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Demus
How can I change the default image editor in vista??
The registry key used to change it in XP doesnt change it in vista.
The registry key used to change it in XP doesnt change it in vista.
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Gabriel Lozano-Moran
You change this through the control panel => default programs
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Robert Firth
Right click an image, select "Open with", click "Choose default program".
Choose the program and ensure that the "Always use selected program to open
the selected file type" check box is checked.
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Choose the program and ensure that the "Always use selected program to open
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Adam Albright
How can I change the default image editor in vista??
The registry key used to change it in XP doesnt change it in vista.
What you're really asking is how to change file associations. This has
changed somewhat in Vista.
1. From Control Panel go to Default Programs
2. Click on Associate a file type or protocol with a program
3. In a few seconds you will be presented with a complete list
of all the file types on your sytem that Vista is
aware of and which application opens the file type.
For example if you scroll down the list and look for .jpg (a common
grapic file type) you'll see the default application that opens it
(unless you or another application already changed it) is Windows
Photo Gallery. If you wish another of your applications to open this
file type, select the file type so a color bar is over it then click
on change program.
Two options. If you click browse all your application will be
presented regardless if it can open the file type on not. This choice
assumes you know what you're doing and can pick the right application.
If you just double click, Vista will help and show icons for all the
different application its thinks can also open .jpg files.
Assume you have Photoshop on your system. When you hit browse select
the Adobe folder to find it yourself or if your double click and
Photoshop was installed correctly you should see its icon. Just click
on it to have Vista reassociate the file type .jpg.
Go to Windows Explorer and locate any file folder that has .jpg files
in it and click on one. Intead of Windows Photo Galley opening it like
before Photoshop should now open this file type and you also should
see a Photoshop icon in front of the file name.
The advantage of doing this is you can have custom applications open
whatever file types you tell it do. Easier and safer then messing with
the registry. The downside is you have to change all the file types a
particular viewer opens otherwise some viewers by default will open
some file types while others will open different ones.
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Demus
Thanks for trying guys but I dont want to change the open command, the EDIT
command.
IOW, I want pics to open in the picture viewer (default open command), but
when I then right click and select edit I want it to open in corel paint
shop pro.
In XP, all you had to do was change the reg key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\edit\command\default
to whatever program you wanted to use, then when you open an image with the
pic viewer and click the edit button, it would open in that program. In
vista's viewer they now have the "Open" drop down list but I got used to
right clicking pics in my Pictures folder and want to keep doing that.
So if anyone knows please help.
Thanks
command.
IOW, I want pics to open in the picture viewer (default open command), but
when I then right click and select edit I want it to open in corel paint
shop pro.
In XP, all you had to do was change the reg key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\edit\command\default
to whatever program you wanted to use, then when you open an image with the
pic viewer and click the edit button, it would open in that program. In
vista's viewer they now have the "Open" drop down list but I got used to
right clicking pics in my Pictures folder and want to keep doing that.
So if anyone knows please help.
Thanks
R
Ramesh, MS-MVP
Hi Demus,
The key works fine here. You should note that if there is an "edit" verb at the ProgID level, it is given priority.
Example: #1 takes precedence over #2, when both exists.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\jpegfile\edit
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\edit
--
Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
Thanks for trying guys but I dont want to change the open command, the EDIT
command.
IOW, I want pics to open in the picture viewer (default open command), but
when I then right click and select edit I want it to open in corel paint
shop pro.
In XP, all you had to do was change the reg key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\edit\command\default
to whatever program you wanted to use, then when you open an image with the
pic viewer and click the edit button, it would open in that program. In
vista's viewer they now have the "Open" drop down list but I got used to
right clicking pics in my Pictures folder and want to keep doing that.
So if anyone knows please help.
Thanks
The key works fine here. You should note that if there is an "edit" verb at the ProgID level, it is given priority.
Example: #1 takes precedence over #2, when both exists.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\jpegfile\edit
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\edit
--
Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
Thanks for trying guys but I dont want to change the open command, the EDIT
command.
IOW, I want pics to open in the picture viewer (default open command), but
when I then right click and select edit I want it to open in corel paint
shop pro.
In XP, all you had to do was change the reg key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\edit\command\default
to whatever program you wanted to use, then when you open an image with the
pic viewer and click the edit button, it would open in that program. In
vista's viewer they now have the "Open" drop down list but I got used to
right clicking pics in my Pictures folder and want to keep doing that.
So if anyone knows please help.
Thanks
R
Ramesh, MS-MVP
Here is the app which I wrote for XP. I haven't tried it in Vista yet, but it should work when run in an elevated mode, since the registry key locations (for default image editor) are same in XP and Vista.
Ref:
Change the default image editor application, invoked from Windows Picture and Fax Viewer:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/imgeditor.htm
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Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
Hi Demus,
The key works fine here. You should note that if there is an "edit" verb at the ProgID level, it is given priority.
Example: #1 takes precedence over #2, when both exists.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\jpegfile\edit
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\edit
--
Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
Thanks for trying guys but I dont want to change the open command, the EDIT
command.
IOW, I want pics to open in the picture viewer (default open command), but
when I then right click and select edit I want it to open in corel paint
shop pro.
In XP, all you had to do was change the reg key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\edit\command\default
to whatever program you wanted to use, then when you open an image with the
pic viewer and click the edit button, it would open in that program. In
vista's viewer they now have the "Open" drop down list but I got used to
right clicking pics in my Pictures folder and want to keep doing that.
So if anyone knows please help.
Thanks
Ref:
Change the default image editor application, invoked from Windows Picture and Fax Viewer:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/imgeditor.htm
--
Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
Hi Demus,
The key works fine here. You should note that if there is an "edit" verb at the ProgID level, it is given priority.
Example: #1 takes precedence over #2, when both exists.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\jpegfile\edit
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\edit
--
Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
Thanks for trying guys but I dont want to change the open command, the EDIT
command.
IOW, I want pics to open in the picture viewer (default open command), but
when I then right click and select edit I want it to open in corel paint
shop pro.
In XP, all you had to do was change the reg key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\edit\command\default
to whatever program you wanted to use, then when you open an image with the
pic viewer and click the edit button, it would open in that program. In
vista's viewer they now have the "Open" drop down list but I got used to
right clicking pics in my Pictures folder and want to keep doing that.
So if anyone knows please help.
Thanks
D
Demus
That did it!!
Thanks!
Hi Demus,
The key works fine here. You should note that if there is an "edit" verb at
the ProgID level, it is given priority.
Example: #1 takes precedence over #2, when both exists.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\jpegfile\edit
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\edit
--
Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
Thanks for trying guys but I dont want to change the open command, the EDIT
command.
IOW, I want pics to open in the picture viewer (default open command), but
when I then right click and select edit I want it to open in corel paint
shop pro.
In XP, all you had to do was change the reg key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\edit\command\default
to whatever program you wanted to use, then when you open an image with the
pic viewer and click the edit button, it would open in that program. In
vista's viewer they now have the "Open" drop down list but I got used to
right clicking pics in my Pictures folder and want to keep doing that.
So if anyone knows please help.
Thanks
Thanks!
Hi Demus,
The key works fine here. You should note that if there is an "edit" verb at
the ProgID level, it is given priority.
Example: #1 takes precedence over #2, when both exists.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\jpegfile\edit
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\edit
--
Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
Thanks for trying guys but I dont want to change the open command, the EDIT
command.
IOW, I want pics to open in the picture viewer (default open command), but
when I then right click and select edit I want it to open in corel paint
shop pro.
In XP, all you had to do was change the reg key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\edit\command\default
to whatever program you wanted to use, then when you open an image with the
pic viewer and click the edit button, it would open in that program. In
vista's viewer they now have the "Open" drop down list but I got used to
right clicking pics in my Pictures folder and want to keep doing that.
So if anyone knows please help.
Thanks
R
Ramesh, MS-MVP
You're welcome!
--
Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
That did it!!
Thanks!
Hi Demus,
The key works fine here. You should note that if there is an "edit" verb at
the ProgID level, it is given priority.
Example: #1 takes precedence over #2, when both exists.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\jpegfile\edit
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\edit
--
Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
That did it!!
Thanks!
Hi Demus,
The key works fine here. You should note that if there is an "edit" verb at
the ProgID level, it is given priority.
Example: #1 takes precedence over #2, when both exists.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\jpegfile\edit
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\edit
D
dev
/Ramesh, MS-MVP/ said:
A related question. How is a custom right-click action created in
Vista? The File Type tab is no longer available, as outlined on your
help page: "To change the editor for a particular image file type" ...
The DEFAULT|ASSOCIATE routine seems limited in this regard.
You're welcome!
A related question. How is a custom right-click action created in
Vista? The File Type tab is no longer available, as outlined on your
help page: "To change the editor for a particular image file type" ...
The DEFAULT|ASSOCIATE routine seems limited in this regard.
R
Ramesh, MS-MVP
dev,
Only option is to edit the registry. IMO, it's a dumb move to eliminate the File Types tab in Vista.
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Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
A related question. How is a custom right-click action created in
Vista? The File Type tab is no longer available, as outlined on your
help page: "To change the editor for a particular image file type" ...
The DEFAULT|ASSOCIATE routine seems limited in this regard.
Only option is to edit the registry. IMO, it's a dumb move to eliminate the File Types tab in Vista.
--
Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
dev said:You're welcome!
A related question. How is a custom right-click action created in
Vista? The File Type tab is no longer available, as outlined on your
help page: "To change the editor for a particular image file type" ...
The DEFAULT|ASSOCIATE routine seems limited in this regard.
A
Adam Albright
dev,
Only option is to edit the registry. IMO, it's a dumb move to eliminate the File Types tab in Vista.
Wasn't eliminated, just moved to Control Panel, but I can't find the
right spot back. Guess what, Microsoft added a lot of help on this
topic.
Click on Help then enter "file associations".
Click on show me step-by-step and Vista will do some heavy hand
holding and walk your through all the steps graphically doing a real
time animation as it takes your hand and walks you though the steps
dimming your desktop and highlighting the various controls as it goes.
Kind of cute and should be a big help for people that don't do certain
tasks a lot. A nice feature. Just a guess, haven't had time to check,
I'll wager Vista probably does this through help on various other
topics too. That should be a selling point their marketing should
push. It is both helpful and fun, well sort of.
Help in Vista is MUCH better and far better written then in XP and oh
my goodness is loaded with graphics too!
For example: Go to help, type in files and folders. Select the first
choice which should be 'working with files and folders'.
D
dev
/Adam Albright/ said:
I see no "show me step-by-step" but there is a DEMO video which is
basic. More esoteric issues are not likely to be addressed in that manner.
Wasn't eliminated, just moved to Control Panel, but I can't find the
right spot back. Guess what, Microsoft added a lot of help on this
topic.
Click on Help then enter "file associations".
Click on show me step-by-step and Vista will do some heavy hand
holding and walk your through all the steps graphically doing a real
time animation as it takes your hand and walks you though the steps
dimming your desktop and highlighting the various controls as it goes.
I see no "show me step-by-step" but there is a DEMO video which is
basic. More esoteric issues are not likely to be addressed in that manner.
D
dev
/Ramesh, MS-MVP/ said:
I had a suspicion you would say that, and "dumb" characterizes it well.^
Thanks
dev,
Only option is to edit the registry. IMO, it's a dumb move to eliminate the File Types tab in Vista.
I had a suspicion you would say that, and "dumb" characterizes it well.^
Thanks
A
Adam Albright
/Ramesh, MS-MVP/ said:
I had a suspicion you would say that, and "dumb" characterizes it well.^
Thanks
I did it from Control Panel but I don't remember how I got to that
option. LOL! I think I got taken somewhere by going to help first, but
I don't remember what I searched for.
What I'm saying is all the global changes you could make to file
associations from the file tab in Windows Explorer under XP still
works in Vista, just got prettied up some, but I can't remember where
that option is. You can't from Windows Explorer any more, AFAIK.
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Guest
Adam, do you know what the default image viewer is in Vista and how to set it
back. I installed OFFICE and that made OFFICE Image Editor the default image
viewer.
back. I installed OFFICE and that made OFFICE Image Editor the default image
viewer.
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Adam Albright
Adam, do you know what the default image viewer is in Vista and how to set it
back. I installed OFFICE and that made OFFICE Image Editor the default image
viewer.
Its Windows Photo Gallery.
1. Go to Windows Explorer and right click on a file type you
wish to associate, like a .jpg file.
2. Select 'Open With' then 'choose default program'.
3. Vista should open up a window that shows several icons of programs
that it thinks should be able to open the file type you clicked on.
4. Click on one of these icons, (you want Windows Photo Galery)
5. Be sure the "always use" check box is checked.
Shortcut... Just right click on a image file in Windows Explorer,
select 'open with', pick default program.
Now the hard part... You'll have to repeat these steps for every
graphic file type that Office took over and I bet without asking.
So you'll need to change .gif, .tif, and a bunch of others.
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Guest
Well I pointed the "Image files" to photo galary but it didn't display them
in "Preview mode" it just open the gallery.
in "Preview mode" it just open the gallery.
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Ramesh, MS-MVP
Well, it was eliminated. The File Types tab in XP would allow you to add more static context menu items, change icons for a file type, alter the associations. Whereas in Vista, you can't add/change the additional verbs via the UI.
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Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
Wasn't eliminated, just moved to Control Panel, but I can't find the
right spot back. Guess what, Microsoft added a lot of help on this
topic.
Click on Help then enter "file associations".
Click on show me step-by-step and Vista will do some heavy hand
holding and walk your through all the steps graphically doing a real
time animation as it takes your hand and walks you though the steps
dimming your desktop and highlighting the various controls as it goes.
Kind of cute and should be a big help for people that don't do certain
tasks a lot. A nice feature. Just a guess, haven't had time to check,
I'll wager Vista probably does this through help on various other
topics too. That should be a selling point their marketing should
push. It is both helpful and fun, well sort of.
Help in Vista is MUCH better and far better written then in XP and oh
my goodness is loaded with graphics too!
For example: Go to help, type in files and folders. Select the first
choice which should be 'working with files and folders'.
--
Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
dev,
Only option is to edit the registry. IMO, it's a dumb move to eliminate the File Types tab in Vista.
Wasn't eliminated, just moved to Control Panel, but I can't find the
right spot back. Guess what, Microsoft added a lot of help on this
topic.
Click on Help then enter "file associations".
Click on show me step-by-step and Vista will do some heavy hand
holding and walk your through all the steps graphically doing a real
time animation as it takes your hand and walks you though the steps
dimming your desktop and highlighting the various controls as it goes.
Kind of cute and should be a big help for people that don't do certain
tasks a lot. A nice feature. Just a guess, haven't had time to check,
I'll wager Vista probably does this through help on various other
topics too. That should be a selling point their marketing should
push. It is both helpful and fun, well sort of.
Help in Vista is MUCH better and far better written then in XP and oh
my goodness is loaded with graphics too!
For example: Go to help, type in files and folders. Select the first
choice which should be 'working with files and folders'.
R
Ramesh, MS-MVP
Adam,
Are you talking about changing the "open" verb action right? Or, were you able to change the action of the "edit" verb for a file type?
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Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
I did it from Control Panel but I don't remember how I got to that
option. LOL! I think I got taken somewhere by going to help first, but
I don't remember what I searched for.
What I'm saying is all the global changes you could make to file
associations from the file tab in Windows Explorer under XP still
works in Vista, just got prettied up some, but I can't remember where
that option is. You can't from Windows Explorer any more, AFAIK.
Are you talking about changing the "open" verb action right? Or, were you able to change the action of the "edit" verb for a file type?
--
Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
/Ramesh, MS-MVP/ said:
I had a suspicion you would say that, and "dumb" characterizes it well.^
Thanks
I did it from Control Panel but I don't remember how I got to that
option. LOL! I think I got taken somewhere by going to help first, but
I don't remember what I searched for.
What I'm saying is all the global changes you could make to file
associations from the file tab in Windows Explorer under XP still
works in Vista, just got prettied up some, but I can't remember where
that option is. You can't from Windows Explorer any more, AFAIK.