:055e01c51eca$3825de00$3501280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >> I already tried uninstalling PhotoEditor. JPG was no
> >> >> longer listed in the file types.
> >> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >> >First, try typing in Start | Run, without the
> quotes:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >"REGSVR32 SHIMGVW.DLL"
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Then try the reg files again. If that doesn't do the
> >> >> trick.......
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Another reg file, zipped and attached. Back up the
> >> >> registry before running
> >> >> >Start | Run, type, without quotes "SCANREG".
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >If that doesn't do it.........
> >> >> >
> >> >> >I reset the association on this machine before
> >> answering
> >> >> your first post (it
> >> >> >worked by the *Always open with.....* step) and
> first
> >> >> checked (just to see)
> >> >> >in the Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | File
> Types
> >> >> applet, and *Advanced*
> >> >> >was not available for JPG, only *Change*, which just
> >> >> brings up the *Open
> >> >> >with....* applet again. Otherwise I'd have suggested
> >> >> trying that. All I can
> >> >> >think now is you should run the Office Add/Remove
> >> routine
> >> >> and uninstall
> >> >> >Photo Editor (which is neither as good as Image
> Preview
> >> >> and Paint and/or
> >> >> >IrfanView anyway, but you can re-install it anyway
> if
> >> you
> >> >> must). At worst
> >> >> >that should leave the graphics filetypes
> unassociated,
> >> or
> >> >> associated with an
> >> >> >application no longer available.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >If uninstalling Photo Editor doesn't reassociate
> >> graphics
> >> >> filetypes with
> >> >> >their original viewers, you can re-try the steps you
> >> >> tried so far. Maybe
> >> >> >they'll work now that Photo Editor has been removed.
> >> >> Maybe you'll now get an
> >> >> >*Advanced* option in Explorer | Tools | Folder
> Options
> >> |
> >> >> File Types | JPG.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Shane
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >"Henry" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> in
> >> >> message
> >> >> >news:05a601c5176e$4cd2ec20$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >> >> Yes, I've right-clicked on a jpg, etc. I did it
> again
> >> >> >> after merging jpgimg.reg and it still opened in
> >> >> >> PhotoEditor and I still got the message.
> >> >> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >> >> >Normally, changing the program that .jpg opens
> with
> >> >> does
> >> >> >> the trick (I'm
> >> >> >> >talking specifically about going from Photo
> Editor
> >> to
> >> >> >> Image Preview,
> >> >> >> >something I have to do after installing Office
> 2000,
> >> >> >> since IP is better than
> >> >> >> >PE at displaying images).
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >Presumably you've r-clicked a .jpg, selected Open
> >> >> >> With/Choose Program (or
> >> >> >> >Properties/Opens With), selected Image Preview
> and
> >> put
> >> >> a
> >> >> >> check in *Always
> >> >> >> >open this file type with*?
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >If so, try the reg file in the attached zip.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >Shane
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >"Henry" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote
> >> in
> >> >> >> message
> >> >> >> >news:036701c516fc$ccd02590$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >> >> >> So doesn't someone have any more suggestions?
> >> >> >> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >> >> >> >Mike Cawood, HND BIT <me@privacy.net> wrote:
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >> Sorry, I obviously misread the message.
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >Mike,
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >However it now looks as if you are a mind
> reader
> >> by
> >> >> >> >> posting the solution
> >> >> >> >> >to the unasked question. Well done. <vbg>
> >> >> >> >> >--
> >> >> >> >> >Mike Maltby MS-MVP
> >> >> >> >> >mike.maltby@gmail.com
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