[pchelpers] Re: can't open pictures now

Hi Re-Na,

First of all, they "take over" the image files like that because they assume
that you are going to use their program to view the images.  I've found that
even when you "properly" uninstall an app (via Control Panel - Add/Remove
Programs), they don't always release their file associations.

One thing you could do is install another file viewer (such as Irfanview,
which is absolutely free) and that should then take over the image file
associations.

Regards,

Bevan


----- Original Message -----
From: "G.R. Hanson" <grhanson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "PCHelpers" <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 4:47 PM
Subject: [pchelpers] can't open pictures now


> Hello PC Helpers:
>
> I have some jpg's and bmp's saved on my pc.  Quite a few of them.
>
> A friend suggested I try a free trial of a program called ACDSee.  It has
a good thumbnail that lets you view the pictures easily in your folders.
>
> Well, the trial ran out, I didn't need it anymore, so I deleted it
yesterday.
>
> I just went to my jpg folder I have on my pc, and just about every single
picture on my computer, where it says 'type', now says: ACDSee JPG image <or
ACDSee bmp image>.
> When I try to open them, it only wants to open them with the program that
I deleted.
>
> First of all, why did this program take over all my jpg's!
>
> And second, HELP!
> Opps, let me compose myself... um, ah, how can I get control back of my
pictures please????
>
> Re-Na Hanson
> Arkansas USA
>
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