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Old 02-16-2008   #1 (permalink)
Nigel Molesworth


 
 

Default Open and Edit?

[Also posted in microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management]

In Windows XP, there was an advanced tab to change the programs to Open and
Edit a file, in this case for JPG files.

Although I have found how to change the program used to Open in "Set
Associations", I can't see how to change the Edit to launch PhotoShop.


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Old 02-16-2008   #2 (permalink)
Mark L. Ferguson


 
 

Re: Default Open and Edit?

I would put the command in
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\jpegfile\shell\edit\command
The syntax is probably something like ".../photoshop.exe %1"

Be sure to export the key before you try anything.

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> [Also posted in microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management]
>
> In Windows XP, there was an advanced tab to change the programs to Open
> and
> Edit a file, in this case for JPG files.
>
> Although I have found how to change the program used to Open in "Set
> Associations", I can't see how to change the Edit to launch PhotoShop.
>
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Old 02-17-2008   #3 (permalink)
Nigel Molesworth


 
 

Re: Default Open and Edit?

On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 14:26:05 -0600, "Mark L. Ferguson"
<MarkLFerguson@xxxxxx> wrote:
Quote:

>I would put the command in
>HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\jpegfile\shell\edit\command
>The syntax is probably something like ".../photoshop.exe %1"
Thanks, that did work, but I also wanted to do this for other several file
types (jpeg was an example).

Surely there is a way without delving in the registry?

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Old 02-17-2008   #4 (permalink)
Mark L. Ferguson


 
 

Re: Default Open and Edit?

In my opinion, I am better at being careful to backup my system than any
'downloaded program' that can do it for me. YMMV. I suppose a good company
makes one, but those are probably more expensive than 20 minutes of my time
As far as I'm concerned, typing a command line is just as easy as
clicking my way thru somebody's idea of an 'easy to use' graphical user
interface.

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"Nigel Molesworth" <reply@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 14:26:05 -0600, "Mark L. Ferguson"
> <MarkLFerguson@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
Quote:

>>I would put the command in
>>HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\jpegfile\shell\edit\command
>>The syntax is probably something like ".../photoshop.exe %1"
>
> Thanks, that did work, but I also wanted to do this for other several file
> types (jpeg was an example).
>
> Surely there is a way without delving in the registry?
>
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