Hi Atryeu
You seem to have already followed the correct method for changing file
associations via
Explorer>Tools>Folder Options>File Types. Each of the programs listed will
display their own
individual icons and it is really up to you to choose which program you wish to
be associated with a
particular file type. When you scroll down and click Edit on a particular file
type I think there is
even an option to change the icon if you don't prefer the program's default
icon and of course you
can turn off image preview there also. I think the default settings were MS
Paint for bmp, MS
Imager for jpg and Internet Explorer for gif files but not certain about that.
If you work with graphics you probably open all these file types in the same
program to edit them?
If so why not associate all these file types with the program you use but
select a different icon
using the "change icon" button mentioned above (if it is available in ME). The
other option is to
show the file extension Explorer>Tools>Folder Options>View and uncheck "Hide
file extensions", then
you will be able to distinguish the files by their extensions .jpg, .bmp, .gif,
etc.
As for deleting Photo Editor, can't you do it by Add/ Remove programs? If not
try
Start>Programs>Accessories>System Tools>Disk Cleanup and under the More Options
tab there should be
an option to remove Windows programs not in use and another option to remove
other programs you do
not use.
HTH
Rupert
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Can anybody at all help or have any ideas or a guide or something
online I can look through? I've asked this question once before
several months back and never got a response with any ideas either :(
I'm trying to change the File Type icons back to the default gif, jpg
and png icons rather than the Image Preview icon it keeps showing. I
work with graphics and without the right icons showing (and for some
reason the image preview that should be displayed in the folder when
you click an image) it makes it much much harder to find the correct
file types I need to work with.
Thanks,
- Atryeu
> I'm runnin Win. ME and I have my basic image files (GIF, JPG, PNG)
> set to open in the Image Preview to display them quickly. For some
> reason, the icons keep changing to the Image Preview icon off and
> on. I got them changed back last time to the default image icons,
> but I can't get it for nothing this time!!
>
> I have already when into Folder Options, File Types. Under each of
> the image extentions listed, it only gives me the option to change
> what program opens the files and to restore them to the default
> (which was some program by Microsoft I do not want to use.. Photo
> Editor I think it was called).
>
> How can I change the image icons back to default without changing
the
> program type again?
>
> Also, is there a way I can completely delete that Photo Editor off
> the system? I do not use and it prefer it not be on the computer. I
> have tried to remove it through the MS OFfice installation disk but
> despite telling it to be removed, it's still on the computer.
>
> I know this isn't a huge problem, but I work a lot with images and
> would prefer to have the correct icons to make it easier to find
the
> correct file types of the files I need to use.
>
> THanks!
> - Atryeu
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