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02-20-2007
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| | How to preview photos by double clicking them? When I double-click a photo file, Vista opens the Photo Gallery but doesn't show the photo. If I want to see the photo, I have to right-click the file and choose Preview. Is it possible to set Preview as the default command for photo files? Niko |
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02-20-2007
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| | Re: How to preview photos by double clicking them? Hi Niko, Preview is already the default action for image files. Did you alter the file association settings lately? Also, what's the default option shown when you right-click on an image file ? -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com "Niko" <niko@sci.fi> wrote in message news:vEzCh.17214$BD7.6995@reader1.news.saunalahti.fi... When I double-click a photo file, Vista opens the Photo Gallery but doesn't show the photo. If I want to see the photo, I have to right-click the file and choose Preview. Is it possible to set Preview as the default command for photo files? Niko |
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02-20-2007
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| | Re: How to preview photos by double clicking them? Yes, I changed the file association settings. If I remember correctly, the default program for photos is Microsoft Photo Editor. It will display the photo, but it doesn't show other photos in the same folder when I press arrow keys and it uses too big steps when I zoom the photo by mouse wheel. In Windows XP it was possible to set the Photo Gallery as the default program for photos and it opened the file the same way Vista opens it when I right-click the file and choose Preview. I would like to set Vista to preview photos in the Photo Gallery when I double-click the file. Niko "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@XOX.mvps.org> wrote Hi Niko, Preview is already the default action for image files. Did you alter the file association settings lately? Also, what's the default option shown when you right-click on an image file ? -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com "Niko" <niko@sci.fi> wrote in message news:vEzCh.17214$BD7.6995@reader1.news.saunalahti.fi... When I double-click a photo file, Vista opens the Photo Gallery but doesn't show the photo. If I want to see the photo, I have to right-click the file and choose Preview. Is it possible to set Preview as the default command for photo files? Niko |
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02-20-2007
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| | Re: How to preview photos by double clicking them? You can undo the file association changes you made earlier, using the following steps: Click Start, type Regedit.exe and press Enter Navigate to the following branch: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.xxx Note: Where .xxx is the file extension of the image file type for which the problem is seen. .xxx above is only given an example Delete the sub-key named "UserChoice" Close Regedit.exe -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com "Niko" <niko@sci.fi> wrote in message news:SjACh.17235$fg.8086@reader1.news.saunalahti.fi... Yes, I changed the file association settings. If I remember correctly, the default program for photos is Microsoft Photo Editor. It will display the photo, but it doesn't show other photos in the same folder when I press arrow keys and it uses too big steps when I zoom the photo by mouse wheel. In Windows XP it was possible to set the Photo Gallery as the default program for photos and it opened the file the same way Vista opens it when I right-click the file and choose Preview. I would like to set Vista to preview photos in the Photo Gallery when I double-click the file. Niko "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@XOX.mvps.org> wrote Hi Niko, Preview is already the default action for image files. Did you alter the file association settings lately? Also, what's the default option shown when you right-click on an image file ? -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com "Niko" <niko@sci.fi> wrote in message news:vEzCh.17214$BD7.6995@reader1.news.saunalahti.fi... When I double-click a photo file, Vista opens the Photo Gallery but doesn't show the photo. If I want to see the photo, I have to right-click the file and choose Preview. Is it possible to set Preview as the default command for photo files? Niko |
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02-20-2007
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| | Re: How to preview photos by double clicking them? I checked the registry, but there is no UserChoice sub-key for the .jpg files. I know how to associate the .jpg files to Microsoft Photo Editor, but that's not what I'm trying to do. What I'm trying to do is that when I double-click the .jpg file, Vista would do the same what it does when I right-click the .jpg file and choose Preview. So the Preview command should be bold in the right-click menu instead of the Open command. Is it possible to change this default command? Niko "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@XOX.mvps.org> wrote You can undo the file association changes you made earlier, using the following steps: Click Start, type Regedit.exe and press Enter Navigate to the following branch: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.xxx Note: Where .xxx is the file extension of the image file type for which the problem is seen. .xxx above is only given an example Delete the sub-key named "UserChoice" Close Regedit.exe -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com "Niko" <niko@sci.fi> wrote in message news:SjACh.17235$fg.8086@reader1.news.saunalahti.fi... Yes, I changed the file association settings. If I remember correctly, the default program for photos is Microsoft Photo Editor. It will display the photo, but it doesn't show other photos in the same folder when I press arrow keys and it uses too big steps when I zoom the photo by mouse wheel. In Windows XP it was possible to set the Photo Gallery as the default program for photos and it opened the file the same way Vista opens it when I right-click the file and choose Preview. I would like to set Vista to preview photos in the Photo Gallery when I double-click the file. Niko "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@XOX.mvps.org> wrote Hi Niko, Preview is already the default action for image files. Did you alter the file association settings lately? Also, what's the default option shown when you right-click on an image file ? -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com "Niko" <niko@sci.fi> wrote in message news:vEzCh.17214$BD7.6995@reader1.news.saunalahti.fi... When I double-click a photo file, Vista opens the Photo Gallery but doesn't show the photo. If I want to see the photo, I have to right-click the file and choose Preview. Is it possible to set Preview as the default command for photo files? Niko |
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02-20-2007
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| | Re: How to preview photos by double clicking them? >> So the Preview command should be bold in the right-click menu That's what exactly I'm trying to do. Try the file association fix available here: http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/105/1/ -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com "Niko" <niko@sci.fi> wrote in message news:wqDCh.17454$8N1.6661@reader1.news.saunalahti.fi... I checked the registry, but there is no UserChoice sub-key for the .jpg files. I know how to associate the .jpg files to Microsoft Photo Editor, but that's not what I'm trying to do. What I'm trying to do is that when I double-click the .jpg file, Vista would do the same what it does when I right-click the .jpg file and choose Preview. So the Preview command should be bold in the right-click menu instead of the Open command. Is it possible to change this default command? Niko |
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02-20-2007
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| | Re: How to preview photos by double clicking them? Thank you for your help! The file association fix solved the problem. Niko "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@XOX.mvps.org> wrote >> So the Preview command should be bold in the right-click menu That's what exactly I'm trying to do. Try the file association fix available here: http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/105/1/ -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com "Niko" <niko@sci.fi> wrote in message news:wqDCh.17454$8N1.6661@reader1.news.saunalahti.fi... I checked the registry, but there is no UserChoice sub-key for the .jpg files. I know how to associate the .jpg files to Microsoft Photo Editor, but that's not what I'm trying to do. What I'm trying to do is that when I double-click the .jpg file, Vista would do the same what it does when I right-click the .jpg file and choose Preview. So the Preview command should be bold in the right-click menu instead of the Open command. Is it possible to change this default command? Niko |
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02-20-2007
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| | Re: How to preview photos by double clicking them? You're welcome Niko. -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com "Niko" <niko@sci.fi> wrote in message news:IHECh.17541$Av2.592@reader1.news.saunalahti.fi... Thank you for your help! The file association fix solved the problem. Niko "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@XOX.mvps.org> wrote >> So the Preview command should be bold in the right-click menu That's what exactly I'm trying to do. Try the file association fix available here: http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/105/1/ -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com |
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02-20-2007
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| | Re: How to preview photos by double clicking them? How can i do the same but with the Folder Options?. i mean i double click any folder and the Serch Window apear, if i right click any folder the "search" option is bolded instead of the "open" option, i would like to change this so open become the action when i double click the folder. "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote: > You're welcome Niko. > > -- > Regards, > > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] > Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com > > > "Niko" <niko@sci.fi> wrote in message news:IHECh.17541$Av2.592@reader1.news.saunalahti.fi... > Thank you for your help! The file association fix solved the problem. > > Niko > > "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@XOX.mvps.org> wrote > >> So the Preview command should be bold in the right-click menu > > That's what exactly I'm trying to do. Try the file association fix available > here: > > http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/105/1/ > > -- > Regards, > > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] > Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com > > |
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02-20-2007
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| | Re: How to preview photos by double clicking them? Running XP or Vista? -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com "JAIMIKUO" <JAIMIKUO@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news  120B42F-2A23-4051-BE47-B439980A8CFB@microsoft.com...How can i do the same but with the Folder Options?. i mean i double click any folder and the Serch Window apear, if i right click any folder the "search" option is bolded instead of the "open" option, i would like to change this so open become the action when i double click the folder. "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote: > You're welcome Niko. > > -- > Regards, > > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] > Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com |
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