Marc said:
Where do I go to change "Windows Picture and Fax viewer"
from being the default photo editor. It is too limited in
function.
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Windows Picture and Fax viewer is not the default
image editor...MS Paint is the default image editor.
Changing this default requires a registry edit.
The instructions follow...
How to open your choice of image editors when
clicking the Edit button on the Windows Picture
and Fax Viewer screen.
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:
Information About Editing the Registry
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=256986#Topic2
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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
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