exe file location

[kjk]

Hi Folks,

Can somebody tell me where on my XP system the Windows Picture and Fax
Viewer exe file is located. Thanks.

Ken

 

[Paul Ballou]

It's part of shimgvw.dll


--
Paul Ballou
MVP Office
http://office.microsoft.com/home
http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/
http://www.ballousgiftshop.com

Life would be easier if we could view the source code

 

[John Inzer]

Can somebody tell me where on my
XP system the Windows Picture
and Fax Viewer exe file is located.
Thanks.

==========================
C:\WINDOWS\system32\shimgvw.dll

There is no .exe but you can open
Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
if you enter the following command
at....Start / Run:

rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen

If you tell us what you are trying to
accomplish, maybe we can offer
more info.

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! MVP
How to ask a newsgroup question:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[kjk]

It's part of shimgvw.dll

If I copy that file to a Win2000 computer that doesn't seem to have
it, will Windows Picture and Fax Viewer then appear in the Open With
dialog box? Thanks.

Ken

 

[kjk]

If you tell us what you are trying to accomplish, maybe we can

offer more info.

If I copy that file to a Win2000 computer that doesn't seem to have
it, will Windows Picture and Fax Viewer then appear in the Open With
dialog box? Thanks.

Ken

-----------------------------------------

 

[John Inzer]

If I copy that file to a Win2000 computer that
doesn't seem to have it, will Windows Picture
and Fax Viewer then appear in the Open With
dialog box? Thanks.

Ken

=====================================
I don't think so. As far as I know...WP&F Viewer
{shimgvw.dll} is exclusive to WinME and WinXP.

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! MVP
How to ask a newsgroup question:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[kjk]

How would I create a shortcut which would run it without using the Run
dialog? I tried using the following as a shortcut Target . . .

C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe
Windows\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView

. . . but it doesn't work. Thanks.

Ken

--------------------------------

 

[John Inzer]

How would I create a shortcut which would run it without using the Run
dialog? I tried using the following as a shortcut Target . . .

C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe
Windows\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView

. . . but it doesn't work. Thanks.

==================================
Right click your desktop...from the menu...
choose...New / Shortcut...enter the following:

rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen

If you wish to open a specific image with
the shortcut...leave one space and add
the complete path for the image.

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! MVP
How to ask a newsgroup question:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[kjk]

Thanks, that works well. As an alternative to using the Open With
dialog box, which may not display the Viewer on the Win2000 system, I
tried creating that shortcut in the Send To folder on my WinXP system,
thinking that it may be a way to get it to work in Win2000. When I
send a JPG to it, however, it doesn't work. Is there a way that I
might get the Send To shortcut to open a JPG that's sent to it?
Thanks.

-----------------------------------

 

[John Inzer]

Thanks, that works well. As an alternative to using the Open With
dialog box, which may not display the Viewer on the Win2000 system, I
tried creating that shortcut in the Send To folder on my WinXP system,
thinking that it may be a way to get it to work in Win2000. When I
send a JPG to it, however, it doesn't work. Is there a way that I
might get the Send To shortcut to open a JPG that's sent to it?
Thanks.

==============================

Sorry, I don't have that answer.

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! MVP
How to ask a newsgroup question:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[kjk]

I'm not completely familiar with these things, but might it be
possible to place a script file in the Send To folder which captures
the pathname of the file that's being sent to it and then uses the Run
command to Run . . .

rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen

. . . with the captured pathname added at the end of the command
line, as you had mentioned?

---------------------------------------