DEFAULT FILE TYPES

[Kathy]

WinXP SP3



A couple of weeks ago I downloaded a photo editor, Serif PhotoEditor SE, and

not so cleverly made it the default program for JPG files. Now I can't

figure out how to change JPG back to Paint.



Here's what I've done so far to try to fix it.



In Windows Explorer clicked Tools | Folder Options | File Types



Clicked on JPG

What it says is that it opens with Paint but that I have customized files

with ext 'JPG'. To restore them to default (Serif PhotoPlus Picture) click

restore.



OK, so I clicked restore because then that button becomes advanced. So I

clicked on Advanced button. And removed the open action.



Then added the open action back and said to use paint.exe. And then

clicked "set default" button. And then OK.



But it still says that JPG are type "Serif PhotoPlus Picture" and that's

what I want to change.



I can't figure out how to change the default back to paint.



Can you help please? I thank you for your help.



Here's one last thing I did. At the point where I deleted the open action I

then just saved that setting without adding the add action back. Now the

JPG files open with Windows Picture and Fax Viewer, which looks like what

they opened with before so I must have been wrong about them opening with

Paint. But. It still says that they are Serif PhotPlus Picture type. How

can I change that? And maybe I should be asking what I should change them

to if not Paint.



Thanks again.



--

Kathy

aka smiley



In God We Trust

 

[glee]

"Kathy" wrote in message

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> WinXP SP3

>

> A couple of weeks ago I downloaded a photo editor, Serif PhotoEditor

> SE, and not so cleverly made it the default program for JPG files.

> Now I can't figure out how to change JPG back to Paint.

>

> Here's what I've done so far to try to fix it.

>

> In Windows Explorer clicked Tools | Folder Options | File Types

>

> Clicked on JPG

> What it says is that it opens with Paint but that I have customized

> files with ext 'JPG'. To restore them to default (Serif PhotoPlus

> Picture) click restore.

>

> OK, so I clicked restore because then that button becomes advanced.

> So I clicked on Advanced button. And removed the open action.

>

> Then added the open action back and said to use paint.exe. And then

> clicked "set default" button. And then OK.

>

> But it still says that JPG are type "Serif PhotoPlus Picture" and

> that's what I want to change.

>

> I can't figure out how to change the default back to paint.

>

> Can you help please? I thank you for your help.

>

> Here's one last thing I did. At the point where I deleted the open

> action I then just saved that setting without adding the add action

> back. Now the JPG files open with Windows Picture and Fax Viewer,

> which looks like what they opened with before so I must have been

> wrong about them opening with Paint. But. It still says that they

> are Serif PhotPlus Picture type. How can I change that? And maybe I

> should be asking what I should change them to if not Paint.



Hi Kathy,



Open the SerifPhotoEditor, click its menus at the top and look for an

Options or Preferences menu or sub-menu, and click that.



Try and find an item in its preferences that allows you to select File

Associations for the program, and un-check the file types you don't want

it to take, such as JPG, then click OK.



It should release the file type and revert it to what it was before you

installed the program.



--

Glen Ventura, MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009

A+

http://dts-l.net/

 

[Kathy]

Hi Glen,



There is a Preferences menu but the only entries are

General Tab has brush cursors, startup wizard or not, product updates

Undo tab, max storage

Transparancy tab, grid size and preview

Layout tab, rules, color and spacing

Browser tab, animated GIFS, thumbnails and caching.



There is no Options selection.



Somewhere I saw that the associations are done during registration but I

tried to do the registration wizard again and it said the product was

already registered with no option to go any further. Now I'm trying to

figure out how to get to "my account" but I'm going to have to calm down a

bit before going any further.



One thing I didn't mention is that this is a free download and maybe that's

why it is so obstinate. Maybe the best thing to do is just uninstall it and

reinstall it. I need to find the email with the free download button again

first.



Thank you for your response. I'll let you know what the final outcome is.





--

Kathy

aka smiley



In God We Trust

"glee" wrote in message

news:uVjBR6JuKHA.732@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> "Kathy" wrote in message

> news:OjfGqhJuKHA.4636@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> WinXP SP3

>>

>> A couple of weeks ago I downloaded a photo editor, Serif PhotoEditor SE,

>> and not so cleverly made it the default program for JPG files. Now I

>> can't figure out how to change JPG back to Paint.

>>

>> Here's what I've done so far to try to fix it.

>>

>> In Windows Explorer clicked Tools | Folder Options | File Types

>>

>> Clicked on JPG

>> What it says is that it opens with Paint but that I have customized files

>> with ext 'JPG'. To restore them to default (Serif PhotoPlus Picture)

>> click restore.

>>

>> OK, so I clicked restore because then that button becomes advanced. So I

>> clicked on Advanced button. And removed the open action.

>>

>> Then added the open action back and said to use paint.exe. And then

>> clicked "set default" button. And then OK.

>>

>> But it still says that JPG are type "Serif PhotoPlus Picture" and that's

>> what I want to change.

>>

>> I can't figure out how to change the default back to paint.

>>

>> Can you help please? I thank you for your help.

>>

>> Here's one last thing I did. At the point where I deleted the open

>> action I then just saved that setting without adding the add action back.

>> Now the JPG files open with Windows Picture and Fax Viewer, which looks

>> like what they opened with before so I must have been wrong about them

>> opening with Paint. But. It still says that they are Serif PhotPlus

>> Picture type. How can I change that? And maybe I should be asking what

>> I should change them to if not Paint.

>

> Hi Kathy,

>

> Open the SerifPhotoEditor, click its menus at the top and look for an

> Options or Preferences menu or sub-menu, and click that.

>

> Try and find an item in its preferences that allows you to select File

> Associations for the program, and un-check the file types you don't want

> it to take, such as JPG, then click OK.

>

> It should release the file type and revert it to what it was before you

> installed the program.

>

> --

> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009

> A+

> http://dts-l.net/

>

 

[glee]

That's what I would do if there were no file association

options....uninstall and let it revert them (it should or the program is

junk), then reinstall it and choose NOT to associate it with any file

types.



Take a deep breath...it's only a machine! You are ultimately smarter

than it is.

--

Glen Ventura, MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009

A+

http://dts-l.net/





"Kathy" wrote in message

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> Hi Glen,

>

> There is a Preferences menu but the only entries are

> General Tab has brush cursors, startup wizard or not, product updates

> Undo tab, max storage

> Transparancy tab, grid size and preview

> Layout tab, rules, color and spacing

> Browser tab, animated GIFS, thumbnails and caching.

>

> There is no Options selection.

>

> Somewhere I saw that the associations are done during registration but

> I tried to do the registration wizard again and it said the product

> was already registered with no option to go any further. Now I'm

> trying to figure out how to get to "my account" but I'm going to have

> to calm down a bit before going any further.

>

> One thing I didn't mention is that this is a free download and maybe

> that's why it is so obstinate. Maybe the best thing to do is just

> uninstall it and reinstall it. I need to find the email with the free

> download button again first.

>

> Thank you for your response. I'll let you know what the final outcome

> is.

>

>

> --

> Kathy

> aka smiley

>

> In God We Trust



> "glee" wrote in message

> news:uVjBR6JuKHA.732@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> "Kathy" wrote in message

>> news:OjfGqhJuKHA.4636@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>> WinXP SP3

>>>

>>> A couple of weeks ago I downloaded a photo editor, Serif PhotoEditor

>>> SE, and not so cleverly made it the default program for JPG files.

>>> Now I can't figure out how to change JPG back to Paint.

>>>

>>> Here's what I've done so far to try to fix it.

>>>

>>> In Windows Explorer clicked Tools | Folder Options | File Types

>>>

>>> Clicked on JPG

>>> What it says is that it opens with Paint but that I have customized

>>> files with ext 'JPG'. To restore them to default (Serif PhotoPlus

>>> Picture) click restore.

>>>

>>> OK, so I clicked restore because then that button becomes advanced.

>>> So I clicked on Advanced button. And removed the open action.

>>>

>>> Then added the open action back and said to use paint.exe. And

>>> then clicked "set default" button. And then OK.

>>>

>>> But it still says that JPG are type "Serif PhotoPlus Picture" and

>>> that's what I want to change.

>>>

>>> I can't figure out how to change the default back to paint.

>>>

>>> Can you help please? I thank you for your help.

>>>

>>> Here's one last thing I did. At the point where I deleted the open

>>> action I then just saved that setting without adding the add action

>>> back. Now the JPG files open with Windows Picture and Fax Viewer,

>>> which looks like what they opened with before so I must have been

>>> wrong about them opening with Paint. But. It still says that they

>>> are Serif PhotPlus Picture type. How can I change that? And maybe

>>> I should be asking what I should change them to if not Paint.

>>

>> Hi Kathy,

>>

>> Open the SerifPhotoEditor, click its menus at the top and look for an

>> Options or Preferences menu or sub-menu, and click that.

>>

>> Try and find an item in its preferences that allows you to select

>> File Associations for the program, and un-check the file types you

>> don't want it to take, such as JPG, then click OK.

>>

>> It should release the file type and revert it to what it was before

>> you installed the program.

>>

>> --

>> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009

>> A+

>> http://dts-l.net/

>>

>

>

 

[Barry Schwarz]

On Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:55:30 -0500, "Kathy"

wrote:



>Hi Glen,

>

>There is a Preferences menu but the only entries are

>General Tab has brush cursors, startup wizard or not, product updates

>Undo tab, max storage

>Transparancy tab, grid size and preview

>Layout tab, rules, color and spacing

>Browser tab, animated GIFS, thumbnails and caching.

>

>There is no Options selection.

>

>Somewhere I saw that the associations are done during registration but I

>tried to do the registration wizard again and it said the product was

>already registered with no option to go any further. Now I'm trying to

>figure out how to get to "my account" but I'm going to have to calm down a

>bit before going any further.

>

>One thing I didn't mention is that this is a free download and maybe that's

>why it is so obstinate. Maybe the best thing to do is just uninstall it and

>reinstall it. I need to find the email with the free download button again

>first.

>

>Thank you for your response. I'll let you know what the final outcome is.



Try uninstalling the Serif product.



--

Remove del for email

 

[Bernd]

-------- Original-Nachricht --------



> WinXP SP3

>

> A couple of weeks ago I downloaded a photo editor, Serif PhotoEditor SE, and

> not so cleverly made it the default program for JPG files. Now I can't

> figure out how to change JPG back to Paint.

>

> Here's what I've done so far to try to fix it.

>

> In Windows Explorer clicked Tools | Folder Options | File Types

>

> Clicked on JPG

> What it says is that it opens with Paint but that I have customized files

> with ext 'JPG'. To restore them to default (Serif PhotoPlus Picture) click

> restore.

>

> OK, so I clicked restore because then that button becomes advanced. So I

> clicked on Advanced button. And removed the open action.

>

> Then added the open action back and said to use paint.exe. And then

> clicked "set default" button. And then OK.

>

> But it still says that JPG are type "Serif PhotoPlus Picture" and that's

> what I want to change.

>

> I can't figure out how to change the default back to paint.

>

> Can you help please? I thank you for your help.

>

> Here's one last thing I did. At the point where I deleted the open action I

> then just saved that setting without adding the add action back. Now the

> JPG files open with Windows Picture and Fax Viewer, which looks like what

> they opened with before so I must have been wrong about them opening with

> Paint. But. It still says that they are Serif PhotPlus Picture type. How

> can I change that? And maybe I should be asking what I should change them

> to if not Paint.

>

> Thanks again.

>



Look here at "Open With" method:



http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307859



Bernd

 

[Kathy]

Hi Bernd,



I followed the instructions at the link and it did open with the software I

wanted to use. But it still says that it is Type: SerifPhotoPlus Picture.

And that's really what I want to change.



I'll let everyone know what tech support says when they get back to me. And

then, if all else fails, I will uninstall and reinstall. All this for a

"free" download. My time, and yours, is certainly not free!



Thank you for your response.



--

Kathy

aka smiley



In God We Trust

"Bernd" wrote in message

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>

>

> -------- Original-Nachricht --------

>

>> WinXP SP3

>>

>> A couple of weeks ago I downloaded a photo editor, Serif PhotoEditor SE,

>> and not so cleverly made it the default program for JPG files. Now I

>> can't figure out how to change JPG back to Paint.

>>

>> Here's what I've done so far to try to fix it.

>>

>> In Windows Explorer clicked Tools | Folder Options | File Types

>>

>> Clicked on JPG

>> What it says is that it opens with Paint but that I have customized files

>> with ext 'JPG'. To restore them to default (Serif PhotoPlus Picture)

>> click restore.

>>

>> OK, so I clicked restore because then that button becomes advanced. So I

>> clicked on Advanced button. And removed the open action.

>>

>> Then added the open action back and said to use paint.exe. And then

>> clicked "set default" button. And then OK.

>>

>> But it still says that JPG are type "Serif PhotoPlus Picture" and that's

>> what I want to change.

>>

>> I can't figure out how to change the default back to paint.

>>

>> Can you help please? I thank you for your help.

>>

>> Here's one last thing I did. At the point where I deleted the open

>> action I then just saved that setting without adding the add action back.

>> Now the JPG files open with Windows Picture and Fax Viewer, which looks

>> like what they opened with before so I must have been wrong about them

>> opening with Paint. But. It still says that they are Serif PhotPlus

>> Picture type. How can I change that? And maybe I should be asking what

>> I should change them to if not Paint.

>>

>> Thanks again.

>>

>

> Look here at "Open With" method:

>

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307859

>

> Bernd

 

[T Shadow]

"Kathy" wrote in message

news:OjfGqhJuKHA.4636@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> WinXP SP3

>

> A couple of weeks ago I downloaded a photo editor, Serif PhotoEditor SE,

> and not so cleverly made it the default program for JPG files. Now I

> can't figure out how to change JPG back to Paint.

>

> Here's what I've done so far to try to fix it.

>

> In Windows Explorer clicked Tools | Folder Options | File Types

>

> Clicked on JPG

> What it says is that it opens with Paint but that I have customized files

> with ext 'JPG'. To restore them to default (Serif PhotoPlus Picture) click

> restore.

>

> OK, so I clicked restore because then that button becomes advanced. So I

> clicked on Advanced button. And removed the open action.

>

> Then added the open action back and said to use paint.exe. And then

> clicked "set default" button. And then OK.

>

> But it still says that JPG are type "Serif PhotoPlus Picture" and that's

> what I want to change.

>

> I can't figure out how to change the default back to paint.

>

> Can you help please? I thank you for your help.

>

> Here's one last thing I did. At the point where I deleted the open action

> I then just saved that setting without adding the add action back. Now

> the JPG files open with Windows Picture and Fax Viewer, which looks like

> what they opened with before so I must have been wrong about them opening

> with Paint. But. It still says that they are Serif PhotPlus Picture

> type. How can I change that? And maybe I should be asking what I should

> change them to if not Paint.

>

> Thanks again.

>

> --

> Kathy

> aka smiley

>



This is counter intuitive but try making the association with "Serif

PhotoPlus Picture" first then back to Paint, Windows Picture and Fax Viewer

or whatever you chose. The association may have gotten corrupted in the

install and isn't releasing correctly. If so, this may fix it. I had the

same problem with a different extension recently and this was the cure for

me anyway.



Pick the program you want to associate with by what you want to do, i.e work

is the former and view is the latter. Really isn't a wrong answer to what

you prefer.

 

[sanjacstudent14]

"Kathy" wrote:



> WinXP SP3

>

> A couple of weeks ago I downloaded a photo editor, Serif PhotoEditor SE, and

> not so cleverly made it the default program for JPG files. Now I can't

> figure out how to change JPG back to Paint.

>

> Here's what I've done so far to try to fix it.

>

> In Windows Explorer clicked Tools | Folder Options | File Types

>

> Clicked on JPG

> What it says is that it opens with Paint but that I have customized files

> with ext 'JPG'. To restore them to default (Serif PhotoPlus Picture) click

> restore.

>

> OK, so I clicked restore because then that button becomes advanced. So I

> clicked on Advanced button. And removed the open action.

>

> Then added the open action back and said to use paint.exe. And then

> clicked "set default" button. And then OK.

>

> But it still says that JPG are type "Serif PhotoPlus Picture" and that's

> what I want to change.

>

> I can't figure out how to change the default back to paint.

>

> Can you help please? I thank you for your help.

>

> Here's one last thing I did. At the point where I deleted the open action I

> then just saved that setting without adding the add action back. Now the

> JPG files open with Windows Picture and Fax Viewer, which looks like what

> they opened with before so I must have been wrong about them opening with

> Paint. But. It still says that they are Serif PhotPlus Picture type. How

> can I change that? And maybe I should be asking what I should change them

> to if not Paint.

>

> Thanks again.

>

> --

> Kathy

> aka smiley

>

> In God We Trust

>

>

> .

>



- Click Start

- Then click My Computer

- Select Local Disk (C, this will open Windows Explorer

- Click Tools > Folder Options, File Types tab

- Select JPG

- Click Change

- Select the program that you would like to use to view JPG images (Paint)

- Click OK