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Guest Baldy

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How can I change the link used by the Image Viewer to use another

image editor? I use Paint Shop Pro for all my image editing; Windows

Paint program doesn't have the capability of adjusting contrast, etc.

 

Thanks for help on this matter.

Baldy

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Guest Ron Badour

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Re: Windows XP "Image and Fax Viewer"

 

Right click an image format (say .jpg), select Open With, select the other

image viewer and mark the always use box.

 

--

Regards

 

Ron Badour

MS MVP 1997 - 2007

 

 

"Baldy" <donnickell@roadrunner.com> wrote in message

news:1186356239.530630.293700@x40g2000prg.googlegroups.com...

> How can I change the link used by the Image Viewer to use another

> image editor? I use Paint Shop Pro for all my image editing; Windows

> Paint program doesn't have the capability of adjusting contrast, etc.

>

> Thanks for help on this matter.

> Baldy

>

Guest Elmo

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Baldy wrote:

> How can I change the link used by the Image Viewer to use another

> image editor? I use Paint Shop Pro for all my image editing; Windows

> Paint program doesn't have the capability of adjusting contrast, etc.

>

> Thanks for help on this matter.

> Baldy

 

You can right-click a file (or Shift/Right-click, if necessary), select

Open With, select the program you'd prefer to open that type of file,

and click "Always use this program to open this type of file". Do this

with each file-type that you want to change. You may find a similar

option within the software you prefer to use, to allow you to set

associations for all graphics extensions.

 

--

Joe =o)

Guest Baldy

Guest Baldy

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Re: Windows XP "Image and Fax Viewer"

 

Thanks Ron, but that's not available on the "Windows FAX and Image

Viewer" screen. I typically use a link via Send To but why do I need

to do all that if there's a simply way without leave the Viewer

program?

 

 

On Aug 5, 6:12 pm, "Ron Badour" <So...@NoAddress.com> wrote:

> Right click an image format (say .jpg), select Open With, select the other

> image viewer and mark the always use box.

>

> --

> Regards

>

> Ron Badour

> MS MVP 1997 - 2007

>

> "Baldy" <donnick...@roadrunner.com> wrote in message

>

> news:1186356239.530630.293700@x40g2000prg.googlegroups.com...

>

> > How can I change the link used by the Image Viewer to use another

> > image editor? I use Paint Shop Pro for all my image editing; Windows

> > Paint program doesn't have the capability of adjusting contrast, etc.

>

> > Thanks for help on this matter.

> > Baldy

Guest Baldy

Guest Baldy

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Re: Windows XP "Image and Fax Viewer"

 

On Aug 5, 6:23 pm, Elmo <elmog...@iglou.invalid> wrote:

> Baldy wrote:

> > How can I change the link used by the Image Viewer to use another

> > image editor? I use Paint Shop Pro for all my image editing; Windows

> > Paint program doesn't have the capability of adjusting contrast, etc.

>

> > Thanks for help on this matter.

> > Baldy

>

> You can right-click a file (or Shift/Right-click, if necessary), select

> Open With, select the program you'd prefer to open that type of file,

> and click "Always use this program to open this type of file". Do this

> with each file-type that you want to change. You may find a similar

> option within the software you prefer to use, to allow you to set

> associations for all graphics extensions.

>

> --

> Joe =o)

 

Hi Joe, I was wrong in my response to Ron. I tried to use "Open With"

and it sent me to PSP's multiple image utility. That's confusing

because the Send To menu of "Viewer" works OK.

Hmmm...

Baldy with sweat on his haid

Guest dobey

Guest dobey

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Re: Windows XP "Image and Fax Viewer"

 

Ron means right-click on the file in Windows Explorer, select "Open With",

choose PSP and check the "always use the selected program..." checkbox.

 

That means every time you open an associated image file it will open in PSP.

 

However... you want something different by the sound of it. You want the

"Edit" link in the Image and Fax Viewer to open the file for editing in PSP

rather than Paint, (MSPaint).

 

Image and Fax Viewer is really a basic viewer, don't expect much

customisation Maybe there is a registry hack that will allow this.

 

Something like IrfanView has quite a few image manipulation options and

allows you to specify an external editor. The options and interface are a

bit quirky, but it is free and has a lot of options.

 

ACDSee would allow you to do this also, but I haven't used that in ages.

There are some other free programs that might allow you to do this.

 

"Baldy" <donnickell@roadrunner.com> wrote in message

news:1186371206.425993.41880@e16g2000pri.googlegroups.com...

> Thanks Ron, but that's not available on the "Windows FAX and Image

> Viewer" screen. I typically use a link via Send To but why do I need

> to do all that if there's a simply way without leave the Viewer

> program?

>

>

> On Aug 5, 6:12 pm, "Ron Badour" <So...@NoAddress.com> wrote:

>> Right click an image format (say .jpg), select Open With, select the

>> other

>> image viewer and mark the always use box.

>>

>> --

>> Regards

>>

>> Ron Badour

>> MS MVP 1997 - 2007

>>

>> "Baldy" <donnick...@roadrunner.com> wrote in message

>>

>> news:1186356239.530630.293700@x40g2000prg.googlegroups.com...

>>

>> > How can I change the link used by the Image Viewer to use another

>> > image editor? I use Paint Shop Pro for all my image editing; Windows

>> > Paint program doesn't have the capability of adjusting contrast, etc.

>>

>> > Thanks for help on this matter.

>> > Baldy

>

Guest Ramesh, MS-MVP

Guest Ramesh, MS-MVP

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Re: Windows XP "Image and Fax Viewer"

 

>> Maybe there is a registry hack that will allow this

 

Change the default image editor application, invoked from Windows Picture and Fax Viewer:

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/imgeditor.htm

 

--

Regards,

 

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]

Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

 

 

"dobey" <a@v.nox> wrote in message news:OQT1Ck%231HHA.3916@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

Ron means right-click on the file in Windows Explorer, select "Open With",

choose PSP and check the "always use the selected program..." checkbox.

 

That means every time you open an associated image file it will open in PSP.

 

However... you want something different by the sound of it. You want the

"Edit" link in the Image and Fax Viewer to open the file for editing in PSP

rather than Paint, (MSPaint).

 

Image and Fax Viewer is really a basic viewer, don't expect much

customisation Maybe there is a registry hack that will allow this.

 

Something like IrfanView has quite a few image manipulation options and

allows you to specify an external editor. The options and interface are a

bit quirky, but it is free and has a lot of options.

 

ACDSee would allow you to do this also, but I haven't used that in ages.

There are some other free programs that might allow you to do this.

 

"Baldy" <donnickell@roadrunner.com> wrote in message

news:1186371206.425993.41880@e16g2000pri.googlegroups.com...

> Thanks Ron, but that's not available on the "Windows FAX and Image

> Viewer" screen. I typically use a link via Send To but why do I need

> to do all that if there's a simply way without leave the Viewer

> program?

>

>

> On Aug 5, 6:12 pm, "Ron Badour" <So...@NoAddress.com> wrote:

>> Right click an image format (say .jpg), select Open With, select the

>> other

>> image viewer and mark the always use box.

>>

>> --

>> Regards

>>

>> Ron Badour

>> MS MVP 1997 - 2007

>>

>> "Baldy" <donnick...@roadrunner.com> wrote in message

>>

>> news:1186356239.530630.293700@x40g2000prg.googlegroups.com...

>>

>> > How can I change the link used by the Image Viewer to use another

>> > image editor? I use Paint Shop Pro for all my image editing; Windows

>> > Paint program doesn't have the capability of adjusting contrast, etc.

>>

>> > Thanks for help on this matter.

>> > Baldy

>

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