Thank you very much Jon. I will update my backup and give them a try.

The best to you,
JAX

"Jon" wrote in message
...
Attached should be the FULL contents of those 2 keys on my machine (XP
Home)
Right-click either and choose edit to view their contents or just click on
them to add their contents to the registry.

Jon


"JAX" wrote in message
...
A response to a post about the infamous red X brought my attention to
the
registry. I too have been having problems with web page jpeg's. The
response
was from an MVP but, I was unable to post back to that thread. His
advice
directed the OP to change a value in the registry. I opened the registry
to
compare it with what he suggested. The string he mentioned was not even
there.

After some research, I believe that something I have installed has
changed
the defaults for both .gif and .jpg in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. The only
sub-keys
that show in either are "OpenWithProgids" and "PersistentHandler". So
far,
I
have failed to find information as to what should be there. I did,
however,
find a web page that offered a script to restore each to their default.
Unfortunately, I found no indication whether his script was applicable
to
XP
Pro. If anyone cares to look, the link is;
http://www.waynescomputerworld.com/graphicassoc.html

Could someone either confirm the validity of the offerings on that site
or,
point me toward more information on the subject?
(BTW, my problem is not caused by temporary internet files and SR is not
an
option.)

TIA, JAX