Change File Association for .jpg from PS7 to PScs

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

04/02/2006 12:44:50 PM · #1

This question is for gurus of that inferior operating system - WindowsXP.
(Which, as we all know isn't even a real operating system but just "window" dressing over the old DOS)

After upgrading Photoshop from version 7 to version 9(cs2) I cannot change the default file association for double-clicking a .jpg file to opening it with PScs2 instead of PS7.

I'd have thought that in windows the way you would do this is go to "Tools->Folder Options->File Types", then browse to the .jpg entry, highlight it and either click "Change" or "Browse", then navigate to the CS2 application, double-click it and you would be done.

The problem is, that does not work. I suspect this is because both PS7 and CS2 have the same application name "Photoshop.exe" and that WindowsXP is too stupid to know the difference. It thinks it is smarter than you. So, it "protects" you by deciding that the one in the PS7 location is the one that should be used instead of the one you just browsed to. How dumb!

Oh, it won't let you delete the PS7 file association with .jpg either, but it will let you change it to a different application and that part works just fine. However, if you try to change it again and browse to CS2 it still substitutes PS7. What an incredibly stupid operating system.

I suppose I could uninstall PS7, but I don't want to do that. It still has its uses.

This is annoying. Any bright ideas?

Do I have to use REGEDIT or something like that?

fotomann_forever

04/02/2006 12:53:27 PM · #2

Find any JPEG and right click on it. Click Open With ... Click Choose Program. Choose Adobe Photoshop CS2 and check the Always use this program box. Click Done and Walah :-)

Message edited by author 2006-04-02 12:53:57.

soup

Canon EOS-30D

04/02/2006 12:58:09 PM · #3

i had a problem while having two versions of PS installed on a winXP SP2 machine - causing the image directories to open and populate extremely slow. i uninstalled the older version, and that remedied the issue. i find i have to do things i 'don't want' to do on a daily basis ;}

Message edited by author 2006-04-02 12:58:35.

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

04/02/2006 01:00:08 PM · #4

Hmmm, I have 7.0 and CS and CS2 installed and no problema... this is not normal Windows behavior at all. When you open Tools>Folder Options and select the JPG file type in the File Types tab, then hit "change", you should be presented with a list of "recommended programs." You shouldn't have to browse to the executable at all. I think this may be at the root of the issue. Each installed Photoshop version should be represented in the list of recommended programs.
If for some reason you're not seeing CS2 listed in the "recommended programs" list, there probably is an issue with the registry.

fotomann_forever

04/02/2006 01:01:45 PM · #5

Originally posted by soup:

That was an issue with Adobe 7 insisting to generate thumbnails in Win Explorer and can easily be disabled using the properties menu by right clicking a file.

04/02/2006 01:40:47 PM · #6

Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

Find any JPEG and right click on it. Click Open With ... Click Choose Program. Choose Adobe Photoshop CS2 and check the Always use this program box. Click Done and Walah :-)

Nice try... no dice. :)

Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

04/02/2006 01:42:39 PM · #7

Originally posted by kirbic:

As always, I believe you are correct.

Now... what are the possibilities? I looked in the Registry and did not see anything that looked obvious and I am very reluctant to make changes there unless I know exactly what I am doing. No surprises! :)

Message edited by author 2006-04-02 13:44:03.

fotomann_forever

04/02/2006 01:46:34 PM · #8

Kirbic may be right since none of the obvious techniques are working. I'll leave the registry discussion to the pros. Good luck, man.

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

04/02/2006 01:54:29 PM · #9

It might not hurt to uninstall/reinstall CS2; it's possible something went awry in the installation process. Unless you REALLY know what you're doing, I would not recommend poking in the registry.

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

04/02/2006 01:57:25 PM · #10

When you right-click a jpg file and choose "open with", is CS2 one of the options? If it is NOT, you definitely need to reinstall, something went wrong before. I think...

Robt.

o2bskating

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

04/02/2006 02:36:12 PM · #11

if cs2 is not an option you have to click the open with option and browse to the execute file. if you right click on your cs2 icon it will tell you where the file is in the properties.

here are the instructions

How to change file associations

You may want to change the association of a file name extension from one program to another. For example, you may prefer to open text files (.txt) in your favorite word processor so that you can format the text. By default, text files are associated with Microsoft Notepad. By default, file name extensions for known file types are hidden.

To See All File Extensions
1. On the Tools menu in My Computer or Windows Explorer, click Folder Options.
2. Click the View tab.
3. Clear the Hide extensions for known file types check box.

To change file associations
1. Right-click a file with the extension whose association you want to change, and then click Open With.
2. In the Open With dialog box, click the program where you want the file to open, or click Browse to locate the program that you want.
3. Select the Always use the selected program to open this kind of file check box.

if you installed cs2 in the default directory the link for cs2 will be
C:\Program Files\photoshop cs2\photoshop.exe

Message edited by author 2006-04-02 14:39:35.

04/02/2006 02:39:50 PM · #12

Originally posted by kirbic:

It might not hurt to uninstall/reinstall CS2; it's possible something went awry in the installation process. Unless you REALLY know what you're doing, I would not recommend poking in the registry.

You know what? I'm unsure anything went wrong in the CS2 install as you and Bear_Music have suggested. There were no indications at the time. I'm very sensitive to such things. I've done significant configuration to CS2 since then that I may loose if I re-install so am reluctant to do that.

Windows always seems flaky to me. At first all attachments were to PS7 but magically the .tiff attachment switched to CS2 and that is most of the images I double-click.

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

04/02/2006 02:47:29 PM · #13

Originally posted by o2bskating:

if you installed cs2 in the default directory the link for cs2 will be
C:\Program Files\photoshop cs2\photoshop.exe

o2bskating... I think that you have touched on something meaningful. Like everyone I used to instal all applications on my "C" drive "Program files" directory. However, to leave sufficient space for work space on my "C" drive for windows operating system needs I later switched to another drive, the "D" drive, to install applications.

Both versions of Photoshop, PS7 and PS9, are on the "D" drive. I think that is somehow playing a roll in my problem, but I have no idea how.

o2bskating

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

04/02/2006 02:51:13 PM · #14

oh and don't ever touch your reg file unless you
1. back up the origional file.
2. know how to install that file using only a command prompt.
3. know exactly what you are doing in that reg file.

there are more that 50 entries for a small program in that file any one of them could be wrong. if you change the wrong thing you could end up with the program just not working, or you could end up with that wonderful blue screen of death.....i love that screen....i make a lot of money because of that screen.

o2bskating

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

04/02/2006 02:57:19 PM · #15

if you can't get the file extentions to change with the instructions i left for you, email me...linda@3wsdesign.com. i'll give you my phone # and fix it with you. or i can call you i have vonage everywhere is a free call for me. i have to go to my mom's house in a few to fix her computer...ie big card game. ugh

but i'll help you fix it.

you take awesome photos i won't let you go without photoshop working the right way!!!!

Message edited by author 2006-04-02 15:02:23.

Bobster

Canon EOS-20D

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

04/02/2006 03:58:21 PM · #16

open a file explorer - goto Tools > Folder Options > File Types > find jpe / jpg / jpeg etc and where u see the opens with - click on change

then highlight Photoshop CS and click ok - you can do it with any other files while your in this area of Windows ;) when you're finished, click ok and away you go ;)

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

04/03/2006 02:02:31 PM · #17

Originally posted by Bobster:

That is the normal way. Problem is that does not work. I think the registry is messed up as o2bskating and kirbic suggested. If I ever get this fixed I will explain what the problem was in case it happens to someone else.

Message edited by author 2006-04-03 14:08:04.

Bobster

Canon EOS-20D

04/03/2006 04:55:55 PM · #18

change photoshop.exe to photoshopCS.exe ;)

Tokina AF 28-70mm f/2.8 ATX Pro-SV for Canon EOS

04/03/2006 06:11:59 PM · #19

Originally posted by Bobster:

change photoshop.exe to photoshopCS.exe ;)

This works, of course, but I don't want to change the name of the application. Hard telling what problems that would cause in the future. Remember, this is WindowsXP we are talking about. ;)

MWitt

Canon EOS-5D

04/03/2006 07:13:59 PM · #20

With JPG files you will need to click the advanced button and edit all of the actions to open up CS2. The advanced button is located in the Tools - Folder Options - File Types Tab. Choose the extension you wish to change then click on the advanced button. This may not work either if you are having issues with your registry. Do you have administrative permissions on that machine? If the computer you are working on has an administrator user, I'd suggest setting this up using that profile.

Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

04/03/2006 08:10:26 PM · #21

Originally posted by MWitt:

I appreciate the suggestions. I tried all that as I explained in the OP. The reason I suspect the Registry is because the normal stuff is not working. I have administrative permissions, that is not the problem.

It would be nice if you could do something as simple as delete an entry from the contents of the "Open with" list, but Noooooooooo, that would make to much sense. LOL

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

04/03/2006 09:22:08 PM · #22

Originally posted by stdavidson:

It would be nice if you could do something as simple as delete an entry from the contents of the "Open with" list, but Noooooooooo, that would make to much sense. LOL

Actually, it kinda does make sense. The list is just an exhaustive enumeration of all the file extensions Windows is aware of; it's fine to have no program associated with a particular extension (needs to be that way if you have no program to deal with same) but the extension need not be removed from the list.