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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Photos / October 2004Microsoft Photo Editor
Re: previous question as attached below, the solution seems to reset the default image editor to Microsoft Picture It! 7 instead of Microsoft Photo Editor, as requested. Is there a solution to specifically assigning Microsoft Photo Editor as the default image editor? AG wrote: > Hi. I just updated with SP2, and now when I go to view > my photos in "My Pictures," when I click on the button on > the bottom of the window that says "Close this and open > this picture for editing," it opens up Paint. It used to > open the photos up for editing with Microsoft Photo > Editor, which I prefer. Please let me know how to get > this fixed, so that when I click "close and edit" it will > open up Microsoft Photo Editor. > > Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. > > Thanks. =================================== 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 =========================================== 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. To replace the string... Left click "default" to select it. Go to...Edit / Modify... In the "Edit String" field... Copy/Paste the path to your program choice: "C:\Program Files\??????????\???.exe" "%1" Left click...OK. Now, your images still open in the Picture and Fax Viewer but if you left click the Edit button...your image editing program opens.. Good luck.  SignatureJohn Inzer Picture It! MVP return e-mail disabled Picture It! Support Center http://tinyurl.com/2po2o Digital Image Support Center http://tinyurl.com/3xxqg Go to Start | Run | Type regedit In the Registry Editor find this key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\edit\command Click on this value "%systemroot%\system32\mspaint.exe" "%1" Replace the value with the directory of your program such as the following "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS\Photoshop.exe" "%1" To use Photo Editor as default use the directory of Photo Editor When you click the edit button your images should open in the program you have chosen. You can also try the following if the above doesn't work for you In Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | File Types Tab select the image extension click on Advance | New then in the Action box type "Edit With Program Name" then click browse select program Click OK When you right click that file type "Edit With Program Name" appears in the contextual menu select and file opens in the program you chose. In the Edit File Type Dialog click New in the action box type "Preview" and in the Application used to perform Action enter the following "rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %1" this will open images in Windows Picture and Fax Viewer when you Right Click and choose Preview. SignaturePaul Ballou MVP Office http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx http://office.microsoft.com/templates http://office.microsoft.com/home Control the things you can and Don't Worry about the things you can't control. > Re: previous question as attached below, the solution seems to reset the > default image editor to Microsoft Picture It! 7 instead of Microsoft Photo [quoted text clipped - 75 lines] > > Good luck. > Re: previous question as attached below, the solution > seems to reset the default image editor to Microsoft > Picture It! 7 instead of Microsoft Photo Editor, as > requested. Is there a solution to specifically assigning > Microsoft Photo Editor as the default image editor? =================================== Picture It! 7 is simply an example. If you insert the *correct path* to the executable (xxxxx.exe) of Microsoft Photo Editor in the indicated registry key it will become the default editor. SignatureJohn Inzer Picture It! MVP return e-mail disabled Picture It! Support Center http://tinyurl.com/2po2o Digital Image Support Center http://tinyurl.com/3xxqg > > Re: previous question as attached below, the solution > > seems to reset the default image editor to Microsoft [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > of Microsoft Photo Editor in the indicated > registry key it will become the default editor. Is there not a way for novices like me who do not like playing with the registry? I've tried removing and reinstalling photo editor from office XP and also office detect and repair in the hope that it may have set it back to the original settings. Needless to say it still opens Paint. Why do MS have to keep assuming they know best! > Is there not a way for novices like me who do not like > playing with the registry? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Needless to say it still opens Paint. Why do MS have to > keep assuming they know best! =================================== MS Paint is the WinXP default image editor... aside from editing the registry there is no way I'm aware of to change that. SignatureJohn Inzer Picture It! MVP return e-mail disabled Picture It! Support Center http://tinyurl.com/2po2o Digital Image Support Center http://tinyurl.com/3xxqg The following doesn't change the default image editor you get when you click the edit option in Windows Picture and Fax Viewer but it provides the same functionality that you access by right clicking an image and choose a edit command you can add to the Right Click Contextual menu this is requires no registry editing. In Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | File Types Tab select the image extension click on Advance | New then in the Action box type "Edit With Program Name" then click browse select program Click OK When you right click that file type "Edit With Program Name" appears in the contextual menu select and file opens in the program you chose. In the Edit File Type Dialog click New in the action box type "Preview" and in the Application used to perform Action enter the following "rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %1" this will open images in Windows Picture and Fax Viewer when you Right Click and choose Preview. SignaturePaul Ballou MVP Office http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx http://office.microsoft.com/templates http://office.microsoft.com/home Control the things you can and Don't Worry about the things you can't control. >> > Re: previous question as attached below, the solution >> > seems to reset the default image editor to Microsoft [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > original settings. Needless to say it still opens Paint. Why do MS have to > keep assuming they know best! Hi I have the same situation . Only I have PHOTO EDITOR as the default pic VIEWER now instead of the MS PIC AND FAX VIEWER with the MS PHOTO EDITOR as the default editor when I click the icon . I prefer that combo . When I tried to follow the regedit instructions from John Inzer , when I went in the reg I could only get the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. There was no string for \systemFileassociations in my reg ( see below ) HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\edit\command hElP !! Joe > The following doesn't change the default image editor you get when you click > the edit option in Windows Picture and Fax Viewer but it provides the same [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > original settings. Needless to say it still opens Paint. Why do MS have to > > keep assuming they know best! Joe, I can send you a registry file to import the registry key if you want to try that send me an email. SignaturePaul Ballou MVP Office http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx http://office.microsoft.com/templates http://office.microsoft.com/home Control the things you can and Don't Worry about the things you can't control. > Hi I have the same situation . Only I have PHOTO EDITOR as the default pic > VIEWER now instead of the MS PIC AND FAX VIEWER with the MS PHOTO EDITOR [quoted text clipped - 56 lines] >> > to >> > keep assuming they know best! Paul , Ok Ill email you but Im not sure how to send an email thru the newsgroups. I read them on the web , not in OUTLOOK Express. How do I email just you ? Joe > Joe, > I can send you a registry file to import the registry key if you want [quoted text clipped - 60 lines] > >> > to > >> > keep assuming they know best! They have changed the web interface just send an email with the post subject as the email subject. Send an email to A26runner@aol.com SignaturePaul Ballou MVP Office http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx http://office.microsoft.com/templates http://office.microsoft.com/home Control the things you can and Don't Worry about the things you can't control. > Paul , Ok Ill email you but Im not sure how to send an email thru the > newsgroups. I read them on the web , not in OUTLOOK Express. How do I [quoted text clipped - 80 lines] >> >> > to >> >> > keep assuming they know best! Joe By default Photo Editor is install into this directory C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\PhotoEd\PHOTOED.EXE I found this will not work in the registry edit. Solution: Create a folder in the C:\Program Files directory then Copy the PhotoEd folder to the folder you created then use that directory in the registry edit. (deleting or moving the original is not recommend) Ex: C:\Program Files\PhotoEditor\PhotoEd\PHOTOED.EXE Using the example in the registry edit. Go to Start | Run | Type regedit In the Registry Editor find this key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\edit\command Click on this value "%systemroot%\system32\mspaint.exe" "%1" Replace the value with the directory of your program such as the following "C:\Program Files\PhotoEditor\PhotoEd\PHOTOED.EXE" "%1" When you click the edit button in Windows Picture and Fax Viewer your images should open in the Photoeditor. This provided as is with no guarantees it will work on your system SignaturePaul Ballou MVP Office http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx http://office.microsoft.com/templates http://office.microsoft.com/home Control the things you can and Don't Worry about the things you can't control. > They have changed the web interface just send an email with the post > subject as the email subject. [quoted text clipped - 88 lines] >>> >> > to >>> >> > keep assuming they know best! > Hi I have the same situation . Only I have PHOTO EDITOR > as the default pic VIEWER now instead of the MS PIC AND [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Joe ================================== Your message is not clear to me...what is the exact combination you are shooting for? I'm thinking you did not scroll down far enough after you opened HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT It goes through the alphabet twice......it's a loooong way down to SystemFileAssociations SignatureJohn Inzer Picture It! MVP return e-mail disabled Picture It! Support Center http://tinyurl.com/2po2o Digital Image Support Center http://tinyurl.com/3xxqg John ok the combo I want it MS PHOTO and FAX VIEWER to view pictures ( .jpgs, especially ) when I open them . And MS PHOTO EDITOR for picture editing as the default editor when I click the icon. Im a victim of SP2 update. Also I didnt know about the registry going 2 times thru the alphabet , I will look again . J > > Hi I have the same situation . Only I have PHOTO EDITOR > > as the default pic VIEWER now instead of the MS PIC AND [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > It goes through the alphabet twice......it's a > loooong way down to SystemFileAssociations > John ok the combo I want it > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > J ============================= To set Windows Picture and Fax Viewer as your image viewer...change your file associations. Right click a .jpg file and from the menu... choose...Properties / General tab / Change button...Select...Windows Picture and Fax Viewer / OK / Apply / OK. For the Editor, you'll have to edit the registry as previously discussed. SignatureJohn Inzer Picture It! MVP return e-mail disabled Picture It! Support Center http://tinyurl.com/2po2o Digital Image Support Center http://tinyurl.com/3xxqg HI again John , thanks for your help , I can set the photo viewer .As for the EDITOR , I went back in the registry and I dont have that file assoc. In fact I only have one run thru of the alphabet in the registry , not 2 . I do have XP PROFESSIONAL is that the reason ? Joe > > John ok the combo I want it > > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > For the Editor, you'll have to edit the registry > as previously discussed. > HI again John , thanks for your help , I can set the > photo viewer .As for the EDITOR , I went back in the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Joe ========================================= When you open HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT do you not see a list similar to the following screenshot? See how it goes to ZM9 and starts over at A3D? SystemFileAssociations is waaaaay below. screenshot http://tinyurl.com/5xwa3 I am running Win XP Home but I don't know if that would be the reason for major differences in the registry. Paul Ballou discovered a way to set MS PHOTO EDITOR as the default..be sure to read his last message. -- John Inzer Picture It! MVP return e-mail disabled Picture It! Support Center http://tinyurl.com/2po2o Digital Image Support Center http://tinyurl.com/3xxqg John yes , I do have a list similare to your screenshot , its ends at Z and starts over yes. I didnt realize you were counting the file .ext's as possible strigngs. Then I do have that only not that string with SystemFile Associations. Incidentally , Paul's idea calls for me to have that same key in under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. Now since I have professional and you guys both have the HOME Edition , Im stuck for sure . Any sugestions ? These seems to be a pretty common error with SP2 , any chance MS would put a patch out ? Joe > > HI again John , thanks for your help , I can set the > > photo viewer .As for the EDITOR , I went back in the [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > Digital Image Support Center > http://tinyurl.com/3xxqg > John > yes , I do have a list similare to your screenshot , its [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Joe ==================================== Honestly, I don't think a patch is required...not quite yet anyway... Try the following alternative and see if you can find it in WinXP Pro registry: ANOTHER VERSION: (This value should be the same as the previous one) Try the previous instructions with the following key..... HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\ SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\edit\command SignatureJohn Inzer Picture It! MVP return e-mail disabled Picture It! Support Center http://tinyurl.com/2po2o Digital Image Support Center http://tinyurl.com/3xxqg Joe, You have an email but for others that may have diffculty finding the key provided it does exsist open the registry editor then go to the Edit Menu select Find enter this key into the box HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\edit\command Click Find Next then when it finishes searching you find the correct key. I believe the Key would exsist on Windows XP Pro since you have Windows Picture and Fax Viewer this is part of the program. SignaturePaul Ballou MVP Office http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx http://office.microsoft.com/templates http://office.microsoft.com/home Control the things you can and Don't Worry about the things you can't control. > John > yes , I do have a list similare to your screenshot , its ends at Z and [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] >> Digital Image Support Center >> http://tinyurl.com/3xxqg Paul , well I know I should have the Key ,but I dont , so do you have any more suggestions ? I dont know how I can show you my registry keys and that is missing but would that solve the problem somehow ? Joe > Joe, > You have an email but for others that may have diffculty finding the key [quoted text clipped - 55 lines] > >> Digital Image Support Center > >> http://tinyurl.com/3xxqg I'm trying to get an answer from another source will post as soon as I get a reply. SignaturePaul Ballou MVP Office http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx http://office.microsoft.com/templates http://office.microsoft.com/home Control the things you can and Don't Worry about the things you can't control. > Paul , well I know I should have the Key ,but I dont , so do you have any > more suggestions ? I dont know how I can show you my registry keys and [quoted text clipped - 65 lines] >> >> Digital Image Support Center >> >> http://tinyurl.com/3xxqg Paul I took some digital photos of my screen with a snap of my registry , so you can see where that key should be ,but it isnt thanks for chking with your source for me (us) Joe A. > I'm trying to get an answer from another source will post as soon as I get a > reply. [quoted text clipped - 68 lines] > >> >> Digital Image Support Center > >> >> http://tinyurl.com/3xxqg Joe, I have a confirmation that the Key does exist in Windows XP Pro. Have you tried using Find under the Edit Menu in registry editor it will find the key for you? Email me the screen shots. I have sent you an email with an alternative suggestion if we can not get the results with the registry edit. SignaturePaul Ballou MVP Office http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx http://office.microsoft.com/templates http://office.microsoft.com/home Control the things you can and Don't Worry about the things you can't control. > Paul > I took some digital photos of my screen with a snap of my registry , so [quoted text clipped - 87 lines] >> >> >> Digital Image Support Center >> >> >> http://tinyurl.com/3xxqg Paul I took all of your instruction and it worked . I was able to successfully acheive making the PHOTOEDITOR once again the default editor with your help and John Inzers help as well. So thanks for all the great effort by you 2 Joe A > Re: previous question as attached below, the solution seems to reset the > default image editor to Microsoft Picture It! 7 instead of Microsoft Photo [quoted text clipped - 74 lines] > > Good luck. > Paul I took all of your instruction and it worked . I > was able to successfully acheive making the PHOTOEDITOR [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Joe A ==================== Success at last! Excellent! Thanks for the followup. SignatureJohn Inzer Picture It! MVP return e-mail disabled Picture It! Support Center http://tinyurl.com/2po2o Digital Image Support Center http://tinyurl.com/3xxqg Joe See even the hamsters are celebrating your success http://www.oceanbluepools.com/hamster/ Thanks for the feedback SignaturePaul Ballou MVP Office http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx http://office.microsoft.com/templates http://office.microsoft.com/home Control the things you can and Don't Worry about the things you can't control. > Paul I took all of your instruction and it worked . I was able to > successfully acheive making the PHOTOEDITOR once again the default editor [quoted text clipped - 83 lines] >> >> Good luck. > Joe > See even the hamsters are celebrating your success > http://www.oceanbluepools.com/hamster/ > Thanks for the feedback =========================== I like the hamsters :o) Here's a link I use occasionally: http://www.funsilly.com/noogie.shtml SignatureJohn Inzer Picture It! MVP return e-mail disabled Picture It! 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