When I go into file explorer and double tap on an image file I get an error
something like "There is no program associated with this file type" but I
can view the same file using the pictures and video viewer. If I explore the
folder from the PC I can see that the files do have the correct .JPG file
extension.


Any thoughts or experience with the problem?

--
Dan Field
(Graduate Surveyor)

At 14 Jul 2009 09:47:57 +1000 News from OZ wrote:
> When I go into file explorer and double tap on an image file I get an
error
> something like "There is no program associated with this file type" but
I
> can view the same file using the pictures and video viewer. If I
explore the
> folder from the PC I can see that the files do have the correct .JPG
file
> extension.
>
>
> Any thoughts or experience with the problem?


Sounds like the device's registry got muddled up and the device lost the
association between .jpgs and the Picture viewer app. Sometime this
happens when an installed 3rd-party program becomes the default viewer,
but doesn't put things right when uninstalled.

You could use a registry editor to fix this, like PHM's RegEdit or Total
Commander, and set HKCR\jpegimage\Shell\Open\Command\Default to: pimg.exe
"%1"

You might need to soft reset after exiting the Registry Editor for the
edit to take effect.

Good luck!

Also note that you can also redefine extensions with either Resco File
Explorer or myExtensions, w/o needing to turn to direct Registry editing -
see http://www.smartphonemag.com/cms/blogs/jkwg/226

--


--
Werner "Menneisyys" Ruotsalainen - Microsoft MVP - Windows - Mobile Devices
Please see the Pocket PC Mag Expert Blog (including mine) at
http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/ - you will definitely like it.


"Todd Allcock" <elecconnec@aNOoSPAMl.com> wrote in message
news:x_V6m.5800$mc4.2199@newsfe07.iad...
> At 14 Jul 2009 09:47:57 +1000 News from OZ wrote:
>> When I go into file explorer and double tap on an image file I get an
> error
>> something like "There is no program associated with this file type" but
> I
>> can view the same file using the pictures and video viewer. If I
> explore the
>> folder from the PC I can see that the files do have the correct .JPG
> file
>> extension.
>>
>>
>> Any thoughts or experience with the problem?
>
>
> Sounds like the device's registry got muddled up and the device lost the
> association between .jpgs and the Picture viewer app. Sometime this
> happens when an installed 3rd-party program becomes the default viewer,
> but doesn't put things right when uninstalled.
>
> You could use a registry editor to fix this, like PHM's RegEdit or Total
> Commander, and set HKCR\jpegimage\Shell\Open\Command\Default to: pimg.exe
> "%1"
>
> You might need to soft reset after exiting the Registry Editor for the
> edit to take effect.
>
> Good luck!
>
>

Thanks for the tip, and the backup, Werner! I owe Dan a few favors for
help in the past, so I hope we get him sorted out quick!


At 14 Jul 2009 11:53:13 +0200 Werner "Menneisyys" Ruotsalainen [MVP -
Windows - Mobile Devices] wrote:
> Also note that you can also redefine extensions with either Resco File
> Explorer or myExtensions, w/o needing to turn to direct Registry
editing -
> see http://www.smartphonemag.com/cms/blogs/jkwg/226
>
> --
>
>
> --
> Werner "Menneisyys" Ruotsalainen - Microsoft MVP - Windows - Mobile
Devices
> Please see the Pocket PC Mag Expert Blog (including mine) at
> http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/ - you will definitely like it.
>
>
> "Todd Allcock" <elecconnec@aNOoSPAMl.com> wrote in message
> news:x_V6m.5800$mc4.2199@newsfe07.iad...
> > At 14 Jul 2009 09:47:57 +1000 News from OZ wrote:
> >> When I go into file explorer and double tap on an image file I get an
> > error
> >> something like "There is no program associated with this file type"
but
> > I
> >> can view the same file using the pictures and video viewer. If I
> > explore the
> >> folder from the PC I can see that the files do have the correct .JPG
> > file
> >> extension.
> >>
> >>
> >> Any thoughts or experience with the problem?
> >
> >
> > Sounds like the device's registry got muddled up and the device lost
the
> > association between .jpgs and the Picture viewer app. Sometime this
> > happens when an installed 3rd-party program becomes the default viewer,

> > but doesn't put things right when uninstalled.
> >
> > You could use a registry editor to fix this, like PHM's RegEdit or
Total
> > Commander, and set HKCR\jpegimage\Shell\Open\Command\Default to:
pimg.exe
> > "%1"
> >
> > You might need to soft reset after exiting the Registry Editor for the
> > edit to take effect.
> >
> > Good luck!
> >
> >
>
>

Thanks for the advice, I will give these a go and if you don't hear back you
know all is good

--
Dan Field
(Graduate Surveyor)


"Todd Allcock" <elecconnec@aNOoSPAMl.com> wrote in message
news:Zd07m.8094$FS3.4210@newsfe01.iad...
> Thanks for the tip, and the backup, Werner! I owe Dan a few favors for
> help in the past, so I hope we get him sorted out quick!
>
>
> At 14 Jul 2009 11:53:13 +0200 Werner "Menneisyys" Ruotsalainen [MVP -
> Windows - Mobile Devices] wrote:
>> Also note that you can also redefine extensions with either Resco File
>> Explorer or myExtensions, w/o needing to turn to direct Registry
> editing -
>> see http://www.smartphonemag.com/cms/blogs/jkwg/226
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> --
>> Werner "Menneisyys" Ruotsalainen - Microsoft MVP - Windows - Mobile
> Devices
>> Please see the Pocket PC Mag Expert Blog (including mine) at
>> http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/ - you will definitely like it.
>>
>>
>> "Todd Allcock" <elecconnec@aNOoSPAMl.com> wrote in message
>> news:x_V6m.5800$mc4.2199@newsfe07.iad...
>> > At 14 Jul 2009 09:47:57 +1000 News from OZ wrote:
>> >> When I go into file explorer and double tap on an image file I get an
>> > error
>> >> something like "There is no program associated with this file type"
> but
>> > I
>> >> can view the same file using the pictures and video viewer. If I
>> > explore the
>> >> folder from the PC I can see that the files do have the correct .JPG
>> > file
>> >> extension.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Any thoughts or experience with the problem?
>> >
>> >
>> > Sounds like the device's registry got muddled up and the device lost
> the
>> > association between .jpgs and the Picture viewer app. Sometime this
>> > happens when an installed 3rd-party program becomes the default viewer,
>
>> > but doesn't put things right when uninstalled.
>> >
>> > You could use a registry editor to fix this, like PHM's RegEdit or
> Total
>> > Commander, and set HKCR\jpegimage\Shell\Open\Command\Default to:
> pimg.exe
>> > "%1"
>> >
>> > You might need to soft reset after exiting the Registry Editor for the
>> > edit to take effect.
>> >
>> > Good luck!
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>