Re: Viewing pictures with windows explorer

From: Alan Edwards (edwards_at_southcom.com.au)
Date: 05/22/04 

Date: Sat, 22 May 2004 19:34:13 +1000

I did not suggest what you finally decided upon and I have no idea how
you could misinterpret my response so badly.

I gave you a possible solution for using IE and not for changing the
association to something else.
I can see no reason why you did that.

Yes, the DDE is set for IE, so if you want to use something else, then
uncheck "Use DDE"
Your association is obviously incorrect but if you supply details of
exactly what you have in the "Application used...", I will see what I
can do, though I don't have the application you decided upon.

...Alan 

-- 
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html
> your response:
 
>
>I am referring to either jpg or gif does not matter.
>
>I had seen the solution you suggested on the Microsoft web site but it said
>that the solution was for windows 95/98 so I didn't try it at the time.
>
>Upon your suggestion I went ahead and gave it a try.
>
>Here are the results.
>
>For my version of windows, (XP home addition) I go to
>
>Explorer-Tools-Folder Options
>
>I click on the File Types tab and scroll down to the file type I am looking
>for in this case I am going for JPG, while there though I am also adjusting
>the JPEG and JPE file types.
>
>The files are currently associated with I.E. and I am offered two options,
>there is one button for me to change the file association and another button
>for me to restore the file association which automatically re-associates the
>file with Windows Picture and Fax Viewer.
>
>Ok so I restore the association back to the Picture and Fax Viewer and I am
>now offered a button labeled Advanced.  I click on Advanced then click on
>Edit and I am now able to adjust the DDE settings as suggested.  Once I have
>changed the settings I close everything out and go back to windows explorer.
>
>Here is where things get kind of funny.  Keep in mind that I am unable to
>change any DDE settings while the file type is associated with I.E. so at
>this point the file association says that it is the picture and fax viewer
>but the DDE is set for IExplorer.
>
>So in windows explorer I go and find a picture I want to open and get the
>following error message.
>
>"Windows cannot find 'C:\moved files\pictures\art\colors.jpg'. Make sure you
>typed the name correctly, and then try again.  To search for a file, click
>the Start button, and then click Search."
>
>The file path above of course just being an example.  At the same time
>however the picture is still opened in the picture and fax viewer.
>
>However if I already have an I.E window open and then go into Windows
>explore and try to open a picture then the picture will open and I can open
>as many pictures as I want with out a new browser opening every time.
>
>So that means I kind of have it working the way I want it to but not really.
>It is more like a work around where I am forcing the computer to work in a
>way it does not want to.
>
In microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser, "Zaphod"
<kne****removetoemail*()%$#eonjelly@(nospam)mindspring.com> wrote:
>
>"Alan Edwards" <edwards@southcom.com.au> wrote in message
>news:33sta0tfc2lf6t172ugti0shgard12cobl@4ax.com...
>> Try changing the details in Folder Options-File Types for the type of
>> graphic you are talking about (.jpg or .gif?)
>>
>> Try this for Open in same window:
>> DDE message:
>> "file://%1",,-1,,,,,
>>
>> Application
>> IExplore
>>
>> DDE application not running(blank)
>>
>> Topic
>> WWW_OpenURL
>>
>>
>> The path to Folder Options may vary according to your operating
>> system. It may be:
>> Explorer-View-Folder Options
>> Explorer-Tools-Folder Options
>> Start-Settings-Folder Options
>> Start-Settings-Control Panel-Folder options.
>>
>>
>> ...Alan
>>
>> -- 
>> Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
>> http://dts-l.org/index.html
>
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