Problem with JPEG's in Windows Picture and Fax 1

[imsohood8424]

Whenever I would double-click on a Jpeg file usually it opens up in a Windows Picture and Fax Viewer, but lately XP has been causing me some problems, giving me the message: C:\My Pictures\monkey.jpg is not a valad Win32 application
For all other file-types, ie: gifs and bitmaps it works perfectly. I can only open the jpeg files if I right-click and go to 'Open With' and then go to 'Windows Picture and Fax Viewer'

Pretty annoying...any suggestions..

 

[noellees1]

Tools > Folder options > file types
Find jpe
jepg
jpg and make sure they default to open in that or microsoft photo editor as mine calls it yet it still opens in printer and fax.
Hope it helps

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[bcastner]

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/fileassoc/xp_jpg_jpe_jpeg_file_assoc_fix.zip

 

[imsohood8424]

Wow...I really appreciate it...Thanks So Much noellees1 and bcastner, unfortunately I didn't get to tryout yours bcastner because I tried and read noellees1's log first and it worked so...Appreciate it...I asked someone else and they told me to delete these three things: (from my RegEdit)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpeg]
"PerceivedType"="image"
@="jpegfile"
"Content Type"="image/jpeg"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpeg\jpegfile]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpeg\jpegfile\ShellNew]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpeg\OpenWithProgids]
"jpegfile"=hex(0):

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpeg\PersistentHandler]
@="{098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}"

I deleted this For all three JPEG, JPE, and JPG...I have three backups of these (BackUp-HKCR_jpeg BackUp-HKCR_jpg BackUp-HKCR_jpe)... It didn't work after I removed them but I didn't bother to put them back...Any ideas on what I should do with these?

Thanks...

 

[noellees1]

Glad to be of help after all thats what were here for, i think bcastners fix does the same thing as my way did but automated.
Not sure though anyway star to bcastner for his effort after all it does work (ive tried it before)

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[linney]

You can right-click on the Registry files (if you saved them via the Export option of Regedit) and select Merge and they will be re-inserted into the Registry.

Before you do that it might be a good idea to do another backup of the current Keys, while your settings are working.

I find this program is useful in any matters to do with the Registry.

Registry Backup and Restore for Windows NT/2000/XP

v1.1a, 10/03/2002, Freeware
Written by Lars Hederer

Look for the latest version here:

http://home.t-online.de/home/lars.hederer/erunt