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

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Follow up to your suggestion, ran file checker and did not get any messages. Still get the same message when I try to load: regsvr32 /i shimgvw.dll, e.g.: Load library ("shimgvw.dll") failed - The specificed module could not be found.

Perhaps time to just use another package like XnView. Thanks for your suggestions and do appreciate what you're doing.

After installing SP2 for XP Home, Picture and Fax Viewer stopped working. I followed your instructions (much clearer than Microsoft's at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/327833/en-us) but got the error message: "C:\WINDOWS\system32\shimgvw.dll" is not an executable file and no registration helper is registered for this file type.
So, I located the file in C:\WINDOWS\system32\, renamed it "old_shimgvw.dll" (just in case!) and moved it to another folder.
I then downloaded a new copy of the file from www.dlldump.com (full url - http://www.dlldump.com/download-dll-files.php/dllfiles/S/shimgvw.dll/download.html)into the C:\WINDOWS\system32\ folder.
After that, I ran the command "regsvr32 /i shimgvw.dll" as you suggested, and ... SUCCESS!

I had an issue where the WPandFV wouldn't load, wouldn't preview anything... and the solution was clicking on Start, then on run and typing this in.

regsvr32 /i shimgvw.dll

then click ok when the box comes up, and it should work.

I wanted to find out how to run the Picture Viewer from the command line so I can autorun it from a DVD containing photos, and you've given me the answer - top hit on Google!

Since the System32 directory is on the Path, it's better not to put "C:\WINDOWS\System32\" on the command line in case it's the wrong location.

Thanks for the tip.

I can open QuickTime from vba code:
str = ("C:\ProgramFiles QuickTime\PictureViewer.exe")
str = str & " "
str = str & strFileName)
Shell str, vbNormalFocus

How do I the same with Windows Picture and Fax Viewer?

Use the rundll command line outlined in the article you just commented on.

I have WPFV on my WinXP machine and love it. Trying to get it enabled on a Win2K machine but have not been successful.

When I Go to Start/Run and type: regsvr32 shimgvw.dll, the RegSvr32 dialog box shows with the message: DllRegisterServer in shimgvw.dll succeeded. I clicked OK.

I then add "rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %1" to the File Open properties for JPG.

However, when I try to open a JPG, I get two error messages.

First Error: RUNDLL - Error loading C:\WINDOWS\system32\shimgvw.dll. This is odd since my shimgvw.dll is located in C:\WINNT\system32

Second Error: Cannot find the file ....(location of the file)...(or one of its components). Make sure the path and filename are correct and that all required libraries are available.

When I then try to Go to Start/Run and type: regsvr32 /i shimgvw.dll, I get a RegSvr32 message "shimgvw.dll was loaded, but the DllInstall entry point was not found."

Can WPFW work in Windows 2K? Someone else asked this but no one responded. If YES, how can I get it to work?

Thanks!

Well, it looks like you told it one thing (WINDOWS) when it was really somewhere else (WINNT). Make sure that you're specifying the same, and correct, directory in all cases.

Hi Leo,
After I posted my message, I realized that the open command path was different so I did change it to "rundll32.exe C:\WINNT\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %1". However, when I tried to open a JPG file, this time, I got a RUNDLL error message "Error in C:\WINNT\system32\shimgvw.dll Missing entry:ImageViewer_Fullscreen"

Thinking that my Win2K shimgvw.dll were outdated, I even copied that dll from my WinXP machine. When that didn't work, I even followed the instructions posted by Paul on January 23, 2006 10:28 PM to downloaded a new copy of the file from www.dlldump.com (full url - http://www.dlldump.com/download-dll-files.php/dllfiles/S/shimgvw.dll/download.html) and reran the command "regsvr32 /i shimgvw.dll" and unlike him, I get the same error registering the dll I reported previously. It seemed successful when I ran the "regsvr32 shimgvw.dll" command but I still get an error opening JPG files.

Any more suggestions on what I can do to get WPFV to work on my Win2K machine?
Thanks!

Hi Leo
I'm interested to know more about windows picture and fax viewer; as, not being a computer specialist, and not having an enormous amount of time, (I've already spent all day on it); I'd like to know why it is that picture and fax viewer (pfv), although being a great tool, is so difficult to understand. I notice that sometimes when I open pictures there are left over pictures from previous visits (which can be compromising!). I'd like to be able to manage this tool, but I can't find it. I've installed pfv on my desktop now, but it doesn't handle like other program,such as paint; in fact I can't find it in my programs, although it's there!
Is there a simple explanation for this.

Thanks
Andrew

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