Re: shimgvw.dll - Why Does It Get Unregisterd

If you allow Quick Time to register itself as the default JPG viewer, it
will most likely "unregister" the previous default viewer. Re-registering
shimgvw should fix your problems.

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"TomB" <TomB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> David, thanks again. Perhaps I'm one of those "idiots" but I haven't been
> to
> the store lately. My system has Quick Time (which was what usually opened
> standalone .JPG files on my hard drive), Photoshop and Dell Picture
> Studio.
> My wife's system (she actually created the troublesome CD) also has some
> Kodak camera/photo software. In the context of our dialog, perhaps my
> initial question should have been why WPFV didn't run against the .JPG
> files
> on the CD.
> --
> Tom Buggy
>
>
> "David Candy" wrote:
>
>> Because the user went to the shop with money and bought a program. Then
>> took it home and installed it. The program assumes the user wants to use
>> what they just paid money for so sets itself to open graphic files. As
>> most users are idiots and a lot of modern stuff comes with crappy image
>> editors you will find they will have multiple image programs installed.
>>
>> --
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Read David defending the concept of violence.
>> http://margokingston.typepad.com/har...e_ga.html#more
>> =================================================
>> "TomB" <TomB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:69D28C8C-1EED-427A-B310-80BC2754EADC@microsoft.com...
>> > David, thanks. You've explained well the associations aspect versus
>> > "unregistration." However, I don't understand "breaking the user's
>> > installed
>> > software preference." I'm not aware that such a preference was ever
>> > set by
>> > me. WPFV worked on my computer before I attempted to use it on this
>> > CD.
>> > Then it didn't work on any other CD. How did the "preference" get
>> > reset to
>> > cause WPFV not to work?
>> > --
>> > Tom Buggy
>> >
>> >
>> > "David Candy" wrote:
>> >
>> >> It's taking back associations from programs that have been installed.
>> >> It is not unregistered, it is that registration also sets file
>> >> associations (for this specific file). Registration isn't about
>> >> associations - it's an added bonus. The only reason a user would type
>> >> regsvr32 on a file is if this does something more than registration.
>> >>
>> >> In this case you are breaking the users installed software preference
>> >> and forcing them to use Window's components.
>> >> --
>> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >> Read David defending the concept of violence.
>> >> http://margokingston.typepad.com/har...e_ga.html#more
>> >> =================================================
>> >> "TomB" <TomB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:37C2D862-6094-4115-BA34-E69830D2DC41@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I created multiple CDs from a folder of .JPG files via the "Write
>> >> >Files to
>> >> > CD" feature of XP. When the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer (WPFV)
>> >> > slideshow
>> >> > is selected after inserting a CD it works on some computers and not
>> >> > on
>> >> > others. On computers where WPFV doesn't work (and now on any CD not
>> >> > just the
>> >> > newly created CDs), use of "regsvr32 shimgvw.dll" from Start/Run
>> >> > resolves the
>> >> > situation. I realize that what this does is re-register the DLL.
>> >> > But, why
>> >> > did the DLL get unregistered (or whatever)?
>> >> >
>> >> > My concern is that the situation can/may/will occur again and create
>> >> > an
>> >> > exposure for those to whom I send photo CDs (some of whom don't know
>> >> > a DLL
>> >> > from a brick, let alone how to -re-register one).
>> >> > --
>> >> > Tom Buggy
>> >>
>>