Doc, and other tech savies...

[DNK]

I want my pictures to automatically open in something other that my Corel photo program. Somehow it uses that and I hate it as the program is not in my start menu and it takes to long to load.
Where do I change my default pic program

 

[leecreek]

In XP you right click a picture then set the default program.

 

[DNK]

Tried that, there is nuthin on the menu for that

 

[leecreek]

Look under folder options in control panel. Click on file type then advanced option. Then I would look in the Corel Photo program and make it "not the default application".

 

[GregW]

In XP you right click a picture then set the default program.

Right click the picture icon and choose "Open With", then select "Choose Program". That will open a window with a list of programs you can use to open the photo, check the box under the window that makes the program a default for that type of file. If the program you want to use isn't in the presented list, you can hit the "browse" button to find it on your hard drive. Also, doing this will only change the opening program for that file type. I.E. changing a .JPG file won't effect a .TIFF or .GIF file. you'll have to change the default on each type.

 

[DrEntropy]

Yup.

 

[leecreek]

Then there is always this

https://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

 

[DrEntropy]

...or do the Scorched Earth alternative, then use The GIMP. :wink:

 

[NutmegCT]

Doc - that is a *great* gif. Looks like you have quite an attachment.

<nyuk nyuk>

Tom
(typed on my Fedora laptop ...)

 

[DrEntropy]

(typed on my Fedora laptop ...)

:thumbsup:

 

[DNK]

(typed on my Fedora laptop ...)

:thumbsup:

But Doc, don't you ever feel your just a number to them?

 

[DNK]

Thanks Guys./ This has been driving me crazy for a couple of years.

 

[judow]

Geez, I wanted to look really, really smart and was going to post this.

https://www.ehow.com/how_2241698_change-default-photo-display-program.html

I get all my queries answered by using BING or Google and asking my question. Amazing what I find.

:angel: A lot of my computer challenged friends think I'm a guru.

 

[DNK]

I like to make the folks on the forum feel important and smart.

 

[DrEntropy]

Don The Enabler.

... but somehow it keeps goin' back to Vlad in my mind...