Dblclick on jpg files should not open the Win viewer

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Whenever I doubleclick on a gif or jpg image in Win Explorer, the Windows
Picture and Fax Viewer opens the file for viewing. I changed the default
action under Tools / Folder Options / File Types for jpg and gif files to
open them with ACDSee instead, but for some reason the system still opens
them with the Win Viewer.

How then can I prevent the Win Viewer from opening image files, and rather
open then with ACDSee?

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Thanks, that worked I wonder why setting the file type's default action
wasn't enough though. Oh well, it works, so I guess it doesn't really matter.

"Ramesh [MVP]" wrote:

> Thelo,
> Right-click the JPG file, and choose Open-with
> Select your Image viewer application from the list and enable the option
> "Always use the selected program......."
>
> --
> Ramesh, MS-MVP XP Shell/UI
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>
>
> "Thelo" <Thelo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B94C5FCE-D1C0-4709-B098-AE07873BAA81@microsoft.com...
> Whenever I doubleclick on a gif or jpg image in Win Explorer, the Windows
> Picture and Fax Viewer opens the file for viewing. I changed the default
> action under Tools / Folder Options / File Types for jpg and gif files to
> open them with ACDSee instead, but for some reason the system still opens
> them with the Win Viewer.
>
> How then can I prevent the Win Viewer from opening image files, and rather
> open then with ACDSee?
>
>
>

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Good information for me, too--thanks, Ramesh!

Do you happen to know how I would go about using the Picture Viewer
only when I wanted to and use a diffeent viewer as default? I can't
find an "exe" file for the viewer.

Thanks again.

Michael

On Sun, 10 Oct 2004 11:36:06 +0530, "Ramesh [MVP]"
<ramesh@nojunkmails.com@mvps.org> wrote:

>Glad that helped.

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Thanks, Keith, but I had hoped it'd be simpler! All I want is to be
able to call up the Viewer by clicking on an item I'd created on the
start menu.

Thanks,
Michael

On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 02:48:03 -0600, "Keith Miller"
<k.miller79@verizon.net> wrote:

>Key Name: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\jpegfile\shell\preview
>Class Name: <NO CLASS>
>Last Write Time: 3/30/2004 - 12:35 AM
>Value 0
> Name: <NO NAME>
> Type: REG_SZ
> Data: Pre&view
>
>
>Key Name: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\jpegfile\shell\preview\command
>Class Name: <NO CLASS>
>Last Write Time: 4/11/2004 - 2:43 PM
>Value 0
> Name: <NO NAME>
> Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
> Data: rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %1
>
>If you want it to apply to all image files & not just jpegs, create the command under this key:
>
>"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell"
>
>Keith
>
>
>"Michaelbee" <mborkon@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:rifk41dg5hsk9c778vjlei11ojth5lh4l5@4ax.com...
>> Good information for me, too--thanks, Ramesh!
>>
>> Do you happen to know how I would go about using the Picture Viewer
>> only when I wanted to and use a diffeent viewer as default? I can't
>> find an "exe" file for the viewer.
>>
>> Thanks again.
>>
>> Michael
>>
>> On Sun, 10 Oct 2004 11:36:06 +0530, "Ramesh [MVP]"
>> <ramesh@nojunkmails.com@mvps.org> wrote:
>>
>> >Glad that helped.
>>

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Got it. Thanks again.

Michael
(never cessses to amaze me how much good help is avaiable here!)

On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 14:54:04 -0600, "Keith Miller"
<k.miller79@verizon.net> wrote:

>You can't call up the viewer on it's own....well, you can...but there will be no picture displayed and there is no 'file' -> 'open' capability.
>
>It needs a filename in its command line and then you can access other files in the same folder using the 'previous' and 'next' buttons. So that's why it should be a context menu entry for an image file. As a standalone command, it's of no use.
>
>Keith
>
>"Michaelbee" <mborkon@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:6pfl41tnf80r8b6sfbq2ekhe2ljcju8slq@4ax.com...
>> Thanks, Keith, but I had hoped it'd be simpler! All I want is to be
>> able to call up the Viewer by clicking on an item I'd created on the
>> start menu.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Michael
>>
>> On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 02:48:03 -0600, "Keith Miller"
>> <k.miller79@verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>> >Key Name: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\jpegfile\shell\preview
>> >Class Name: <NO CLASS>
>> >Last Write Time: 3/30/2004 - 12:35 AM
>> >Value 0
>> > Name: <NO NAME>
>> > Type: REG_SZ
>> > Data: Pre&view
>> >
>> >
>> >Key Name: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\jpegfile\shell\preview\command
>> >Class Name: <NO CLASS>
>> >Last Write Time: 4/11/2004 - 2:43 PM
>> >Value 0
>> > Name: <NO NAME>
>> > Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
>> > Data: rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %1
>> >
>> >If you want it to apply to all image files & not just jpegs, create the command under this key:
>> >
>> >"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell"
>> >
>> >Keith
>> >
>> >
>> >"Michaelbee" <mborkon@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:rifk41dg5hsk9c778vjlei11ojth5lh4l5@4ax.com...
>> >> Good information for me, too--thanks, Ramesh!
>> >>
>> >> Do you happen to know how I would go about using the Picture Viewer
>> >> only when I wanted to and use a diffeent viewer as default? I can't
>> >> find an "exe" file for the viewer.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks again.
>> >>
>> >> Michael
>> >>
>> >> On Sun, 10 Oct 2004 11:36:06 +0530, "Ramesh [MVP]"
>> >> <ramesh@nojunkmails.com@mvps.org> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Glad that helped.
>> >>
>>