Windows Picture and Fax viewer

[Rocker6]

Hello...

How do I disable the "Windows Picture and Fax Viewer" that appears whenever I open a picture file? I have my own viewer that I have always used, that has a lot more features than this thing does.

I know I can launch my viewer if I click the "close and edit" button in the lower right corner.... but I want to get rid of this thing forever!

This is another example of Microsoft intruding on other business. I paid and registered for this shareware viewer, and now I can't use it right away without pressing a button..... this is very annoying.


Thanks.



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Joseph Volence, MCSE
jvolence@yahoo.com

[axis]

Well your shareware program should have something to take over file assosiations, if it doenst you wasted your money. But to set the assosiations yourself go to: Tools | Folder Options and go to the view tab. Find the files extensions you want to change (gif, jpg, etc.) and push the 'Change' button then choose your viewer.

[Rocker6]

Yes, it does.

However, even if the "Open" action is the "default" (the action action required to open a picture and view it in ACDSee) in the file types tab, if you right click on a jpg, there will be another action - Preview - in bold at the top of the list.

This action is neither listed in the file types tab, or the registry under jpgfile or .jpg under HKCR.






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Joseph Volence, MCSE
jvolence@yahoo.com

[axis]

I have ACDsee too and your right about the fila assosciations, either XP does something different or that XP pic viewer re-assosciates itself, which is what i am sure is happeneing, i will figure out soon enough...

[zman45]

If you can't get the shareware program or ACDC to be the default graphic viewer. Here's your fix:
right-click .bmp>open with>choose program>check always use this application>either choose the program from the list or browse for it.

[yzandrl]

I have been having the same problem. However if I use the above method it only CHANGES the application but disables the ADVANCED abilities I could use under Folder Options/File Types(Advanced) DDE Options. Where would I edit it so that I could force it to use the software I want it to yet use the DDE options?

How do I remove this monopolizing m$ crap. You think the DoJ wouldn't of let them do the same damn thing again. This is illegal to have to hack the operating system to use 3rd party software.

[tobiasly]

See my new post on 12/06/01 on how I did a crude hack to disable the viewer. I started a new thread because I want to see if anyone else has more recent info.