PS7 will not open any pictures

[SEAN J VREELAND]

I have windows XP set up so that all my pictures file associations are set up to open with PS7. Ever since I installed PS7 and did this, when I double click on a pic in a Windows file browser, PS7 will launch and then not open the picture. PS7 is not locked up, it just doesn't open the pic. I can open PS7 first and then choose, file, open and then it will open a pic that way, but it won't open a pic if I click on it to open.

Any help would be appriciated.

[YrbkMgr]

This topic has been discussed in the forum in the past. If I recall correctly, one proposed solution (and I cannot verify that it did or did not work) was in the Registry. Specifically under the File|Open keys for the PSD, it says something like "filename" when it's supposed to say "filename%1".

Hopefully someone else can verify it but if it's what I'm thinking, the key should read:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\Photoshop.Imag e.7\shell\open\command

"C:\PROGRAM FILES\ADOBE\PHOTOSHOP 7.0\PHOTOSHOP.EXE" "%1"

Maybe that'll help.

Peace,
Tony

[Don Pullem]

I am having the identical problem as described above. I checked the registry key and it reads exactly as written by Tony.

"C:\PROGRAM FILES\ADOBE\PHOTOSHOP 7.0\PHOTOSHOP.EXE" "%1"

Don

[YrbkMgr]

Have you tried a reinstall of PS? Reinstallation doesn't replace your preferences, so it's not like a drastic process, and it might straighten things out.

Peace,
Tony

[dave milbut]

have you tried going through explorer and set the "Open with" for jpgs?

[Helen Polson]

Are you just struggling to open jpegs? Go into the image properties for one of the jpegs, and uncheck the "generate thumbnails" option. I seem to remember that being a fix for something... I'll go and have a look, see if I can find the thread I'm thinking of!

[DOMTEK]

I wonder if you change the icon to a different photoshop icon, would that help?
Just a thought.

[dave milbut]

it's a bad registry setting somewhere. don, find something that does open (psd's?) then check that setting... then look at jpgimage and tifimage settings under hklm

[dave milbut]

First look in:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Photoshop.Image.7\shell\open\com mand\(Default)

it should read something like:

"D:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop 7.0\Photoshop.exe" "%1"

note that those double quotes are all part of the string.

then check:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TIFImage.Document\shell\open\com mand\(Default)

and:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\jpegfile\shell\Open\command\(Def ault)

and copy the string that's in the Photoshop.Image.7 key to these 2. SAVE THE ORIGINAL VALUES FIRST IN CASE YOU HAVE PROBLEMS!!! I'd make a text file, copy the full key names and the full text of the strings already in those keys. Save that so you can revert back if you have to.

[Don Pullem]

Dave,

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Photoshop.Image.7\shell\open\com mand\(Default
(is as you described)
"E:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop 7.0\Photoshop.exe" "%1"
I copied and pasted it in:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TIFImage.Document\shell\open\com mand\(Default)

Prior to the change the value was:
rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscre en %1

I tried opening a .tif and no change, PS7 launches but, image doesn't open.

Since the .tif didn't open after the change I left .jpg alone.

As info, the .jpg's value was the same as .tif's.

Don

[dave milbut]

ok. put the first value back. i'll look at my xp system when I get home. it's gotta be tied into the openwith key... i didn't see that in nt (here) but did see it in xp at home. i'll get back to you in a couple of hours.

[dave milbut]

ok. i'm home. and i realized i have (had) the same problem! even after assigning tif to ps, it wouldn't open. ps starts, but no image... but here's what happened. i have 6 on my machine as well as 7. the default seems to be 6, if you hit restore from explorer> tools> filetypes.

I double checked the entry for applications\photoshop.exe and found that there are actually 2 entries (if you have an older version). photoshp.exe and photoshop.exe. the executable was renamed w/version 7. v6's entry was correct, but when i checked the v7 entry I realized I was missing the quotes and the %1. I went and readded it and it works fine.

ps opening and not opening the file is indicative of you missing the "%1" somewhere. I suggest you start at the top of the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT struct in the registry and search keys, values and data for "photoshop.exe" (no quotes). the first that comes up should be

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Photoshop.exe

go down a couple more entries to

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Photoshop.exe\shell \open\command

look at the default entry. in my case all it said was:

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop 7.0\Photoshop.exe

I changed it to:

"C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop 7.0\Photoshop.exe" "%1"

and retested, assigning, deassigning and reassigning both tif and jpg (which I was also having a problem with) between photoshop and their default viewer (shimgvw.dll). works like a charm now.

[dave milbut]

one more place to check:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\P hotoshop.exe\shell\open\command

again make sure you have the full string:

"C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop 7.0\Photoshop.exe" "%1"

with the quotes.

[Don Pullem]

"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Photoshop.exe\shel l\open\command" value, was the culprit. It didn't have the quotes or the %1. PS7 now opens .tif & .jpg extensions. :-)

Dave, I really appreciate you sticking with me on this. I was at my wits end.

Thanks a million

Kind regards

Don

[LenHewitt]

Don,

That was what the FAQ said to do in the first place.....

[dave milbut]

That was what the FAQ said to do in the first place.....




yea, sneaky buggers! :)

don, no problem. i was suprised my setup was the same as I don't use ps to open those filetypes by default. may be something with xp's default install as i just reinstalled everything from scratch about a month ago w/ a new machine.

dave

[Don Pullem]

Len,

You're right.. Believe it or not I did check the FAQ's. Obviously I missed it.

Don

[Klaas Visser]

Dave,

i was suprised my setup was the same




I've just installed Mozilla (which I believe you're using?) and worked my way through what seems to be a zillion preferences, and found under Advanced|System "Windows should use Mozilla to open these files types" and it had default selected JPEGs and GIFs.

Maybe that was the cause?

cheers
Klaas

[Klaas Visser]

I hate when programs steal my associations!




Particularly when they don't ask ...

[dave milbut]

Particularly when they don't ask ...




true, most (well, many - the better ones anyway) do, IF you use custom installation.