Windows Picture and Fax Viewer

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Anybody know how I can set things up so that double-clicking on a gif
or jpg file automatically calls Windows Picture and Fax Viewer?

It works OK on one of my desktop computers (in Tools | Folder options
the default app is PSP8, but WPFV is called first, after which I can
easily switch to the default app); however, on my laptop and my other
desktop, the same action immediately brings up PSP8. I like WPFV
better for viewing because it comes up a lot faster.

Thanks,
Steve

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"Steve Conover" <scsr808@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Anybody know how I can set things up so that double-clicking on a gif
> or jpg file automatically calls Windows Picture and Fax Viewer?
>
> It works OK on one of my desktop computers (in Tools | Folder options
> the default app is PSP8, but WPFV is called first, after which I can
> easily switch to the default app); however, on my laptop and my other
> desktop, the same action immediately brings up PSP8. I like WPFV
> better for viewing because it comes up a lot faster.
>
> Thanks,
> Steve
>
Try Control Panel\Folder Options\File Types. Scroll down to .jpg.
Highlight it. Click on Change, and scroll down to Windows Picture and Fax
Viewer and select it. Then click O.K. Then double clicking a .jpg file
should open it in Windows Picture and Fax Viewer.

Hope this helps.

Cajunswabbie

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I tried it; nothing happened. Double-clicking the file still calls up
the PSP8 program.

Steve

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Change the default image editor application, invoked from Windows Picture
and Fax Viewer:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/imgeditor.htm

Note: You need to know if PSP8 needs any command-line argument. For example,

c:\psp\psp.exe -edit <filename.jpg>

If it needs any such argument, you'll need to include that as well. My
utility above does not add the command-line parameters.

--
Ramesh Srinivasan
MS-MVP, Windows Shell

Windows XP Troubleshooting
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"Steve Conover" <scsr808@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Okay, that worked; thank you. Now I have a new question: When I hit
> the edit button at the bottom of the WPFV window, it calls up the
> Microsoft Paint program. How can I change the default picture editor
> to PSP8?
>
> Thank you,
> Steve
>