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Old August 6th 04, 02:41 AM
Abraham W. Siff
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Default Problem With Microsoft Photo Editor

All of a sudden when I click on a .jpg file in Windows Explorer I get
the error message, "This file does not have a program associated with
it for performing this action. Create an association in My Computer
by clicking View and the clicking Folder Options." I don't know what
to do next!
I do know that Microsoft Photo Editor is installed because I can bring
it up by clicking on irs icon and then using fileopen to open a .jpg
file
Help would be appreciated.
  #2  
Old August 6th 04, 03:27 AM
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Default Problem With Microsoft Photo Editor

Go to www.irfanview.com and download the image viewer.
When you install it you will get an option to associate
your JPG files (and others, if you want) with the viewer.

You can still open Microsoft Photo Editor and access your
JPG files from the menu option (File / Open) or by
dragging and dropping, but if you are mostly interested
in just viewing your images Irfanview is a much better
viewer and a much more suitable default association.

-----Original Message-----
All of a sudden when I click on a .jpg file in Windows

Explorer I get
the error message, "This file does not have a program

associated with
it for performing this action. Create an association in

My Computer
by clicking View and the clicking Folder Options." I

don't know what
to do next!
I do know that Microsoft Photo Editor is installed

because I can bring
it up by clicking on irs icon and then using fileopen

to open a .jpg
file
Help would be appreciated.
.

  #3  
Old August 6th 04, 04:04 AM
Brian A.
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Default Problem With Microsoft Photo Editor

Left click once on the file to hilite it, then hold down the Shift key =
and right click on it to get the popup menu, select "Open With" from the =
list, select the program you want to open it with, put a check in =
"Always open.......", apply/ok out. It may be a good idea to leave =
"Always open......." unchecked until you are sure that you have the =
correct program you want to use.=20
I find it a good idea to leave "Always open......." unchecked until you =
are sure that you have the correct program you want to use. Once you are =
sure of the program to use, then check it.

--=20
Brian A.

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"Abraham W. Siff" wrote in message =
...
All of a sudden when I click on a .jpg file in Windows Explorer I get
the error message, "This file does not have a program associated with
it for performing this action. Create an association in My Computer
by clicking View and the clicking Folder Options." I don't know what
to do next!
I do know that Microsoft Photo Editor is installed because I can bring
it up by clicking on irs icon and then using fileopen to open a .jpg
file
Help would be appreciated.

  #4  
Old August 6th 04, 05:05 AM
Abraham W. Siff
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Default Problem With Microsoft Photo Editor

Thanks a lot. I downloaded and installed infanview and I love it.
You are right. It is much better than Microsoft Photo Editor.

On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 19:27:07 -0700,
wrote:

Go to www.irfanview.com and download the image viewer.
When you install it you will get an option to associate
your JPG files (and others, if you want) with the viewer.

You can still open Microsoft Photo Editor and access your
JPG files from the menu option (File / Open) or by
dragging and dropping, but if you are mostly interested
in just viewing your images Irfanview is a much better
viewer and a much more suitable default association.

-----Original Message-----
All of a sudden when I click on a .jpg file in Windows

Explorer I get
the error message, "This file does not have a program

associated with
it for performing this action. Create an association in

My Computer
by clicking View and the clicking Folder Options." I

don't know what
to do next!
I do know that Microsoft Photo Editor is installed

because I can bring
it up by clicking on irs icon and then using fileopen

to open a .jpg
file
Help would be appreciated.
.


  #5  
Old August 6th 04, 06:29 PM
Johnny_B
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Default Problem With Microsoft Photo Editor

In addition, IrfanView can open many JPG images that Microsoft Photo Editor
cannot open! I've made IrfanView my default viewer for JPG files, but I
still employ Microsoft Photo Editor for BMP images. If I were you, I would
add both IrfanView and Microsoft Photo Editor to my SendTo folder
"C:\Windows\SendTo". (Simply drag and drop a shortcut to each program into
the 'SendTo' folder). Now you can right-click on any image file and send
it to the program you wish to use, regardless of which program is the
designated default program for that particular file type.

Johnny B. Goode

"Abraham W. Siff" wrote in message
...
| Thanks a lot. I downloaded and installed infanview and I love it.
| You are right. It is much better than Microsoft Photo Editor.
|
| On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 19:27:07 -0700,
| wrote:
|
| Go to www.irfanview.com and download the image viewer.
| When you install it you will get an option to associate
| your JPG files (and others, if you want) with the viewer.
|
| You can still open Microsoft Photo Editor and access your
| JPG files from the menu option (File / Open) or by
| dragging and dropping, but if you are mostly interested
| in just viewing your images Irfanview is a much better
| viewer and a much more suitable default association.
|
| -----Original Message-----
| All of a sudden when I click on a .jpg file in Windows
| Explorer I get
| the error message, "This file does not have a program
| associated with
| it for performing this action. Create an association in
| My Computer
| by clicking View and the clicking Folder Options." I
| don't know what
| to do next!
| I do know that Microsoft Photo Editor is installed
| because I can bring
| it up by clicking on irs icon and then using fileopen
| to open a .jpg
| file
| Help would be appreciated.
| .
|
|

  #6  
Old August 8th 04, 07:12 AM
Star
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Default Problem With Microsoft Photo Editor

Hello,
I love Irfanview and have been using it for yrs. I don't ever install MPE.
The default for W98se is to open .jpg's or gif's w/IE and bmp's w/Paint
etc... I would *never associate* these files to Irfanview and I *keep the
default to open w/IE*. You can loose your ability to view thumbnails in your
folders if you change these defaults. Further, when installing any Microsoft
Office version... this will happen, (my experience). If you check to install
MPE, MPE will change the defaults and .jpg's now will open w/Photo Editor
and not IE.
*But worse*... you now no longer have thumbnail view in folders, (also
my experience). Therefore, I associate little to Irfanview, .png and .wmf
only, and right now .psd, because I have a new install of Windows and I
haven't installed Photoshop yet. I work heavily w/graphics and I don't
install the CAG, (Clipart Gallery for MS Office). I use *Irfanview instead*.
All my picture media is organized into what I call a media catalog folder,
I choose insert picture, background, etc. from inside the program I'm using;
OE, Ppt, Word, etc... and I start the browse. When I open a folder, I right
click on the first file and use the *send to Irfanview option*. Now I just
start
playing the files in the folder... either manually or automatically until I
find
the file I need.

The above references only my experience and I hope it's helpful. I suggest
caution always in changing file association, especially default settings.

Star

"Johnny_B" wrote in message
news:JbPQc.3231$yh.1760@fed1read05...
In addition, IrfanView can open many JPG images that Microsoft Photo

Editor
cannot open! I've made IrfanView my default viewer for JPG files, but I
still employ Microsoft Photo Editor for BMP images. If I were you, I

would
add both IrfanView and Microsoft Photo Editor to my SendTo folder
"C:\Windows\SendTo". (Simply drag and drop a shortcut to each program

into
the 'SendTo' folder). Now you can right-click on any image file and send
it to the program you wish to use, regardless of which program is the
designated default program for that particular file type.

Johnny B. Goode

"Abraham W. Siff" wrote in message
...
| Thanks a lot. I downloaded and installed infanview and I love it.
| You are right. It is much better than Microsoft Photo Editor.
|
| On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 19:27:07 -0700,
| wrote:
|
| Go to www.irfanview.com and download the image viewer.
| When you install it you will get an option to associate
| your JPG files (and others, if you want) with the viewer.
|
| You can still open Microsoft Photo Editor and access your
| JPG files from the menu option (File / Open) or by
| dragging and dropping, but if you are mostly interested
| in just viewing your images Irfanview is a much better
| viewer and a much more suitable default association.
|
| -----Original Message-----
| All of a sudden when I click on a .jpg file in Windows
| Explorer I get
| the error message, "This file does not have a program
| associated with
| it for performing this action. Create an association in
| My Computer
| by clicking View and the clicking Folder Options." I
| don't know what
| to do next!
| I do know that Microsoft Photo Editor is installed
| because I can bring
| it up by clicking on irs icon and then using fileopen
| to open a .jpg
| file
| Help would be appreciated.
| .
|
|






  #7  
Old August 8th 04, 02:35 PM
AlmostBob
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Posts: n/a
Default Problem With Microsoft Photo Editor

Yep associations get changed and kill the thumbnail view, but it is
repairable, easily like this
http://www.dougknox.com/utility/scripts_desc/fixpix.htm so you can install
effective image manipulation software without losing the few good things about
windows defaults

--
Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de
spybot http://security.kolla.de
AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/
Catalog of removal tools http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before use
Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters

"Star" wrote in message
...
| Hello,
| I love Irfanview and have been using it for yrs. I don't ever install MPE.
| The default for W98se is to open .jpg's or gif's w/IE and bmp's w/Paint
| etc... I would *never associate* these files to Irfanview and I *keep the
| default to open w/IE*. You can loose your ability to view thumbnails in your
| folders if you change these defaults. Further, when installing any Microsoft
| Office version... this will happen, (my experience). If you check to install
| MPE, MPE will change the defaults and .jpg's now will open w/Photo Editor
| and not IE.
| *But worse*... you now no longer have thumbnail view in folders, (also
| my experience). Therefore, I associate little to Irfanview, .png and .wmf
| only, and right now .psd, because I have a new install of Windows and I
| haven't installed Photoshop yet. I work heavily w/graphics and I don't
| install the CAG, (Clipart Gallery for MS Office). I use *Irfanview instead*.
| All my picture media is organized into what I call a media catalog folder,
| I choose insert picture, background, etc. from inside the program I'm using;
| OE, Ppt, Word, etc... and I start the browse. When I open a folder, I right
| click on the first file and use the *send to Irfanview option*. Now I just
| start
| playing the files in the folder... either manually or automatically until I
| find
| the file I need.
|
| The above references only my experience and I hope it's helpful. I suggest
| caution always in changing file association, especially default settings.
|
| Star
|
| "Johnny_B" wrote in message
| news:JbPQc.3231$yh.1760@fed1read05...
| In addition, IrfanView can open many JPG images that Microsoft Photo
| Editor
| cannot open! I've made IrfanView my default viewer for JPG files, but I
| still employ Microsoft Photo Editor for BMP images. If I were you, I
| would
| add both IrfanView and Microsoft Photo Editor to my SendTo folder
| "C:\Windows\SendTo". (Simply drag and drop a shortcut to each program
| into
| the 'SendTo' folder). Now you can right-click on any image file and send
| it to the program you wish to use, regardless of which program is the
| designated default program for that particular file type.
|
| Johnny B. Goode
|
| "Abraham W. Siff" wrote in message
| ...
| | Thanks a lot. I downloaded and installed infanview and I love it.
| | You are right. It is much better than Microsoft Photo Editor.
| |
| | On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 19:27:07 -0700,
| | wrote:
| |
| | Go to www.irfanview.com and download the image viewer.
| | When you install it you will get an option to associate
| | your JPG files (and others, if you want) with the viewer.
| |
| | You can still open Microsoft Photo Editor and access your
| | JPG files from the menu option (File / Open) or by
| | dragging and dropping, but if you are mostly interested
| | in just viewing your images Irfanview is a much better
| | viewer and a much more suitable default association.
| |
| | -----Original Message-----
| | All of a sudden when I click on a .jpg file in Windows
| | Explorer I get
| | the error message, "This file does not have a program
| | associated with
| | it for performing this action. Create an association in
| | My Computer
| | by clicking View and the clicking Folder Options." I
| | don't know what
| | to do next!
| | I do know that Microsoft Photo Editor is installed
| | because I can bring
| | it up by clicking on irs icon and then using fileopen
| | to open a .jpg
| | file
| | Help would be appreciated.
| | .
| |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|


  #8  
Old August 9th 04, 12:10 AM
Star
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Default Problem With Microsoft Photo Editor

Yep, repairable. I have the fix saved, just in case. MPE is an "editor",
and I don't think a good one. Irfanview is primarily a viewer, but so much
more. I love the resize/resample feature too, etc... You can view
thumbnails
too. Great little program, wouldn't be without it!! Incidently, the creator
of
this program will personally respond, if you email any support
issue/problem.

"AlmostBob" wrote in message
...
Yep associations get changed and kill the thumbnail view, but it is
repairable, easily like this
http://www.dougknox.com/utility/scripts_desc/fixpix.htm so you can install
effective image manipulation software without losing the few good things

about
windows defaults

--
Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de
spybot http://security.kolla.de
AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/
Catalog of removal tools http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before

use
Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters

"Star" wrote in message
...
| Hello,
| I love Irfanview and have been using it for yrs. I don't ever install

MPE.
| The default for W98se is to open .jpg's or gif's w/IE and bmp's w/Paint
| etc... I would *never associate* these files to Irfanview and I *keep

the
| default to open w/IE*. You can loose your ability to view thumbnails in

your
| folders if you change these defaults. Further, when installing any

Microsoft
| Office version... this will happen, (my experience). If you check to

install
| MPE, MPE will change the defaults and .jpg's now will open w/Photo

Editor
| and not IE.
| *But worse*... you now no longer have thumbnail view in folders, (also
| my experience). Therefore, I associate little to Irfanview, .png and

..wmf
| only, and right now .psd, because I have a new install of Windows and I
| haven't installed Photoshop yet. I work heavily w/graphics and I don't
| install the CAG, (Clipart Gallery for MS Office). I use *Irfanview

instead*.
| All my picture media is organized into what I call a media catalog

folder,
| I choose insert picture, background, etc. from inside the program I'm

using;
| OE, Ppt, Word, etc... and I start the browse. When I open a folder, I

right
| click on the first file and use the *send to Irfanview option*. Now I

just
| start
| playing the files in the folder... either manually or automatically

until I
| find
| the file I need.
|
| The above references only my experience and I hope it's helpful. I

suggest
| caution always in changing file association, especially default

settings.
|
| Star
|
| "Johnny_B" wrote in message
| news:JbPQc.3231$yh.1760@fed1read05...
| In addition, IrfanView can open many JPG images that Microsoft Photo
| Editor
| cannot open! I've made IrfanView my default viewer for JPG files, but

I
| still employ Microsoft Photo Editor for BMP images. If I were you, I
| would
| add both IrfanView and Microsoft Photo Editor to my SendTo folder
| "C:\Windows\SendTo". (Simply drag and drop a shortcut to each program
| into
| the 'SendTo' folder). Now you can right-click on any image file and

send
| it to the program you wish to use, regardless of which program is the
| designated default program for that particular file type.
|
| Johnny B. Goode
|
| "Abraham W. Siff" wrote in message
| ...
| | Thanks a lot. I downloaded and installed infanview and I love it.
| | You are right. It is much better than Microsoft Photo Editor.
| |
| | On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 19:27:07 -0700,
| | wrote:
| |
| | Go to www.irfanview.com and download the image viewer.
| | When you install it you will get an option to associate
| | your JPG files (and others, if you want) with the viewer.
| |
| | You can still open Microsoft Photo Editor and access your
| | JPG files from the menu option (File / Open) or by
| | dragging and dropping, but if you are mostly interested
| | in just viewing your images Irfanview is a much better
| | viewer and a much more suitable default association.
| |
| | -----Original Message-----
| | All of a sudden when I click on a .jpg file in Windows
| | Explorer I get
| | the error message, "This file does not have a program
| | associated with
| | it for performing this action. Create an association in
| | My Computer
| | by clicking View and the clicking Folder Options." I
| | don't know what
| | to do next!
| | I do know that Microsoft Photo Editor is installed
| | because I can bring
| | it up by clicking on irs icon and then using fileopen
| | to open a .jpg
| | file
| | Help would be appreciated.
| | .
| |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|




 




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