Reverting changed jpeg, gif standard icons. pls help

[suleayinla]

Can anyone help? Sometimes upon installation of some graphic related software, the standard icons for jpeg and gif files gets changed to the installed applications’ icons even if uninstalled. How can I have my standard jpeg, gif icons back? Any need to reinstall Windows ME? Many thanks in advance.

 

[1zman]

Sounds to me like a file association problem. Are the files opening with the correct program, or are they asking you to determine which program to use. This is when you click on the file. Not open it with your "view" program. Here is how to change file assocation

Right-click the file you want to open in a different program, and then click Properties.
On the General tab, click Change.
Click the name of the program in which you want the file to open.

Let us know what happens
1Zman

 

[suleayinla]

Thanks for the response. The file can associate with any of the installed graphic apps like paint, photoshop etc and loads correctly but does not retain the original gif, or jpeg icons. I dont know if I have made any sense?
Thanks again.