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[Boddie]

I have a problem with my PC I think.

It seems to be a problem with recognising JPEG.

For example, I cant see images in forum posts, only the URL.

And on my desktop, if I put a JPEG on it it comes up with the icon for unrecognised file

See my screenshot



If I click on the icon, the JPEG opens but there does not seem to be a program associated with the file type

What can I do?

[thunder]

Originally Posted by Boddie

I have a problem with my PC I think.

It seems to be a problem with recognising JPEG.

For example, I cant see images in forum posts, only the URL.

And on my desktop, if I put a JPEG on it it comes up with the icon for unrecognised file

If I click on the icon, the JPEG opens but there does not seem to be a program associated with the file type

What can I do?

Try a right mouse click on a jpeg, you might get a menu that has 'Open With....@ as an option. Click this and then click 'Open With' and then 'Choose Program' and choose the programme you want and check 'Always use this program to open files of this type' and complete.

If this fails at any of the steps I can't advise further! Sorry.

henrya

[Boddie]

Originally Posted by thunder

Try a right mouse click on a jpeg, you might get a menu that has 'Open With....@ as an option. Click this and then click 'Open With' and then 'Choose Program' and choose the programme you want and check 'Always use this program to open files of this type' and complete.

If this fails at any of the steps I can't advise further! Sorry.

henrya

You Diamond.

Its taken me ages to getting round to asking on that one and your suggestion worked perfectly.

Nice one

[thunder]

Originally Posted by Boddie

You Diamond.

Its taken me ages to getting round to asking on that one and your suggestion worked perfectly.

Nice one

Makes me wish I was still at work so I could tell the computer guys that I'd helped someone with a Windows problem!

(Mind you I did once have to talk someone from English Nature through how to view a file - the conversation started something like:

Me: 'First open Windows Explorer' Him 'What's Windows Explorer?')

Glad it worked.

henrya

[Dan Salter]

Yes u diamond indeed !!! i have had a similar problem since i moved in with mum and her pc was defaulted to open pics with mocrosoft office but then always failed so i had to use the drop down menu every time....to open with good old windows pic and fax viewer...i NEVER knew there was the "always use this" option box....bingo....sorted

Cheers

[FungiJohn]

If you want to go a stage further, look at the folder options (found under tools whilst viewing any folder/directory). Here also you can change the default application. You can also change the icon if you wish.

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by FungiJohn

If you want to go a stage further, look at the folder options (found under tools whilst viewing any folder/directory). Here also you can change the default application. You can also change the icon if you wish.

nice one FJ - eversince I loaded PSE 5 my PC has defaulted to that for viewing where as i finf the MS viewer in XP to be preferable for a quick run through