open image in same internet explorer window in winXP

[odiumragnarok]

I finally got windows XP and noticed that image files are opened with Picture and Fax Viewer by default. I didn't like this new program too much, so I decided to make Internet Explorer the defautl viewer for image files. However, images are not opened in the same window, a new instance of internet explorer is opened to display another picture I just clicked on. The rehuse same window option does not work. Anybody know how to solve this problem with internet explorer in windows xp? Thanks!

 

[bcastner]

What file types do you have the issue with?

You might not be able to work around this issue.

 

[odiumragnarok]

Well, .gif and .jpg file types, though I think my problem is more of a internet explorer thing. In windows 98 I could open all images I want in one IE windows. Damn picture and fax viewer! :S

 

[bcastner]

Have you offered a different handler for .gif and .jpg?
Otherwise, lets restore the original file association entries, to see if this helps:

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/fileassoc/xp_jpg_jpe_jpeg_file_assoc_fix.zip

 

[odiumragnarok]

Hm nope, that file didn't help. What was it anyway?

 

[bcastner]

A .zip file, if once uncompressed, offered a .reg file to set the XP setting back to their defaults.

 

[odiumragnarok]

Yeah, I meant the .reg file didn't help.

 

[bcastner]

Use Irfanview:

http://www.irfanview.com/

What you want is less painless viewing of image objects, rather than force IE to do it all, as it cannot without its standard viewers.

Replace them with irfanview. freewware.

 

[odiumragnarok]

Sounds interesting, I'll try it, thanks. One question, does it resize the pic size like picture and fax viewer does?

 

[bcastner]

Yes, it does. And a lot of other things as well.
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