Windows picture fax viewer issue

It is part of the "extras" when you install Office. You could try uninstalling Office and then re-installing without that particular extra. However, if the changes you make to fix the problem only last for one image, it sounds like something is changing things back for you. Have youre-checked the registry keys mentioned in the link in my previous post to see if they stay the same after you change them?

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How do I turn off the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer as my default image viewer?

Once again, Microsoft isn't following their own rules. The Windows Picture and Fax Viewer is set as the default image viewer for all sorts of file types in Windows XP. Unfortunately, choosing a new program as the default in the File Types window won't change this, and there's no option in the Windows interface that can disable this component. It's a really stupid design, and it takes a Registry change to fix it:

Solution #1:

Run the (REGEDIT.EXE).
Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ SystemFileAssociations\ image\ ShellEx\ ContextMenuHandlers.
Delete the ShellImagePreview key.
Close the Registry Editor when you're done; the change will take effect immediately.
Solution #2:

Run the (REGEDIT.EXE).
Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ CLSID\ {e84fda7c-1d6a-45f6-b725-cb260c236066}\ shellex.
Delete the MayChangeDefaultMenu key.
Close the Registry Editor when you're done; the change will take effect immediately.

More links:

http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_make_som..._pictures.html

http://ask-leo.com/what_if_i_want_wi...ax_viewer.html