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Post by **Dalton** » 2002-12-19 05:14am

OK, the lovely OS that is XP won't let me change the default app to edit pictures. I tried changing it in the usual place (under extensions) but the only command that shows up there is "open". If I right-click a TIFF and edit it, it opens in MSPAINT which is gh3y and XP will automatically restore it if I delete or edit it (WTF?!?). I can't find the reg hack to fix this either. Clues please!

(MS bashing will immediately be deleted.)

Enlightenment · Post by **Enlightenment** » 2002-12-19 01:19pm

Microsoft doesn't believe you're entitled to use 3rd party applications to view images on WinXP. The only way to work around the problem (short of upgrading to Win2K or Linux) is to use regedit and disable a portion of the monopoly control code:

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article03-201

Post by **Dalton** » 2002-12-19 02:52pm

Not exactly what I was looking for, but it did link to what I was looking for. Thanks!

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2002-12-19 03:01pm

Dalton wrote:OK, the lovely OS that is XP won't let me change the default app to edit pictures. I tried changing it in the usual place (under extensions) but the only command that shows up there is "open". If I right-click a TIFF and edit it, it opens in MSPAINT which is gh3y and XP will automatically restore it if I delete or edit it (WTF?!?). I can't find the reg hack to fix this either. Clues please!

In Explorer, go to Tools->Folder Options. In the File Types tab, you'll see a list of extentions and their associations, which you can change to your heart's content.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2002-12-19 03:04pm

Enlightenment wrote:Microsoft doesn't believe you're entitled to use 3rd party applications to view images on WinXP. The only way to work around the problem (short of upgrading to Win2K or Linux) is to use regedit and disable a portion of the monopoly control code:

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article03-201

Hrm, I didn't have to change that registry key for the usual fix to work.

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2002-12-20 02:37am

You can also hold down the shift key, and right-click on the image file and select Open With. Pick whatever program you want to use (default is the Fax viewer) and check the box that says "always open with XXXX" where XXXX is the application in question.

Post by **Dalton** » 2002-12-20 02:41am

I already know the method you are suggesting, Phong and Vertigo. However, the default editing program regardless of what you have it set to open with is MSPAINT. And you can't change it from that location. You must regh4ack.

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2002-12-20 03:11am

wtf?

It doesn't do that on my version. What are you running, that gay ass Home edition?

Post by **Dalton** » 2002-12-20 03:30am

Vertigo1 wrote:wtf?

It doesn't do that on my version. What are you running, that gay ass Home edition?

Fuck no.

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2002-12-20 03:40am

This is really odd then. I've done several installations of XP Pro in the past and this has never come up. Maybe you installed spyware by accident and it fucked up your file associations? There was something similar done by the Ask Jeeves website, where it set your homepage to Ask Jeeves and blocked the ability for the user to change it. There was a BIG stink made over this, and they eventually removed that code from their site.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2002-12-20 11:17am

Just add another action called "&edit with paintshop" or whatever.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2002-12-20 01:11pm

Yeah. Neither Vertigo or I have that problem - XP even shows me a list of programs that would be suitable for this (in addition to choosing others).

Enlightenment · Post by **Enlightenment** » 2002-12-20 04:36pm

How many of you did clean installs vs upgrades from other strains of Windows? If any of you upgraded, did you keep your registry hives or tell the Windows infector (installer) to create new registries? Possibly Microsoft decided that people who upgrade from Win9X should have no right to use other image viewers but people who install from scratch shouldn't be under the same restrictions.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2002-12-20 11:47pm

I've done both and never had a problem with either.

Post by **Dalton** » 2002-12-21 01:08am

I don't care anymore. It doesn't matter.

Post by **Dalton** » 2002-12-21 01:09am

Slartibartfast wrote:Just add another action called "&edit with paintshop" or whatever.

I already fixed it.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2002-12-22 03:39am

Great, maybe you'll share how you did it with us someday

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