PC Help Please

[Richard Harvey]

On one of the PC's i use it use's win98se. Recently someone must of changed a setting somewhere because before if you clicked on a jpeg icon on the desktop or in a folder the photo just opened , now it goes to 'Paint Shop' which was free sample version and you have to click through all the 'except this & that etc' before you can get to the photo.

I sure it's a simple thing but beyond me at the moment.

Thanks.

PS, also if you try to play aminated GIFS it just shows it as a 'still' in Paint Shop too???

[Alan Taylor]

Richard Harvey:

Richard, you will probably get more help on the new "technical help forum"

 

Alan (nl)

[Richard Harvey]

Thanks for moving this over Alan, i thought i was going mad when i couldn't find it in the other forum!

 

By the way, It's 'Paint Shop Pro' it opens up in if that makes any difference?

Thanks again .

[Shads]

Hi

It has changed because Paint shop pro changed it!

Just right click on the Jpeg file and select open with, when the dialog box opens, scroll down to choose, then un check the tick box at the bottom.

 

Mike

[Newt]

If you want more information, Understanding MS Windows File Associations will give it to you and in fairly non-tech language.

[Richard Harvey]

Thanks Mike, i had tryed that right click before and on trying it again just now it only gives the option 'OPEN' which takes you to Paint shop pro.

= no 'open with' option appears that i can find yet.

Also when trying it just now on a amminated GIF if gave the options 'OPEN' ( takes you to PSPro )

or 'Quick Time' which if you click on that a yellow triangle sig appears stating 'there is no viewer capable of viewing GIF files!'

Thanks Newt i'm sure i will find the answer on that site somewhere, but as i'm just starting to improve from a couple of days in bed with a flu like bug i'm feeling thicker ( Numb ! ) than usual lol.

I'll have a dig thought soon, thanks again guys

[Newt]

Richard - my personal preference for all of this is to have Irfanview loaded with all the plug-ins (all free, program and goodies) and to set it as my default everything viewer. All picture formats, movie formats, etc. You can do that with a couple of button clicks.

 

If you need to do fancier picture editing, you can open your favorite picture editor, open a picture, and do what you want. Same with video clips, mpeg clips, etc.

 

Irfanview isn't the fanciest editor program for anything but it is solid, reliable, and will do a decent job with a wide variety.