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Default viewer

Feb 21, 2004 9:02PM PST

This is quite a simple problem but i can't seem to think how to fix. I have installed software called ULEAD photo exp. which came with my digi camera and now this opens all my images, emails and everything, and it opens itself in a different window every time and then needs to close. I have set the preferences so that it shouldn't but it still messes everything up. All i want to do is reset microsoft instant viewer back as my default , but can't think how to do it. Thanks very much for any help in advance.

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Re:Default viewer
Feb 21, 2004 11:59PM PST

Try this....Right click on a picture and choose OPEN WITH and choose what program you want to use..

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Re:IMAGE ASSOCIATION
Feb 22, 2004 1:42AM PST

UNFORTUNATELY, MOST PEOPLE JUST CLICK "NEXT" WHEN THEY INSTALL NEW PROGRAMS, THEY DON?T EVEN READ WHAT THEY ARE ACCEPTING TO DO. WHAT HAPPENED?
YOY ASKED THIS SOFTWARE TO ASSOCIATE ALL IMAGE FILES TO IT, SO NOW, WHEN WINDOWS DETECTS THE OPENING OF AN IMAGE FILE WITH ANY EXTENSION, IT AUTOMATICALLY LOOKS FOR THIS PROGRAM TO OPEN IT.

WHAT TO DO?

option 1: LOOK OUT ON THE MANUAL OF THIS PROGRAM, HOW TO DISABLE FILE ASSOCIATION. DO NOT ASSOCIATE ANY KIND OF FILE WITH IT.

option 2: GO TO MICROSOFT INSTANT VIEWER AND ASK IT TO ASSOCIATE THE FILES WITH IT.

UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVEN?T FOUND A LOT OF HELP AT ULEAD.COM, BUT LET ME GIVE YOU A THIRD OPTION IF YOU DIDN?T UNDERSTAND A WORD OF WHAT I SAID.

option 3: GO TO AN IMAGE FILE AND RIGHT-CLICK IT, THEN ON THE MENU GO TO "PROPERTIES" AND IT SHOULD SHOW YOU: "OPENS WITH ULEAD". HIT "CHANGE" AND A LIST OF AVAILABLE PROGRAMS WILL SHOW; SELECT MICROSOFT IMAGE VIEWER... NOW, ALL THE FILES WITH THIS EXTENSION WILL OPEN WITH MICROSOFT IMAGE VIEWER.

OF COURSE, THIS MAY LOOK AS THE EASIEST WAY, BUT YOU?LL HAVE TO CHANGE EACH EXTENSION SEPPARETELY (YOU WILL HAVE TO REPEAT THE PROCESS WITH DIFFERENT "KIND" OF IMAGES)... BUT THAT SHOULDN?T BE A PROBLEM, CAUSE 90% OF THE IMAGES APPEAR IN 3 FORMATS: JPG, GIF, BMP(NEVER USE THIS ONE IF YOU ARE SAVING NEW IMAGES). AND, ALMOST 100% OF THE PHOTOS ARE SAVED AS JPG FILES.

IF YOU HAVE WIN XP, LET ME ALSO RECOMMEND TO UNINSTALL THIS SOFTWARE. WINDOWS WILL RECOGNIZE YOUR DIGITAL CAM AS ANOTHER HARD DRIVE, SO ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS CUT YOUR IMAGES FROM YOUR CAM AND PASTE THEM ON YOUR C DISK.

A LITTLE CONFUSING?... CONTACT ME AT:

MSN: jmgb@tusolucion.com
MAIL: josemgb@hotmail.com

I?LL BE HAPPY TO REACH THE END OF THE PROBLEM WITH YOU.