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?
 
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


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?
 
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.
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
Got it. Thanks again.

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