Editing the registry?

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While trying to get a BMP picture to open with something else than that
lousy microsoft fax and picture viewer - i notice that "something" seems
to restore the registry after i've edited it? I delete a key, after a
reboot it seems to return....

anybody have any idea on how to avoid that??
 
You don't need to go near the registry to change the program associated with
a file type. In Windows Explorer, choose Tools...Folder Options, then the
File Types tab. From there, scroll to the file type (.bmp) and click the
Change button. Now select the program you want and click OK.

FYI - Never, never, never make changes to your registry manually unless you
are ABSOLUTELY SURE you know what you are doing and you have backed up your
registry first.
 
Hi,

Which exact key/subkey and value? This behavior is by design for many of
them.

As for .bmp's, what do you want to change it to? I have an edit that will
modify it to open to Paint on line 192:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Other than that, go to Start/Run/Regedit, navigate and modify accordingly:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\FileExts\.bmp]
"Application"="mspaint.exe"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\FileExts\.bmp\OpenWithList]
"a"="shimgvw.dll"
"MRUList"="ba"
"b"="mspaint.exe"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\FileExts\.bmp\OpenWithProgids]
"Paint.Picture"=hex(0):

For any other issues not saved on exit, run this edit:

Save Settings on Exit (Line 54)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

To use the Regedit: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it
and answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by
right clicking on the file and selecting Edit.
 
s- said:
You don't need to go near the registry to change the program associated with
a file type. In Windows Explorer, choose Tools...Folder Options, then the
File Types tab. From there, scroll to the file type (.bmp) and click the
Change button. Now select the program you want and click OK.
Click to expand...

I know, i must have been told 1000000 times. But it doesn't work. Not
for BMPs, windows keeps using its damn fax and picture viewer.
FYI - Never, never, never make changes to your registry manually unless you
are ABSOLUTELY SURE you know what you are doing and you have backed up your
registry first.
Click to expand...

Thank you for your advice.
 
Hi,
Hi,


Which exact key/subkey and value? This behavior is by design for many of
them.
Click to expand...

Tried:

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Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ SystemFileAssociations\ image\ ShellEx\
ContextMenuHandlers.
Delete the ShellImagePreview key.
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Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ CLSID\ {e84fda7c-1d6a-45f6-b725-
cb260c236066}\ shellex.
Delete the MayChangeDefaultMenu key.
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Neither works.
As for .bmp's, what do you want to change it to?
Click to expand...

At this point, anything other than their damn "picture and fax viewer"
I have an edit that will
modify it to open to Paint on line 192:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Click to expand...

Nifty page you have there. However it doesn't work.

At least it doesn't open BMP in Paint when i double click on the BMP, it
opens them in the "Microsoft Picture and Fax viewer", however if i right
click on the BMP and select the "open with" menu, i can see that Paint
has been added there....

One change though, now there is a delay when clicking in a BMP (or TXT
file for that matter) before it opens. Double click on a text files now
takes 4 seconds before it opens in notepad. Even right clicking on a BMP
takes 3-4 seconds before a menu shows up (where previously it just
popped up)
 
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