"kandinsky63" <rharaburda@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
news:uFL%23aj09JHA.4692@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> FANTASTIC !! IT WORKED !
>
> MANY THANKS !

You're welcome, glad you able to resolve the issue.

Good luck,

Donald Anadell


> "Donald Anadell" <danadell@nospamersmikrotec.com> wrote in message
> news:u7qhDFn9JHA.1340@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
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>> "kandinsky63" <rharaburda@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:%23vKeFJl9JHA.4944@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>i have already done this.
>>>
>>> I have created hyperlinks to other file types i.e.
>>> .doc, .tiff , .xls etc. and they all open up with the default app and
>>> not
>>> with IE.
>>>
>>
>>> My default image editor opens every image file from the hyperlink expect
>>> for
>>> jpeg's - this is the curious bit.
>>
>> I was able to reproduce your issue here with a hyperlinnk to a local jpg
>> file in an Excel Worksheet. Clicking on the link opened the file in IE8
>> instead of the Default image viewer(here that would be Irfanview). To
>> get around this issue here required doing a registry tweak at the
>> following Registry Key:
>>
>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\9.0\C ommon\Internet
>>
>> Adding a new DWORD Name value at that Key = ForceShellExecute
>> and adding a new DATA VALUE = 1
>>
>> did the trick for me, now when clicking on a hyperlink to a jpg file in
>> an Excel Worksheet it opens the file in the default viewer instead of
>> IE8.
>>
>> See the following reference site for this tweak:
>> http://mobile.vnunet.com/personal-co...ive-hyperlinks
>>
>> As always, be sure to back up your Registry before making any changes.
>>
>> Good luck,
>>
>> Donald Anadell
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:OBdbW8a9JHA.2120@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> Right-click on a JPEG or JPG file | Open with | Select desired
>>>> application & check the "Always open with..." box.
>>>> --
>>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>>>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>>>>
>>>> kandinsky63 wrote:
>>>>> why does IE7 open a hyperlink to a jpeg/jpg image in excel 97/2000
>>>>> when
>>>>> the default image editor is windows picture and fax viewer?
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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