When you go to click on a photo, and some goofy program you really don't like opens your photos instead of Windows Photo viewer or Adobe Photoshop, or whatever your favorite photo viewer is, it is very frustrating.
The way this happens is when you install new software (knowingly or unknowingly) for things like your camera, scanner or printer. Many times the installation of one of these devices installs what they think is a cool photo editing tool.
When it installs the program, it may or may not ask you if you want all images or photos to be "associated" with this new photo program. At this point you can say no if you have a program you like better.
Another way to avoid this is to only install the drivers for the camera, scanner or printer. One other option is to do an "advanced" install where you can pick what you want to install, and just uncheck the new photo program so it never even installs.
But, if it is too late, here is how you can fix it so another program opens a particular type of file. This is not just for photos, this works for documents, music, anything that opens with a program.
Windows XP
Open the folder that contains the file you want to change.
Right-click the file that you want to change, and then, depending on the type of file, either click
Open With or point to Open With and then click Choose Program.
Click the program that you want to use to open this file.
Do one of the following:
- If you want all files of that type to open in the same software program, select the Always use the selected program to open this kind of file check box, and then click OK.
- If you want only that file to open in the software program this one time, clear the Always use the selected program to open this kind of file check box, and then click OK.
Windows Vista
Open the folder that contains the file you want to change.
Right-click the file that you want to change, and then, depending on the type of file, either click
Open With or point to Open With and then click Choose Default Program.
Click the program that you want to use to open this file.
Do one of the following: - If you want all files of that type to open in the same software program, select the Always use the selected program to open this kind of file check box, and then click OK.
- If you want only that file to open in the software program this one time, clear the Always use the selected program to open this kind of file check box, and then click OK.
Note on both XP and VISTA
If you do not see the program you want in the list, click on the browse button, and go to your Program Files Folder. Look for the folder name of the program you want. Open that folder, and look for the main program icon. Usually it will have the .exe at the end of the name. For example Microsoft word is WINWORD.EXE. There may be more than one choice, pick the best sounding one for the program.
If it is wrong, it just won't open the file. Then go back and try the other .exe files and you will eventually get the right one.
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