File Type Opening

Dave-UK wrote:
>
> "Earl Partridge" <> wrote in message
> news:nZ4sn.36765$...
>> It happens with all .jpg files I've tried to click so far. In
>> Preferences, I don't have a "File Types". I have General & New
>> Windows. In General there are Tabs "General", "Loading", "Saving" &
>> "Misc". There's nothing under either of those tabs close to
>> allowing "File Type" to be specified.
>>
>> I'm pretty sure I had this PSP back in Windows 98 also, most
>> recently used on my XP machine. Earl
>>
>
> If you are OK with Regedit have a look here:
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.jpg\UserChoice
>
>
> and the key for .jpeg. If you have a UserChoice key try deleting it,
> it may have corrupted data in it. It gets re-written by the 'Open
> with' and 'Choose default program.....' dialog box. If you would
> rather not fiddle with the registry yourself go here and download the
> jpg fix:
> http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/fi...for-windows-7/

IMHO, the best all around file type association manager. It allows
adding multiple menu items, like "open," "edit," "edit with", etc.,
using multiple programs.

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/file_types_manager.html

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"Dave "Crash" Dummy" <> wrote in message
news:IN5sn.40619$...
> Dave-UK wrote:
>>
>> "Earl Partridge" <> wrote in message
>> news:nZ4sn.36765$...
>>> It happens with all .jpg files I've tried to click so far. In
>>> Preferences, I don't have a "File Types". I have General & New Windows. In General there are
>>> Tabs "General", "Loading", "Saving" &
>>> "Misc". There's nothing under either of those tabs close to
>>> allowing "File Type" to be specified.
>>>
>>> I'm pretty sure I had this PSP back in Windows 98 also, most
>>> recently used on my XP machine. Earl
>>>
>>
>> If you are OK with Regedit have a look here:
>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.jpg\UserChoice
>>
>>
>> and the key for .jpeg. If you have a UserChoice key try deleting it,
>> it may have corrupted data in it. It gets re-written by the 'Open
>> with' and 'Choose default program.....' dialog box. If you would
>> rather not fiddle with the registry yourself go here and download the
>> jpg fix: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/fi...for-windows-7/
>
> IMHO, the best all around file type association manager. It allows
> adding multiple menu items, like "open," "edit," "edit with", etc.,
> using multiple programs.
>
> http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/file_types_manager.html
>
> --
> Crash
>

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On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:15:41 -0400, "Earl Partridge"
<> wrote:

>Think I have resolved it. In RegEdit on the XP machine I found where
>psp.exe
>was set as the default. On this Win7 machine I also found where psp.exe was
>set as the default. On the XP machine the file location was NOT in quotes,
>whereas
>on the Win7 machine the file location (and the %1) were in quotes. I
>removed the
>quotes and now clicking those .jpg files will open in PSP. ????
>Earl

If the path has spaces in it, the quotes may be required. Without
spaces, the quotes should be optional. If quotes are used, however,
they should never enclose the extra parameters (%1, for example).

In your case, it looks like the problem was that the %1 parameter was
accidentally enclosed in the quotes.

Wow, I am amazed that you can run that version of Paint Shop Pro on a
Windows 7 machine!

Grenou

"Earl Partridge" <> wrote in message
news:6f5sn.51308$...
> Think I have resolved it. In RegEdit on the XP machine I found where
> psp.exe
> was set as the default. On this Win7 machine I also found where psp.exe
> was
> set as the default. On the XP machine the file location was NOT in
> quotes, whereas
> on the Win7 machine the file location (and the %1) were in quotes. I
> removed the
> quotes and now clicking those .jpg files will open in PSP. ????
> Earl
>
>
> "relic" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>
>> "Earl Partridge" <> wrote in message
>> news:nZ4sn.36765$...
>>> It happens with all .jpg files I've tried to click so far.
>>> In Preferences, I don't have a "File Types". I have General & New
>>> Windows.
>>> In General there are Tabs "General", "Loading", "Saving" & "Misc".
>>> There's nothing under either of those tabs close to allowing "File Type"
>>> to be specified.
>>>
>>> I'm pretty sure I had this PSP back in Windows 98 also, most recently
>>> used
>>> on my XP machine.
>>> Earl
>>>
>>> "Dave "Crash" Dummy" <> wrote in message
>>> news:AB4sn.3063$...
>>>> Earl Partridge wrote:
>>>>> Win7 64Bit I click a .jpg file and am told Unable To Open. The file
>>>>> type .jpg is set to use Paint Shop Pro. I open Paint Shop Pro and
>>>>> can open the file with no problem. What's missing? Earl
>>>>>
>>>> Is that with all JPG files, or just a particular one? Sometimes alleged
>>>> JPG files host illicit code.
>>>>
>>>> I am running PSP 5, which I have been using since Windows 98, on my 64
>>>> bit Windows 7 Ultimate system with no trouble whatsoever. I just set
>>>> the
>>>> "preference>File Types" in PSP to all the common formats, including
>>>> JPEG.
>>
>> Hit F1, enter 'file association', click on the second link.
>>
>>
>>