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Old February 8th, 2005, 10:47 PM
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I am upgrading from Office XP to Office 2003. After the upgrade, many users
no longer have file associations for .jpg, .gif and .bmp. Apparently "Photo
Editor" has been deleted and replaced by "Microsoft Office Picture Manager".
The problem is that Picture Manager is not taking over the file associations.

I know I could add the registry keys to the transform that would create the
association. The problem with this is that Photoshop users want .jpg files
to open in Photoshop.

I am looking for a solution where these file types will be associated with
Picture Manager if they were previously associated with Photo Editor but not
if they were associated with another application.
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Hello,

Thank you for posting.

From your post, my understanding of this issue is: After upgrading Office
XP to Office 2003, image file associations are no longer configured as you
like. You would like image files other than .jpg to be associated with MS
Office Picture Manager, and to have .jpg files associated with Photoshop.
If this is not correct, please feel free to let me know.

In order to assiociate image files with MS Office Picture Manager, you can
change these settings in the Picture Manager (by default Start Programs
Microsoft Office Microsoft Office Tools Microsoft Office Picture
Manager). When the Picture Manager is opened for the first time, you
should be prompted with a file association dialog box where you can adjust
these settings. If you are not, you can open this dialog from the tools
menu (tools File Types). In this dialog, you can associate image files
with the picture manager.

To ensure that .jpg files are opened with Adobe Photoshop, you can shift +
right click a file in Windows Explorer, select 'Open with' and 'Choose
Program'. In the Open With dialog box, select Photoshop and tick the
'Always use the selected program to open this kind of file' option.

Please let me know if you have any other concerns, or need anything else.

Hope this helps!

Sincerely,

Dana Brash
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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I am upgrading from Office XP to Office 2003. After the upgrade, many

users
no longer have file associations for .jpg, .gif and .bmp. Apparently

"Photo
Editor" has been deleted and replaced by "Microsoft Office Picture

Manager".
The problem is that Picture Manager is not taking over the file

associations.

I know I could add the registry keys to the transform that would create

the
association. The problem with this is that Photoshop users want .jpg

files
to open in Photoshop.

I am looking for a solution where these file types will be associated with
Picture Manager if they were previously associated with Photo Editor but

not
if they were associated with another application.


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Old February 11th, 2005, 09:57 PM
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Your understanding is not correct. After the upgrade, .jpg .gif .bmp file
associations gone. Since Photo Editor from Office XP is being upgraded to
Picture Manager from Office 2003, these associations should automatically be
re-associated to Picture Manager. I am deploying to over 600 users and do
not want to manually create the associations for every user.

How do you configure the upgrade install to correctly and automatically move
the file association of .jpg, .gif and .bmp from Photo Editor to Microsoft
Office Picture Manager.


"Dana Brash [MSFT]" wrote:

Hello,

Thank you for posting.

From your post, my understanding of this issue is: After upgrading Office
XP to Office 2003, image file associations are no longer configured as you
like. You would like image files other than .jpg to be associated with MS
Office Picture Manager, and to have .jpg files associated with Photoshop.
If this is not correct, please feel free to let me know.

In order to assiociate image files with MS Office Picture Manager, you can
change these settings in the Picture Manager (by default Start Programs
Microsoft Office Microsoft Office Tools Microsoft Office Picture
Manager). When the Picture Manager is opened for the first time, you
should be prompted with a file association dialog box where you can adjust
these settings. If you are not, you can open this dialog from the tools
menu (tools File Types). In this dialog, you can associate image files
with the picture manager.

To ensure that .jpg files are opened with Adobe Photoshop, you can shift +
right click a file in Windows Explorer, select 'Open with' and 'Choose
Program'. In the Open With dialog box, select Photoshop and tick the
'Always use the selected program to open this kind of file' option.

Please let me know if you have any other concerns, or need anything else.

Hope this helps!

Sincerely,

Dana Brash
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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I am upgrading from Office XP to Office 2003. After the upgrade, many

users
no longer have file associations for .jpg, .gif and .bmp. Apparently

"Photo
Editor" has been deleted and replaced by "Microsoft Office Picture

Manager".
The problem is that Picture Manager is not taking over the file

associations.

I know I could add the registry keys to the transform that would create

the
association. The problem with this is that Photoshop users want .jpg

files
to open in Photoshop.

I am looking for a solution where these file types will be associated with
Picture Manager if they were previously associated with Photo Editor but

not
if they were associated with another application.



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Old February 14th, 2005, 03:53 AM
Dana Brash [MSFT]
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Hello,

Thank you for your prompt response, and I apologize for my delayed response
due to the weekend. I also apologize that I did not fully understand your
original concerns and provide a more thorough answer. I have performed
further research to more thoroughly answer your question.

When Office 2000 or Office XP is upgraded to Office System 2003, the
graphic file extensions associated with Microsoft Photo Editor are removed
even if the extensions have been re-associated with a different graphics
file handler. Although Office 2003 installs the Microsoft Office Picture
Manager, it does not automatically associate the graphics file extensions
during the installation.
Picture Manager offers the user a choice during the first run by the user.

Unfortunately, this is by design. It is a limitation in Windows installer
because it does not know the file association to keep it if it is
associated to something else.

There are several options to manage this scenario. Please choose the
option that best applies to your needs.

Option 1:
You can re-install Photo Editor on all the systems. This is essentially
rolling out an office installation through current methods and only
installing the Photo Editor component. To re-install Photo Editor please
follow the instructions in this link:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=817095

Option 2:
You can include the necessary registry settings in your MST by adding the
keys in CIW to associate the graphics files with the appropriate
applications. I have generated a sample script for you below. You should
generate your own script following these steps:

1. On a system that is configured with appropriate file associations,
export the following registry keys to file:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileExt
s\.bmp
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileExt
s\.gif
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileExt
s\.jpe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileExt
s\.jpeg
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileExt
s\.jpg
* you can of course add the keys for any other image files you want to
associate as well
** to export the keys, open regedit, browse to the key, right click and
choose export


2. Copy the resultant .reg file information into one .reg file, including
the "Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00" line only once at the top.

3. In CIW, on screen 12 of 24, Import the .reg file created in step #2.

Here is a sample file that I created from my system:
++++++//BEGIN FILE CUT BELOW LINE\\++++++++++++

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileEx
ts\.bmp]
"Application"="ois.exe"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileEx
ts\.bmp\OpenWithList]
"a"="mspaint.exe"
"MRUList"="dcba"
"b"="iexplore.exe"
"c"="shimgvw.dll"
"d"="OIS.EXE"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileEx
ts\.bmp\OpenWithProgids]
"Paint.Picture"=hex(0):

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileEx
ts\.jpg]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileEx
ts\.jpg\OpenWithList]
"a"="shimgvw.dll"
"MRUList"="ebadc"
"b"="mspaint.exe"
"c"="iexplore.exe"
"d"="msnmsgr.exe"
"e"="OIS.EXE"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileEx
ts\.jpg\OpenWithProgids]
"jpegfile"=hex(0):


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileEx
ts\.gif]
"Application"="ois.exe"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileEx
ts\.gif\OpenWithList]
"a"="shimgvw.dll"
"MRUList"="ebadc"
"b"="mspaint.exe"
"c"="iexplore.exe"
"d"="msnmsgr.exe"
"e"="OIS.EXE"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileEx
ts\.gif\OpenWithProgids]
"giffile"=hex(0):

++++++++++//END FILE CUT ABOVE LINE\\++++++++++++++++

Option 3:

If you have already rolled out the installation and would rather not
re-install office, you can publish a .bat file or implement it as a login
script to call the .reg file created above. The .bat file should include a
line to call the .reg with this syntax:
REGEDIT /S "\\servername\Sharename\name.reg"

Hope this helps!

Sincerely,

Dana Brash
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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Your understanding is not correct. After the upgrade, .jpg .gif .bmp file
associations gone. Since Photo Editor from Office XP is being upgraded to
Picture Manager from Office 2003, these associations should automatically

be
re-associated to Picture Manager. I am deploying to over 600 users and do
not want to manually create the associations for every user.

How do you configure the upgrade install to correctly and automatically

move
the file association of .jpg, .gif and .bmp from Photo Editor to Microsoft
Office Picture Manager.


"Dana Brash [MSFT]" wrote:

Hello,

Thank you for posting.

From your post, my understanding of this issue is: After upgrading

Office
XP to Office 2003, image file associations are no longer configured as

you
like. You would like image files other than .jpg to be associated with

MS
Office Picture Manager, and to have .jpg files associated with

Photoshop.
If this is not correct, please feel free to let me know.

In order to assiociate image files with MS Office Picture Manager, you

can
change these settings in the Picture Manager (by default Start

Programs
Microsoft Office Microsoft Office Tools Microsoft Office Picture
Manager). When the Picture Manager is opened for the first time, you
should be prompted with a file association dialog box where you can

adjust
these settings. If you are not, you can open this dialog from the tools
menu (tools File Types). In this dialog, you can associate image

files
with the picture manager.

To ensure that .jpg files are opened with Adobe Photoshop, you can shift

+
right click a file in Windows Explorer, select 'Open with' and 'Choose
Program'. In the Open With dialog box, select Photoshop and tick the
'Always use the selected program to open this kind of file' option.

Please let me know if you have any other concerns, or need anything else.

Hope this helps!

Sincerely,

Dana Brash
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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Microsoft technology partners in the United States and Canada.

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BCPS:

https://partner.microsoft.com/US/tec...rview/40010469
Others:

https://partner.microsoft.com/US/tec...pportoverview/

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I am upgrading from Office XP to Office 2003. After the upgrade, many

users
no longer have file associations for .jpg, .gif and .bmp. Apparently

"Photo
Editor" has been deleted and replaced by "Microsoft Office Picture

Manager".
The problem is that Picture Manager is not taking over the file

associations.

I know I could add the registry keys to the transform that would create

the
association. The problem with this is that Photoshop users want .jpg

files
to open in Photoshop.

I am looking for a solution where these file types will be associated

with
Picture Manager if they were previously associated with Photo Editor

but
not
if they were associated with another application.





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Old February 14th, 2005, 02:43 PM
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Hi F.,

Did you get the same result if you do a test machine
with a manual install?

Graphics programs have a reputation for being 'grabby'
(taking over the associations on install).

There isn't a built in provision in the Custom Installation
Wizard screens for Office 2003 if the 'open with'
settings aren't migrating that I recall. There also
wasn't one for MS Office PhotoEditor. Photo Editor
tended to takeover the associations, where MS Office Picture Manager
tends to leave them off by default.

As you mentioned in your original post you can add the
registry entries, and you could probably use the
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileExts
list and set the MRU value to OIS (the Office Picture Manager)
or to Photoshop as the first entry for each file type
and use either different MST files or different OPS files
based on the user having or not having Photoshop, or
save the previous reg key and replace the entries in
the 'openwithlist' (edit replace in the reg file)
that read 'photoed.exe' with 'ois.exe' although
you may also have to update the HKEY_Classes_Root
associations reg entries, or you may want to consider
having a .reg key that Photoshop folks can use to
'reset' their graphics associations after the install.


========
"fbartrom" wrote in message ...
Your understanding is not correct. After the upgrade, .jpg .gif .bmp file
associations gone. Since Photo Editor from Office XP is being upgraded to
Picture Manager from Office 2003, these associations should automatically be
re-associated to Picture Manager. I am deploying to over 600 users and do
not want to manually create the associations for every user.

How do you configure the upgrade install to correctly and automatically move
the file association of .jpg, .gif and .bmp from Photo Editor to Microsoft
Office Picture Manager.
--
Let us know if this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

Office 2003 Editions explained
http://www.microsoft.com/uk/office/editions.mspx


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Old February 16th, 2005, 02:37 AM
Dana Brash [MSFT]
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Hello,

Just want to write in to see if you have opportunity to review my previous
post. Thanks also to Bob for his contribution.

Please drop me a quick note at your convenience to let me know the current
status of this issue. If you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to
let me know.

Thanks, and have a great day!

Sincerely,
Dana

Dana Brash
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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Hello,

Thank you for your prompt response, and I apologize for my delayed

response
due to the weekend. I also apologize that I did not fully understand your
original concerns and provide a more thorough answer. I have performed
further research to more thoroughly answer your question.

When Office 2000 or Office XP is upgraded to Office System 2003, the
graphic file extensions associated with Microsoft Photo Editor are removed
even if the extensions have been re-associated with a different graphics
file handler. Although Office 2003 installs the Microsoft Office Picture
Manager, it does not automatically associate the graphics file extensions
during the installation.
Picture Manager offers the user a choice during the first run by the user.

Unfortunately, this is by design. It is a limitation in Windows installer
because it does not know the file association to keep it if it is
associated to something else.

There are several options to manage this scenario. Please choose the
option that best applies to your needs.

Option 1:
You can re-install Photo Editor on all the systems. This is essentially
rolling out an office installation through current methods and only
installing the Photo Editor component. To re-install Photo Editor please
follow the instructions in this link:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=817095

Option 2:
You can include the necessary registry settings in your MST by adding the
keys in CIW to associate the graphics files with the appropriate
applications. I have generated a sample script for you below. You should
generate your own script following these steps:

1. On a system that is configured with appropriate file associations,
export the following registry keys to file:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\FileEx

t
s\.bmp
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\FileEx

t
s\.gif
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\FileEx

t
s\.jpe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\FileEx

t
s\.jpeg
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\FileEx

t
s\.jpg
* you can of course add the keys for any other image files you want to
associate as well
** to export the keys, open regedit, browse to the key, right click and
choose export


2. Copy the resultant .reg file information into one .reg file, including
the "Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00" line only once at the top.

3. In CIW, on screen 12 of 24, Import the .reg file created in step #2.

Here is a sample file that I created from my system:
++++++//BEGIN FILE CUT BELOW LINE\\++++++++++++

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileE

x
ts\.bmp]
"Application"="ois.exe"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileE

x
ts\.bmp\OpenWithList]
"a"="mspaint.exe"
"MRUList"="dcba"
"b"="iexplore.exe"
"c"="shimgvw.dll"
"d"="OIS.EXE"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileE

x
ts\.bmp\OpenWithProgids]
"Paint.Picture"=hex(0):

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileE

x
ts\.jpg]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileE

x
ts\.jpg\OpenWithList]
"a"="shimgvw.dll"
"MRUList"="ebadc"
"b"="mspaint.exe"
"c"="iexplore.exe"
"d"="msnmsgr.exe"
"e"="OIS.EXE"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileE

x
ts\.jpg\OpenWithProgids]
"jpegfile"=hex(0):


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileE

x
ts\.gif]
"Application"="ois.exe"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileE

x
ts\.gif\OpenWithList]
"a"="shimgvw.dll"
"MRUList"="ebadc"
"b"="mspaint.exe"
"c"="iexplore.exe"
"d"="msnmsgr.exe"
"e"="OIS.EXE"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileE

x
ts\.gif\OpenWithProgids]
"giffile"=hex(0):

++++++++++//END FILE CUT ABOVE LINE\\++++++++++++++++

Option 3:

If you have already rolled out the installation and would rather not
re-install office, you can publish a .bat file or implement it as a login
script to call the .reg file created above. The .bat file should include

a
line to call the .reg with this syntax:
REGEDIT /S "\\servername\Sharename\name.reg"

Hope this helps!

Sincerely,

Dana Brash
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Your understanding is not correct. After the upgrade, .jpg .gif .bmp

file
associations gone. Since Photo Editor from Office XP is being upgraded

to
Picture Manager from Office 2003, these associations should automatically

be
re-associated to Picture Manager. I am deploying to over 600 users and

do
not want to manually create the associations for every user.

How do you configure the upgrade install to correctly and automatically

move
the file association of .jpg, .gif and .bmp from Photo Editor to

Microsoft
Office Picture Manager.


"Dana Brash [MSFT]" wrote:

Hello,

Thank you for posting.

From your post, my understanding of this issue is: After upgrading

Office
XP to Office 2003, image file associations are no longer configured as

you
like. You would like image files other than .jpg to be associated with

MS
Office Picture Manager, and to have .jpg files associated with

Photoshop.
If this is not correct, please feel free to let me know.

In order to assiociate image files with MS Office Picture Manager, you

can
change these settings in the Picture Manager (by default Start

Programs
Microsoft Office Microsoft Office Tools Microsoft Office Picture
Manager). When the Picture Manager is opened for the first time, you
should be prompted with a file association dialog box where you can

adjust
these settings. If you are not, you can open this dialog from the

tools
menu (tools File Types). In this dialog, you can associate image

files
with the picture manager.

To ensure that .jpg files are opened with Adobe Photoshop, you can

shift
+
right click a file in Windows Explorer, select 'Open with' and 'Choose
Program'. In the Open With dialog box, select Photoshop and tick the
'Always use the selected program to open this kind of file' option.

Please let me know if you have any other concerns, or need anything

else.

Hope this helps!

Sincerely,

Dana Brash
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I am upgrading from Office XP to Office 2003. After the upgrade, many
users
no longer have file associations for .jpg, .gif and .bmp. Apparently
"Photo
Editor" has been deleted and replaced by "Microsoft Office Picture
Manager".
The problem is that Picture Manager is not taking over the file
associations.

I know I could add the registry keys to the transform that would

create
the
association. The problem with this is that Photoshop users want .jpg
files
to open in Photoshop.

I am looking for a solution where these file types will be associated

with
Picture Manager if they were previously associated with Photo Editor

but
not
if they were associated with another application.







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It didn't work. I am checking into the additional registry keys in
HKEY_Classes_Root that Bob mentioned.

"Dana Brash [MSFT]" wrote:

Hello,

Just want to write in to see if you have opportunity to review my previous
post. Thanks also to Bob for his contribution.

Please drop me a quick note at your convenience to let me know the current
status of this issue. If you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to
let me know.

Thanks, and have a great day!

Sincerely,
Dana

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Hello,

Thank you for your prompt response, and I apologize for my delayed

response
due to the weekend. I also apologize that I did not fully understand your
original concerns and provide a more thorough answer. I have performed
further research to more thoroughly answer your question.

When Office 2000 or Office XP is upgraded to Office System 2003, the
graphic file extensions associated with Microsoft Photo Editor are removed
even if the extensions have been re-associated with a different graphics
file handler. Although Office 2003 installs the Microsoft Office Picture
Manager, it does not automatically associate the graphics file extensions
during the installation.
Picture Manager offers the user a choice during the first run by the user.

Unfortunately, this is by design. It is a limitation in Windows installer
because it does not know the file association to keep it if it is
associated to something else.

There are several options to manage this scenario. Please choose the
option that best applies to your needs.

Option 1:
You can re-install Photo Editor on all the systems. This is essentially
rolling out an office installation through current methods and only
installing the Photo Editor component. To re-install Photo Editor please
follow the instructions in this link:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=817095

Option 2:
You can include the necessary registry settings in your MST by adding the
keys in CIW to associate the graphics files with the appropriate
applications. I have generated a sample script for you below. You should
generate your own script following these steps:

1. On a system that is configured with appropriate file associations,
export the following registry keys to file:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\FileEx

t
s\.bmp
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\FileEx

t
s\.gif
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\FileEx

t
s\.jpe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\FileEx

t
s\.jpeg
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\FileEx

t
s\.jpg
* you can of course add the keys for any other image files you want to
associate as well
** to export the keys, open regedit, browse to the key, right click and
choose export


2. Copy the resultant .reg file information into one .reg file, including
the "Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00" line only once at the top.

3. In CIW, on screen 12 of 24, Import the .reg file created in step #2.

Here is a sample file that I created from my system:
++++++//BEGIN FILE CUT BELOW LINE\\++++++++++++

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileE

x
ts\.bmp]
"Application"="ois.exe"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileE

x
ts\.bmp\OpenWithList]
"a"="mspaint.exe"
"MRUList"="dcba"
"b"="iexplore.exe"
"c"="shimgvw.dll"
"d"="OIS.EXE"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileE

x
ts\.bmp\OpenWithProgids]
"Paint.Picture"=hex(0):

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileE

x
ts\.jpg]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileE

x
ts\.jpg\OpenWithList]
"a"="shimgvw.dll"
"MRUList"="ebadc"
"b"="mspaint.exe"
"c"="iexplore.exe"
"d"="msnmsgr.exe"
"e"="OIS.EXE"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileE

x
ts\.jpg\OpenWithProgids]
"jpegfile"=hex(0):


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileE

x
ts\.gif]
"Application"="ois.exe"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileE

x
ts\.gif\OpenWithList]
"a"="shimgvw.dll"
"MRUList"="ebadc"
"b"="mspaint.exe"
"c"="iexplore.exe"
"d"="msnmsgr.exe"
"e"="OIS.EXE"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileE

x
ts\.gif\OpenWithProgids]
"giffile"=hex(0):

++++++++++//END FILE CUT ABOVE LINE\\++++++++++++++++

Option 3:

If you have already rolled out the installation and would rather not
re-install office, you can publish a .bat file or implement it as a login
script to call the .reg file created above. The .bat file should include

a
line to call the .reg with this syntax:
REGEDIT /S "\\servername\Sharename\name.reg"

Hope this helps!

Sincerely,

Dana Brash
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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Your understanding is not correct. After the upgrade, .jpg .gif .bmp

file
associations gone. Since Photo Editor from Office XP is being upgraded

to
Picture Manager from Office 2003, these associations should automatically

be
re-associated to Picture Manager. I am deploying to over 600 users and

do
not want to manually create the associations for every user.

How do you configure the upgrade install to correctly and automatically

move
the file association of .jpg, .gif and .bmp from Photo Editor to

Microsoft
Office Picture Manager.


"Dana Brash [MSFT]" wrote:

Hello,

Thank you for posting.

From your post, my understanding of this issue is: After upgrading

Office
XP to Office 2003, image file associations are no longer configured as

you
like. You would like image files other than .jpg to be associated with

MS
Office Picture Manager, and to have .jpg files associated with

Photoshop.
If this is not correct, please feel free to let me know.

In order to assiociate image files with MS Office Picture Manager, you

can
change these settings in the Picture Manager (by default Start

Programs
Microsoft Office Microsoft Office Tools Microsoft Office Picture
Manager). When the Picture Manager is opened for the first time, you
should be prompted with a file association dialog box where you can

adjust
these settings. If you are not, you can open this dialog from the

tools
menu (tools File Types). In this dialog, you can associate image

files
with the picture manager.

To ensure that .jpg files are opened with Adobe Photoshop, you can

shift
+
right click a file in Windows Explorer, select 'Open with' and 'Choose
Program'. In the Open With dialog box, select Photoshop and tick the
'Always use the selected program to open this kind of file' option.

Please let me know if you have any other concerns, or need anything

else.

Hope this helps!

Sincerely,

Dana Brash
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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situations. This benefit is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to

all
Microsoft technology partners in the United States and Canada.

This and other support options are available he
BCPS:

https://partner.microsoft.com/US/tec...rview/40010469
Others:

https://partner.microsoft.com/US/tec...pportoverview/

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I am upgrading from Office XP to Office 2003. After the upgrade, many
users
no longer have file associations for .jpg, .gif and .bmp. Apparently
"Photo
Editor" has been deleted and replaced by "Microsoft Office Picture
Manager".
The problem is that Picture Manager is not taking over the file
associations.

I know I could add the registry keys to the transform that would

create
the
association. The problem with this is that Photoshop users want .jpg
files
to open in Photoshop.

I am looking for a solution where these file types will be associated

with
Picture Manager if they were previously associated with Photo Editor

but
not
if they were associated with another application.








  #9  
Old February 17th, 2005, 02:05 AM
Dana Brash [MSFT]
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Hi,

Thanks for your response, and I'm sorry to hear that the steps I provided
did not resolve the issue for you.

I look forward to hearing how things go with Bob's suggested addition. If
possible, please let me know which of the 3 options you were trying, what
steps you followed, and what the actual results were. I would be very
happy to continue working on solving this problem with you. Please provide
me with this further information so that I may continue my research.

Thanks very much!

Sincerely,

Dana Brash
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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It didn't work. I am checking into the additional registry keys in
HKEY_Classes_Root that Bob mentioned.

"Dana Brash [MSFT]" wrote:

Hello,

Just want to write in to see if you have opportunity to review my

previous
post. Thanks also to Bob for his contribution.

Please drop me a quick note at your convenience to let me know the

current
status of this issue. If you have any concerns, please do not hesitate

to
let me know.

Thanks, and have a great day!

Sincerely,
Dana

Dana Brash
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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Hello,

Thank you for your prompt response, and I apologize for my delayed

response
due to the weekend. I also apologize that I did not fully understand

your
original concerns and provide a more thorough answer. I have performed
further research to more thoroughly answer your question.

When Office 2000 or Office XP is upgraded to Office System 2003, the
graphic file extensions associated with Microsoft Photo Editor are

removed
even if the extensions have been re-associated with a different

graphics
file handler. Although Office 2003 installs the Microsoft Office

Picture
Manager, it does not automatically associate the graphics file

extensions
during the installation.
Picture Manager offers the user a choice during the first run by the

user.

Unfortunately, this is by design. It is a limitation in Windows

installer
because it does not know the file association to keep it if it is
associated to something else.

There are several options to manage this scenario. Please choose the
option that best applies to your needs.

Option 1:
You can re-install Photo Editor on all the systems. This is

essentially
rolling out an office installation through current methods and only
installing the Photo Editor component. To re-install Photo Editor

please
follow the instructions in this link:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=817095

Option 2:
You can include the necessary registry settings in your MST by adding

the
keys in CIW to associate the graphics files with the appropriate
applications. I have generated a sample script for you below. You

should
generate your own script following these steps:

1. On a system that is configured with appropriate file associations,
export the following registry keys to file:


HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\FileEx
t
s\.bmp


HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\FileEx
t
s\.gif


HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\FileEx
t
s\.jpe


HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\FileEx
t
s\.jpeg


HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\FileEx
t
s\.jpg
* you can of course add the keys for any other image files you want

to
associate as well
** to export the keys, open regedit, browse to the key, right click

and
choose export


2. Copy the resultant .reg file information into one .reg file,

including
the "Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00" line only once at the top.

3. In CIW, on screen 12 of 24, Import the .reg file created in step #2.

Here is a sample file that I created from my system:
++++++//BEGIN FILE CUT BELOW LINE\\++++++++++++

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileE
x
ts\.bmp]
"Application"="ois.exe"


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileE
x
ts\.bmp\OpenWithList]
"a"="mspaint.exe"
"MRUList"="dcba"
"b"="iexplore.exe"
"c"="shimgvw.dll"
"d"="OIS.EXE"


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileE
x
ts\.bmp\OpenWithProgids]
"Paint.Picture"=hex(0):


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileE
x
ts\.jpg]


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileE
x
ts\.jpg\OpenWithList]
"a"="shimgvw.dll"
"MRUList"="ebadc"
"b"="mspaint.exe"
"c"="iexplore.exe"
"d"="msnmsgr.exe"
"e"="OIS.EXE"


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileE
x
ts\.jpg\OpenWithProgids]
"jpegfile"=hex(0):



[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileE
x
ts\.gif]
"Application"="ois.exe"


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileE
x
ts\.gif\OpenWithList]
"a"="shimgvw.dll"
"MRUList"="ebadc"
"b"="mspaint.exe"
"c"="iexplore.exe"
"d"="msnmsgr.exe"
"e"="OIS.EXE"


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileE
x
ts\.gif\OpenWithProgids]
"giffile"=hex(0):

++++++++++//END FILE CUT ABOVE LINE\\++++++++++++++++

Option 3:

If you have already rolled out the installation and would rather not
re-install office, you can publish a .bat file or implement it as a

login
script to call the .reg file created above. The .bat file should

include
a
line to call the .reg with this syntax:
REGEDIT /S "\\servername\Sharename\name.reg"

Hope this helps!

Sincerely,

Dana Brash
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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Your understanding is not correct. After the upgrade, .jpg .gif .bmp

file
associations gone. Since Photo Editor from Office XP is being

upgraded
to
Picture Manager from Office 2003, these associations should

automatically
be
re-associated to Picture Manager. I am deploying to over 600 users

and
do
not want to manually create the associations for every user.

How do you configure the upgrade install to correctly and

automatically
move
the file association of .jpg, .gif and .bmp from Photo Editor to

Microsoft
Office Picture Manager.


"Dana Brash [MSFT]" wrote:

Hello,

Thank you for posting.

From your post, my understanding of this issue is: After upgrading
Office
XP to Office 2003, image file associations are no longer configured

as
you
like. You would like image files other than .jpg to be associated

with
MS
Office Picture Manager, and to have .jpg files associated with
Photoshop.
If this is not correct, please feel free to let me know.

In order to assiociate image files with MS Office Picture Manager,

you
can
change these settings in the Picture Manager (by default Start
Programs
Microsoft Office Microsoft Office Tools Microsoft Office Picture
Manager). When the Picture Manager is opened for the first time,

you
should be prompted with a file association dialog box where you can
adjust
these settings. If you are not, you can open this dialog from the

tools
menu (tools File Types). In this dialog, you can associate image
files
with the picture manager.

To ensure that .jpg files are opened with Adobe Photoshop, you can

shift
+
right click a file in Windows Explorer, select 'Open with' and

'Choose
Program'. In the Open With dialog box, select Photoshop and tick

the
'Always use the selected program to open this kind of file' option.

Please let me know if you have any other concerns, or need anything

else.

Hope this helps!

Sincerely,

Dana Brash
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I am upgrading from Office XP to Office 2003. After the upgrade,

many
users
no longer have file associations for .jpg, .gif and .bmp.

Apparently
"Photo
Editor" has been deleted and replaced by "Microsoft Office Picture
Manager".
The problem is that Picture Manager is not taking over the file
associations.

I know I could add the registry keys to the transform that would

create
the
association. The problem with this is that Photoshop users want

.jpg
files
to open in Photoshop.

I am looking for a solution where these file types will be

associated
with
Picture Manager if they were previously associated with Photo

Editor
but
not
if they were associated with another application.










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I am taking the approach to add the registry keys to the transform for the
systems I have not deployed yet. I have a large number of stations that are
already deployed and I will push the registry change to them using SMS.

The important keys to add are apparently in HKCR. I am using Regmon to find
out exactly what is changing as I set the File Type in Picture Manager. For
instance with the jpeg the "HKCR\.jpg" and "HKCR\OISjpegfile"registry trees
are changing and the
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\FileExt" registry setting is not change by the Picture Manager Process.

Based on my research, here is the regfile that will set .bmp, .gif. .jpe,
..jpeg, .jpg and .png files to open with Picture Manager. Now I have to get
it into my transform and test it on my VM, but first I need some shut eye.
=======================================
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bmp]
@="OISbmpfile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.gif]
@="OISgiffile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpe]
@="OISjpegfile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpeg]
@="OISjpegfile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpg]
@="OISjpegfile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.png]
@="OISpngfile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\OISbmpfile]
@="Bitmap Image"
"EditFlags"=hex:00,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\OISbmpfile\DefaultIcon]
@="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\MSOFxp\\OFFICE11\\ois.exe\",3 "

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\OISbmpfile\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\OISbmpfile\shell\Edit]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\OISbmpfile\shell\Edit\command]
@="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\MSOFxp\\OFFICE11\\ois.exe\" /shellEdit \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\OISbmpfile\shell\Open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\OISbmpfile\shell\Open\command]
@="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\MSOFxp\\OFFICE11\\ois.exe\" /shellOpen \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\OISbmpfile\shell\Preview]
,-550"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\OISbmpfile\shell\Preview\command]
@="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\MSOFxp\\OFFICE11\\ois.exe\" /shellPreview \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\OISgiffile]
@="GIF Image"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\OISgiffile\DefaultIcon]
@="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\MSOFxp\\OFFICE11\\ois.exe\",2 "

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\OISgiffile\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\OISgiffile\shell\Edit]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\OISgiffile\shell\Edit\command]
@="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\MSOFxp\\OFFICE11\\ois.exe\" /shellEdit \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\OISgiffile\shell\Open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\OISgiffile\shell\Open\command]
@="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\MSOFxp\\OFFICE11\\ois.exe\" /shellOpen \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\OISgiffile\shell\Preview]
,-550"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\OISgiffile\shell\Preview\command]
@="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\MSOFxp\\OFFICE11\\ois.exe\" /shellPreview \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\OISjpegfile]
@="JPEG Image"
"EditFlags"=hex:00,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\OISjpegfile\DefaultIcon]
@="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\MSOFxp\\OFFICE11\\ois.exe\",1 "

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\OISjpegfile\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\OISjpegfile\shell\Edit]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\OISjpegfile\shell\Edit\command]
@="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\MSOFxp\\OFFICE11\\ois.exe\" /shellEdit \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\OISjpegfile\shell\Open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\OISjpegfile\shell\Open\command]
@="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\MSOFxp\\OFFICE11\\ois.exe\" /shellOpen \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\OISjpegfile\shell\Preview]
,-550"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\OISjpegfile\shell\Preview\comman d]
@="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\MSOFxp\\OFFICE11\\ois.exe\" /shellPreview \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\OISpngfile]
@="PNG Image"
"EditFlags"=hex:00,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\OISpngfile\DefaultIcon]
@="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\MSOFxp\\OFFICE11\\ois.exe\",4 "

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\OISpngfile\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\OISpngfile\shell\Edit]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\OISpngfile\shell\Edit\command]
@="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\MSOFxp\\OFFICE11\\ois.exe\" /shellEdit \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\OISpngfile\shell\Open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\OISpngfile\shell\Open\command]
@="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\MSOFxp\\OFFICE11\\ois.exe\" /shellOpen \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\OISpngfile\shell\Preview]
,-550"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\OISpngfile\shell\Preview\command]
@="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\MSOFxp\\OFFICE11\\ois.exe\" /shellPreview \"%1\""
=======================================


"Dana Brash [MSFT]" wrote:

Hi,

Thanks for your response, and I'm sorry to hear that the steps I provided
did not resolve the issue for you.

I look forward to hearing how things go with Bob's suggested addition. If
possible, please let me know which of the 3 options you were trying, what
steps you followed, and what the actual results were. I would be very
happy to continue working on solving this problem with you. Please provide
me with this further information so that I may continue my research.

Thanks very much!

Sincerely,

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It didn't work. I am checking into the additional registry keys in
HKEY_Classes_Root that Bob mentioned.

"Dana Brash [MSFT]" wrote:

Hello,

Just want to write in to see if you have opportunity to review my

previous
post. Thanks also to Bob for his contribution.

Please drop me a quick note at your convenience to let me know the

current
status of this issue. If you have any concerns, please do not hesitate

to
let me know.

Thanks, and have a great day!

Sincerely,
Dana

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Hello,

Thank you for your prompt response, and I apologize for my delayed
response
due to the weekend. I also apologize that I did not fully understand

your
original concerns and provide a more thorough answer. I have performed
further research to more thoroughly answer your question.

When Office 2000 or Office XP is upgraded to Office System 2003, the
graphic file extensions associated with Microsoft Photo Editor are

removed
even if the extensions have been re-associated with a different

graphics
file handler. Although Office 2003 installs the Microsoft Office

Picture
Manager, it does not automatically associate the graphics file

extensions
during the installation.
Picture Manager offers the user a choice during the first run by the

user.

Unfortunately, this is by design. It is a limitation in Windows

installer
because it does not know the file association to keep it if it is
associated to something else.

There are several options to manage this scenario. Please choose the
option that best applies to your needs.

Option 1:
You can re-install Photo Editor on all the systems. This is

essentially
rolling out an office installation through current methods and only
installing the Photo Editor component. To re-install Photo Editor

please
follow the instructions in this link:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=817095

Option 2:
You can include the necessary registry settings in your MST by adding

the
keys in CIW to associate the graphics files with the appropriate
applications. I have generated a sample script for you below. You

should
generate your own script following these steps:

1. On a system that is configured with appropriate file associations,
export the following registry keys to file:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\FileEx
t
s\.bmp

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\FileEx
t
s\.gif

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\FileEx
t
s\.jpe

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\FileEx
t
s\.jpeg

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\FileEx
t
s\.jpg
* you can of course add the keys for any other image files you want

to
associate as well
** to export the keys, open regedit, browse to the key, right click

and
choose export


2. Copy the resultant .reg file information into one .reg file,

including
the "Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00" line only once at the top.

3. In CIW, on screen 12 of 24, Import the .reg file created in step #2.

Here is a sample file that I created from my system:
++++++//BEGIN FILE CUT BELOW LINE\\++++++++++++

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileE
x
ts\.bmp]
"Application"="ois.exe"


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileE
x
ts\.bmp\OpenWithList]
"a"="mspaint.exe"
"MRUList"="dcba"
"b"="iexplore.exe"
"c"="shimgvw.dll"
"d"="OIS.EXE"


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileE
x
ts\.bmp\OpenWithProgids]
"Paint.Picture"=hex(0):


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileE
x
ts\.jpg]


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileE
x
ts\.jpg\OpenWithList]
"a"="shimgvw.dll"
"MRUList"="ebadc"
"b"="mspaint.exe"
"c"="iexplore.exe"
"d"="msnmsgr.exe"
"e"="OIS.EXE"


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileE
x
ts\.jpg\OpenWithProgids]
"jpegfile"=hex(0):



[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileE
x
ts\.gif]
"Application"="ois.exe"


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileE
x
ts\.gif\OpenWithList]
"a"="shimgvw.dll"
"MRUList"="ebadc"
"b"="mspaint.exe"
"c"="iexplore.exe"
"d"="msnmsgr.exe"
"e"="OIS.EXE"


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileE
x
ts\.gif\OpenWithProgids]
"giffile"=hex(0):

++++++++++//END FILE CUT ABOVE LINE\\++++++++++++++++

Option 3:

If you have already rolled out the installation and would rather not
re-install office, you can publish a .bat file or implement it as a

login
script to call the .reg file created above. The .bat file should

include
a
line to call the .reg with this syntax:
REGEDIT /S "\\servername\Sharename\name.reg"

Hope this helps!

Sincerely,

Dana Brash
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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Your understanding is not correct. After the upgrade, .jpg .gif .bmp
file
associations gone. Since Photo Editor from Office XP is being

upgraded
to
Picture Manager from Office 2003, these associations should

automatically
be
re-associated to Picture Manager. I am deploying to over 600 users

and
do
not want to manually create the associations for every user.

How do you configure the upgrade install to correctly and

automatically
move
the file association of .jpg, .gif and .bmp from Photo Editor to
Microsoft
Office Picture Manager.


"Dana Brash [MSFT]" wrote:

Hello,

Thank you for posting.

From your post, my understanding of this issue is: After upgrading
Office
XP to Office 2003, image file associations are no longer configured

as
you
like. You would like image files other than .jpg to be associated

with
MS
Office Picture Manager, and to have .jpg files associated with
Photoshop.
If this is not correct, please feel free to let me know.

In order to assiociate image files with MS Office Picture Manager,

you
can
change these settings in the Picture Manager (by default Start
Programs
Microsoft Office Microsoft Office Tools Microsoft Office Picture
Manager). When the Picture Manager is opened for the first time,

you
should be prompted with a file association dialog box where you can
adjust
these settings. If you are not, you can open this dialog from the
tools
menu (tools File Types). In this dialog, you can associate image
files
with the picture manager.

To ensure that .jpg files are opened with Adobe Photoshop, you can
shift
+
right click a file in Windows Explorer, select 'Open with' and

'Choose
Program'. In the Open With dialog box, select Photoshop and tick

the
'Always use the selected program to open this kind of file' option.

Please let me know if you have any other concerns, or need anything
else.

Hope this helps!

Sincerely,

Dana Brash
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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I am upgrading from Office XP to Office 2003. After the upgrade,

many
users
no longer have file associations for .jpg, .gif and .bmp.

Apparently
"Photo
Editor" has been deleted and replaced by "Microsoft Office Picture
Manager".
The problem is that Picture Manager is not taking over the file
associations.

I know I could add the registry keys to the transform that would
create
the
association. The problem with this is that Photoshop users want

.jpg
files
to open in Photoshop.

I am looking for a solution where these file types will be

associated
with
Picture Manager if they were previously associated with Photo

Editor
but
not
if they were associated with another application.











 




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