file association problem??

[drojman]

When I first installed win 98, if I was in my computer, and I highlighted a image file, the image would preview in the left pane. Somehow, this doesn't work anymore with jpegs , but it still does with gifs and bmps. Does anyone know how to get windows to do it again???? I tried to restore assosiations with tweakui, but nothing happened. I think this happened when I installed a graphics program. why it didn't mess up gifs etc i don't know. If anyone can help i would appreciate it. /forum/smile.gif

[socalgal]

As luck would have it, there was a topic recently about this very subject. Look here for all the right stuff! /forum/smile.gif

http://www.sysopt.com/forum/Forum1/HTML/001407.html

http://www.sysopt.com/forum/Forum2/HTML/001178.html

[Bob-NB]

Here is some information that may be of assistance.


From : http://www.mdwin.com/tips/

Preview BMP images in Windows Explorer
Modify the default value of HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PAINT.PICTURE\DefaultIcon to "%1" - and get a iconized preview of that Bitmap!

Here is what mine says and it previews .bmp's

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Paint.Picture\DefaultIcon
"C:\Progra~1\Access~1\MSPAINT.EXE,1"

Hope this helps.


[This message has been edited by Bob-NB (edited 09-03-99).]