Why does Internet Explorer open a jpeg from a hyperlink ???

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Roman

when I created a hyperlink to a jpeg image located on my hard drive, why
does internet explorer open the image??

I am using Office 2000 and IE7 +XP S3

I would have expected an image editor like photoeditor, or windows fax and
picture viewer to open the image.

please advise
 
G

Gord Dibben

When you double-click on a *.jpg in Explorer which application opens the
image?


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
 
G

Gord Dibben

I cannot replicate this.

My default image viewer is FastStone viewer and that's what opens when I
click on a hyperlink to a *.jpg

I re-associated *.jpgs with three different applications and they all did
their thing from a hyperlink in Excel.

Have you tried......in Explorer.......to right-click on a *.jpg and "Open
With" and point to Windows Fax and Picture Editor.

Set to "always open with".


Gord
 
R

Roman

Hi

I have done some tests and the results have been very weird!

I changed the default image editor to NERO photosnap. This now opened jpegs.
Unfortunately when I inserted another hyperlink to a jpeg, IE7 continued to
open the image.

However, when I inserted a tiff image, then Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
opened up the image.

I then inserted a hyperlink to a giff image and this time MS Photoeditor
opened the image.

All very strange!

I then noticed that I have 'Windows Live Photo Gallery' installed. - Could
this be messing with the processs?

I look forward to your further guidance

Roman
 
G

Gord Dibben

I am fully updated with all service packs for Windows XP and Office 2003.

I do not have Windows Live Photo Gallery installed so cannot test with that.

Have you cleared out your Temporary Internet Files recently?

If not, I would suggest doing so.


Gord
 
G

Gord Dibben

Yes, I read the comments.

I have no ideas for you if the registry changes don't help as they did for
another user.

"Just to Update :
I added the registry key suggested (I realised it is a new key),
and this does solve the problem for me.
This confirms this works for Office 97 as well as Office 2003."


Gord
 
R

Roman

unfortunately the registry change did not work.

I then uninstalled IE7 back to IE6. This time, when I created a hypelink to
a jpeg, a black msdos command box appeared, then IE6 tried to launch at the
same time as my default image app.

Is there any way that this issue can be submitted directly to Microsoft ?
 
G

Gord Dibben

Having never experienced your problem, I can't say what to do about it.

Countless other users of Excel and IE6 do not have the problem and this is
the first time I have seen mention of it.

Maybe you could post over in one of the Internet Explorer newsgroups?

If it is an issue that MS finds worthy of attention then someone monitoring
the Communities might address your concerns based upon the following.
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.


http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...b-3422879fdf69&dg=microsoft.public.excel.misc


Gord
 
R

Roman

i am not sure where you are directing me to? The link u pasted in your last
email just took me back to the excel general questions discussion group.
Please explain further.
I have also already asked the same question in the Outlook Express MSN
discussion group under Internet Explorer General but have little useful
feedback.

I am aware that I am not the only one who has/is experiencing this issue.
 

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