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I don't currently have W98 loaded (in the process of redoing my system) so I
cannot look--sorry.
--
Regards
Ron Badour, MS MVP Windows 98
Tips:
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo
"Laurie" <Laurie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4C9ECC73-2FEB-49BA-9D11-406A76A5E5D7@microsoft.com...
> Also, were do I find the original jpeg icon in Windows? Any idea why my
> .jpg files weren't associated after I reformatted my hard drive and
> reloaded
> Windows and all my files?
>
> "Laurie" wrote:
>
>> Thanks Menno and Ron for the info and the laugh.
I did have a KB
>> article
>> that went into the registry to check the jpeg and gif entries and
>> everything
>> was OK. I just don't have the JPEG in my list of registered files types.
>>
>> "Ron Badour" wrote:
>>
>> > HAHAHAHAHAHA. Thanks for the laugh.
>> >
>> > For Laurie. I concur with Menno's recommendation as that is the easy
>> > way to
>> > fix the problem. Otherwise you'd have to get into the registry and
>> > tinker.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Regards
>> >
>> > Ron Badour, MS MVP Windows 98
>> > Tips:
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
>> > Knowledge Base Info:
>> >
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo
>> >
>> > "Menno Hershberger" <mhersh22@nosuchplace.net> wrote in message
>> > news:Xns9645145948221butter@daisymae.com...
>> > > You should be able to do it from Windows Explorer or My Computer.
>> > > Hold
>> > > the shift key down and then right click one of the jpeg files, and
>> > > then
>> > > pick "Open with". If the app you want is not listed in the choices,
>> > > then
>> > > you can browse for the application's exe file and choose it. Be sure
>> > > to
>> > > click on the box that says "Always use this application to open this
>> > > type
>> > > of file".
>> > > Damn, I'm glad I read back over what I said... I left the "f" out of
>> > > "shift". No one would ever believe it was a typo....
>> > >
>> > > =?Utf-8?B?TGF1cmll?= <Laurie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> > > news:00787A9D-0AA5-4FA7-BEF2-8E7C17AC07D0@microsoft.com:
>> > >
>> > >> Hi Ron,
>> > >> I could not open jpeg files so I followed a Microsoft Knowledge base
>> > >> article that said to delete the jpeg file type. Now I'm in trouble.
>> > >> I was able to associate the file with something else but I want the
>> > >> original back. The .jpg files did not have an association when I
>> > >> stripped and reloaded Windows 98 SE on my hard drive.
>> > >>
>> > >> "Ron Badour" wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >>> What problem are you having--can you not open a .jpeg file?
>> > >>>
>> > >>> --
>> > >>> Regards
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Ron Badour, MS MVP Windows 98
>> > >>> Tips:
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
>> > >>> Knowledge Base Info:
>> > >>>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo
>> > >>>
>> > >>> "Laurie" <Laurie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > >>> news:FBB83A60-53F8-4083-8E76-8B7F398CD48C@microsoft.com...
>> > >>> >I deleted the JPEG from my list of registered file types. How do
>> > >>> >I
>> > >>> >get it
>> > >>> > back? I can't find the icon JPEG file type either. I tried to
>> > >>> > create a new
>> > >>> > file type but got the message that "the extension '.jpg' is
>> > >>> > already
>> > >>> > in use by
>> > >>> > the file type 'jpegfile'. Choose another extension".
>> > >>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > --- A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your
>> > > mother. ---
>> >
>> >
>> >
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