Edit image option from desktop

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Goshen Watts

If you right click and JPG image from the desktop, or
within explorer, you get 4 options: Open, Print, Edit,
Preview.

Changing file extenstion associations will change the
default program to OPEN the image, but how do I change
the default program to EDIT or PREVIEW the file?

This would be really handy for using a simple program to
view or open the image, and then use something just a
little bit more powerful than Paint for editing.

Any thoughts?
 
Yes, MSPaint is the default image editor in Win XP.

The following instructions offer a method to alter
that default.

IMPORTANT: This message contains information
about modifying the registry. Before you modify the
registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that
you understand how to restore the registry if a problem
occurs. For information about how to back up, restore,
and edit the registry, click the following link to view the
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

(256986#Topic2) Information About Editing the Registry
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=256986#Topic2


OK...go to...Start / Run and type in..."regedit" without the
quotes. Then click...OK...or press...Enter.

In the Registry Editor...drill down to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\edit\command

In the Data column you should see:

"%systemroot%\system32\mspaint.exe" "%1"

(where you see *mspaint* in the example....you will see
your current default)

Replace the key with the path to the program that will
be your default image editor. I wanted Picture It! 7 so
the following is what I changed to.

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Picture It! 7\pip.exe" "%1"

Now, my images still open in the Picture and Fax viewer
but if I left click the Edit button...Picture It! 7 opens.

Good luck.




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John Inzer
Picture It! MVP
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Picture It! Support Center
http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=pic
 
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