Registry error with file associaton.

[Allen]

I recently uninstalled a bunch of crappy HP software and also upgraded from
Office 2002 to Office 2003 and my .jpg file association is now corrupted.
Now all of the normal methods of changing it are not working. It is not
associated with Picture Manager as it should be and it is defaulting to
Windows Image and fax viewer. There is no icon, just the basic
windows-doesn't-recognize-this-filetype icon. When I search the registry for
the .jpg filetype, it is missing several entries that .jpeg and .jpe have.
However, when I try to edit or delete the key(s), access is denied (although
not when I try to edit the other keys). Any suggestions as to how to
edit/repair/delete?

Thanks!

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I recently uninstalled a bunch of crappy HP software and also
upgraded from Office 2002 to Office 2003 and my .jpg file
association is now corrupted. Now all of the normal methods of
changing it are not working. It is not associated with Picture
Manager as it should be and it is defaulting to Windows Image and
fax viewer. There is no icon, just the basic
windows-doesn't-recognize-this-filetype icon. When I search the
registry for the .jpg filetype, it is missing several entries that
.jpeg and .jpe have. However, when I try to edit or delete the
key(s), access is denied (although not when I try to edit the other
keys). Any suggestions as to how to edit/repair/delete?

What if you try and change the file association through NORMAL methods -
without editing the registry?

Example 1:
- Open Microsoft Office Picture Manager from the start menu...
- When in Picture manager - if it does not automatically ask - select
"Tools" --> "File Types" and check the appropriate boxes.
- Click OK.
- Close Microsoft Office Picture Manager.
- Try to open one of your picture files.

Example 2:
- Open "My Computer" or "Windows Explorer"...
- "Tools" --> "Folder Options"
- "File Types" tab
- Under "Registered File Types", scroll down to "JPE", "JPEG" and "JPG" and
select each one individually and change their "Open With:" setting as
necessary.
- OK your way out and Try to open one of your picture files...

Otherwise - while using Regedit - take ownership of the keys and subkeys in
question. (Edit --> Permissions)

 

[Ron Badour]

Right click a .jpg file in Explorer, select open with, mark the always use
box and select Picture Viewer as the program you want to view files with.

 

[Allen]

As I said, the normal methods are NOT working, otherwise I wouldn't be going
into the registry. Let's pretend I have some understanding of how Windows
works. I do appreciate the help.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I recently uninstalled a bunch of crappy HP software and also
upgraded from Office 2002 to Office 2003 and my .jpg file
association is now corrupted. Now all of the normal methods of
changing it are not working. It is not associated with Picture
Manager as it should be and it is defaulting to Windows Image and
fax viewer. There is no icon, just the basic
windows-doesn't-recognize-this-filetype icon. When I search the
registry for the .jpg filetype, it is missing several entries that
.jpeg and .jpe have. However, when I try to edit or delete the
key(s), access is denied (although not when I try to edit the
other keys). Any suggestions as to how to edit/repair/delete?

What if you try and change the file association through NORMAL
methods - without editing the registry?

Example 1:
- Open Microsoft Office Picture Manager from the start menu...
- When in Picture manager - if it does not automatically ask -
select "Tools" --> "File Types" and check the appropriate boxes.
- Click OK.
- Close Microsoft Office Picture Manager.
- Try to open one of your picture files.

Example 2:
- Open "My Computer" or "Windows Explorer"...
- "Tools" --> "Folder Options"
- "File Types" tab
- Under "Registered File Types", scroll down to "JPE", "JPEG" and
"JPG" and select each one individually and change their "Open
With:" setting as necessary.
- OK your way out and Try to open one of your picture files...

Otherwise - while using Regedit - take ownership of the keys and
subkeys in question. (Edit --> Permissions)

As I said, the normal methods are NOT working, otherwise I wouldn't
be going into the registry. Let's pretend I have some understanding
of how Windows works. I do appreciate the help.

And the *last* sentence did that... Did you try it?