What if I *want* Windows Picture and Fax Viewer?

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If you still have Preview as an option when you right-click. You can make Preview the default option once again through the registry editor.

The following in a .reg file will set jpegfile, giffile, and png file to default to Preview. You can also just find the entry in RegEdit and change the default value for that key yourself.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\jpegfile\shell]
@="Preview"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\giffile\shell]
@="Preview"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\pngfile\shell]
@="Preview"

I had the same problem with windows picture and fax viewer being unistalled. To reinstall it just go to start, run and type in(or copy and paste):
regsvr32 /i shimgvw.dll
,then press ok and press ok again when window comes up.

Thanks for all the help... I lost WPFV after having trouble with some mallware/spyware etc...

I deleted that using Ad-Aware, Spybot search and destroy and spysweeper and finally Norton Anti virus to get rid of all the shit. (sorry for that word)...

After deleting the spyware i found out that WPFV was no longer working...
I did find this website and also the answer to my problem.

What did i do to change it back to the way it was:

go to start > run > regsvr32 /i shimgvw.dll
then press ok and press ok again when window comes up.
So reinstalling shimgvw.dll did the thing for me.

Leo they should give you a medal for this website. THANKS !!!

I have tried all the above, when I run regsvr32 /i shimgvw.dll I get load library("shimgvw.dll") failed-acess denied

When I try to open with windows fax I get error loading C:windows\system32\shimvw.dll access is denied

For those getting access denied: are you logged in as an administrator?

Ok, so I have figured out that Windows Picture and Fax Viewer isn't a stand-alone, but when I try to run (start, run) the path from above rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen path-to-picture nothing happens? I can successfully open pictures with the application ("open with") but I would like to use the application to create a slide show. I can do this in PowerPoint, but I would like to send it out without having to have people start the show themselves and thought the Viewer would be better for this.

I have tried all of your suggestions and am signed in as the administrator, but get the following message when I try to run, regsvr32 /i shimgvw.dll; Load library ("shimgvw.dll")failed-The specified module could not be found. I look forward to any suggestions you may have. Thanks.

I have tried all of your suggestions for fixing, WPFV, but to no avail. When I try to load: regsvr32 /i shimgvw.dll, I get the following message: Load library ("shimgvw.dll") failed - The specificed module could not be found. I hope you have some additional suggestions. I'm using XP, SP1 and SP2. Thanks.

Pauhana - I's give the system file checker a shot: http://ask-leo.com/what_is_the_system_file_checker_and_how_do_i_run_it.html

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