Image Preview Mode and SP2

I installed SP2 on my Home Computer and now when I double click on a image
it starts up my image editor (in this case paint shop pro 8). Is there a way
to revert back to the old way? I prefer the image preview. I really hated it
when I first got XP. But now I find it helpful.

Greg

Try this:

Start | Run | Type: regsvr32 shimgvw.dll | OK

If that doesn't work, make sure Preview default is set correctly.

When you open an image file in Windows XP the default action is to preview
it using the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer.

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\She llEx\ContextMenuHandlers\
ShellImagePreview
Value Name: (Default)
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: {e84fda7c-1d6a-45f6-b725-cb260c236066}

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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Greg hunted and pecked:
I installed SP2 on my Home Computer and now when I double click on a
image it starts up my image editor (in this case paint shop pro 8).
Is there a way to revert back to the old way? I prefer the image
preview. I really hated it when I first got XP. But now I find it
helpful.

Greg

Thanks. I'll give it a try this evening when I get home.


"Wesley Vogel" wrote in message
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Try this:

Start | Run | Type: regsvr32 shimgvw.dll | OK

If that doesn't work, make sure Preview default is set correctly.

When you open an image file in Windows XP the default action is to preview
it using the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer.


HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\She llEx\ContextMenuHandlers\
ShellImagePreview
Value Name: (Default)
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: {e84fda7c-1d6a-45f6-b725-cb260c236066}

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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Greg hunted and pecked:
I installed SP2 on my Home Computer and now when I double click on a
image it starts up my image editor (in this case paint shop pro 8).
Is there a way to revert back to the old way? I prefer the image
preview. I really hated it when I first got XP. But now I find it
helpful.

Greg

StartRunReload by typing in regsvr32 shimgvw.dll click OK or Enter.

"Greg" wrote:

I installed SP2 on my Home Computer and now when I double click on a image
it starts up my image editor (in this case paint shop pro 8). Is there a way
to revert back to the old way? I prefer the image preview. I really hated it
when I first got XP. But now I find it helpful.

Greg

Greg wrote:

I installed SP2 on my Home Computer and now when I double click on a image
it starts up my image editor (in this case paint shop pro 8). Is there a way
to revert back to the old way? I prefer the image preview. I really hated it
when I first got XP. But now I find it helpful.

Start - Run the line
regsvr32 shimgvw.dll


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Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)