MS Paint won't open .bmps (WME)

[AshFalling]

Hello.

I've been trying to figure this one out for the longest time now. It used to open .bmps just fine. Then about December I went to click on the .bmp I wanted to edit and SURPRISE! It didn't open. It brought up the OPEN WITH box. Fine, I choose PAINT and make sure the ALWAYS OPEN WITH THIS PROGRAM box was checked.

Well, it opened up in MS Paint. I figured, problem solved. Two days later, went to edit another .bmp and YEP...same problem EVEN THOUGH IT's properly associated with MS Paint.

So I went to the File types box and selected paint and did everything manual in there to make sure there was no mistake that I had associated it properly to MS Paint. Went back to the .bmp and YEP...did it yet again!

I've been trying to figure it out, been asking around and also trying to use registry fixers and healer programs but to no avail.

CAN SOMEONE HELP ME?

Regards,

AshFalling

[report_2]

My default program for .bmp is not MSPaint but within my registry I find two connections to the program I use.

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\.bmp]
"Content Type"="image/bmp"
@="PI3.Image"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\.bmp\ShellNew]
"NullFile"=""

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\.bmp\ShellEx]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\.bmp\ShellEx\{ BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{7376D660-C583-11d0-A3A5-00C04FD706EC}"

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This is the important part as it shows the association to PI3:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\.bmp]
"Content Type"="image/bmp"
@="PI3.Image"
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\PI3.Image]
@="Ulead PhotoImpact Image"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\PI3.Image\prot ocol]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\PI3.Image\prot ocol\StdFileEditing]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\PI3.Image\prot ocol\StdFileEditing\server]
@="C:\\PROGRA~1\\ULEADS~1\\ULEADP~1\\IEDIT.EXE"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\PI3.Image\prot ocol\StdFileEditing\verb]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\PI3.Image\prot ocol\StdFileEditing\verb\0]
@="&Edit"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\PI3.Image\shel l]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\PI3.Image\shel l\open]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\PI3.Image\shel l\open\command]
@="\"C:\\PROGRAM FILES\\ULEAD SYSTEMS\\ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT\\IEDIT.EXE\" \"%1\""

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\PI3.Image\shel l\print]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\PI3.Image\shel l\print\command]
@="\"C:\\PROGRAM FILES\\ULEAD SYSTEMS\\ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT\\IEDIT.EXE\" /p \"%1\""

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\PI3.Image\Inse rtable]
@=""

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\PI3.Image\CLSI D]
@="{0C7EB3C0-57CF-11CE-AA11-000017002D24}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\PI3.Image\Defa ultIcon]
@="C:\\PROGRAM FILES\\ULEAD SYSTEMS\\ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT\\IEDIT.EXE,1"
"BackUpDefaultIcon"="C:\\PROGRAM FILES\\ULEAD SYSTEMS\\ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT\\IEDIT.EXE,1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\PI3.Image\shel lex]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\PI3.Image\shel lex\ContextMenuHandlers]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\PI3.Image\shel lex\ContextMenuHandlers\USSaver]
@="{DA211CC0-B35C-11cf-B4DC-EC1000013073}"
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::
I suggest you take a look to see what program is selected in this last key to open PI3 Image/bitmap and then go to that programs Options or preferences to deselect it from always retaining or recapturing the .bmp association.

Hope this helps.

[TonyKlein]

You could try this:

Go to Start/Settings/Control Panel/Add-Remove Programs.
Click the Windows Setup tab, click Accessories, and then click Details.

Click the 'Paint' check box to clear it, and click OK twice.

Go to Start/Run/Regedit, drill down to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre nt Version\Applets\Wordpad, rightclick "Paint", and choose 'delete' from the context menu.

Restart the computer.

Now go back to Add-remove/Windows Setup/Accessories, and then click Details.

Click the 'Paint' check box to select it, and click OK twice once again.

Reboot.

Good luck, Tony

[reghakr]

Do you use OFFice?

You May Be Unable to Save .jpg Files with Microsoft Paint After You Install Office 2000 SR1 or SP2 (Q299953)
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The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Windows 98

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IMPORTANT : This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SYMPTOMS
When you install Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1 (SR1) or Service Pack 2 (SP2), you may be unable to save files in the .jpg format by using Microsoft Paint. After you open a .jpg file by using Paint, and then you click Save As on the File menu, the Save As type: box may not list an option to save the file in a .jpg format.

CAUSE
This behavior can occur because of an incorrect entry in the registry.

RESOLUTION
WARNING : Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys and Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT or Windows 2000, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

To resolve this behavior:

Click Start , click Run , and then type: regedit to start the Registry Editor.

Click the Name value under the following key in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Export\Jpeg
On the Edit menu, click Modify , type: JPEG File Interchange Format in the Value Data box, and then click OK .

Click the Extensions value under the same key in the following registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Export\Jpeg
On the Edit menu, click Modify , type: jpg in the Value Data box, and then click OK.

Quit the Registry Editor.

MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Some Office Graphics Filters Are Not Available in Microsoft Paint (http://OFF2000:)

reghakr