Using the "Windows Picture and Fax Viewer"

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Don Smith

I'd like to make a shortcut to the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer but I
can't seem to find it. I'm new to XP so really don't know how to enable
"search hidden folders" so maybe that's why I can't find it. So if anyone
replies they will have to address that subject too.

Thanks for any help...
 
Don said:
I'd like to make a shortcut to the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer but I
can't seem to find it. I'm new to XP so really don't know how to enable
"search hidden folders" so maybe that's why I can't find it. So if
anyone replies they will have to address that subject too.

Thanks for any help...
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I just found out how to use this utility and wanted to share in case
other's don't know. Simply put your photos in C:\My Pictures and double
click to invoke the Viewer.
 
You can double click any picture file located anywhere on your machine, Don.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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Windows Picture and Fax Viewer = shimgvw.dll

rundll32.exe (Run a DLL as an App) executes it.

C:\WINDOWS\system32\shimgvw.dll

How would I create a shortcut for Windows Picture and Fax Viewer?

rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
filename.ext (or folder name)

From David Candy

Sample:
Paste the following line into Start | Run and click OK...

rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
%userprofile%\My Documents\My Pictures

Create a shortcut to:
rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
%userprofile%\My Documents\My Pictures

Name it : Windows Picture and Fax Viewer

This line will work in the Run command...

rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %userprofile%\My Documents\My
Pictures
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The following will start Windows Picture and Fax Viewer

rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen

You cannot open picture by a file menu. However, you can drag and drop the
picture into the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer to be able to view the
picture.

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William Crawford
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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Hi William,

I just tried

rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen

and you can drag a folder full of pictures into Windows Picture and Fax
Viewer. You can then use the Previous Image or Next Image buttons to scroll
through the pictures in that folder or the Start Slide Show button.

This line in the Run command will also open it...

rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen

Watch out for wrapping on the commands above. Any command that appears to
have two lines is wrapped with ONE space.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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