How to change program association in Windows XP?

Question

When I click on JPG file, Windows automatically starts Adobe Photoshop to view the picture. It takes forever to load. I want to change it to some other program that loads faster. Two questions:

1. How do I change the program association for JPG and other picture files in Windows?

2. Any recomendations for an image viewing program that loads fast?

Thank you very much!

Answer 1

Goto Control Panel, then look for folder options.. open that.. then goto file types.. scroll down and find jpgs and then choose EI OR windows image viewer. i like windows picture and fax viewer or Internet explorer to open jpgs.

Answer 2

A quick way to change the program is to right click on a JPG and choose properties. When it opens click on customize And then change the Icon where it says open with. if you don't see the program in the window, choose other. That will take you to all programs. There you just high light the one you want and click OK. As for the speed, the first person has said it all. My favorite photo program is "Coral Photo House".

Answer 3

Your problem with opening Adobe may not be solved by another program. Is your RAM overloaded when you attempt this or any download? Try some housecleaning:

- Many users are not aware of how much RAM is used by wallpaper and/or a screensaver full of graphics. They run in the background and consume memory. (I have only 512mb RAM, run multiple programs simultaneously, and have set my wallpaper and screensaver to blank.)

I don’t do games, but I do know they are primarily graphics which need and use a lot of memory.

- How many programs do you load at startup? Maybe you should check it out and ensure you are running just what you need.
To do this: cl Start, cl Settings, cl Taskbar and Start Menu.
-cl Start Menu, cl Customize, cl Remove.
-cl the icon for the program you wish to remove
-then cl Remove.
-This will prevent the program from loading at startup, but will not remove the program from the hard disk.

-When you are working in a large file, save frequently to restore full memory access. (Your work remains in memory until you “save” it to disk.)

1.Did you run an error check? Open My Computer,
Right-cl on C:, Select Properties, Tools – Run an Error Check ( checkmark “check all and fix); then run a Defrag

2.Are you using Yahoo Toolbar? Run a full Norton Antispy.

3.From IE, click Tools, Internet Options
delete cookies
delete files (offline files)
clear history (set days to save to 0 if you want)
click o.k., and Restart

3.click Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools – run Disk Cleanup

4.click Start, Run ipconfig renew (type ipconfig space renew)

All these things should be done regularly. The more frequently they are run, the less time they take.
-Note: Games and videos are mostly graphics. Graphics create large files. If this doesn’t help, you should consider getting more memory.

Answer 4

go to:

start> control panel >folder options> file types> from here you find the file extension, in your case, JPG, and change the application associated with it.

good luck

Answer 5

insert xp bootable cd
and click on add programs