# Computer Q Problems opening jpg/gif **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 12, 2008, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-q-problems-opening-jpg-gif/459711 "2008-08-12T04:15:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![madrabbitwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2008, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-q-problems-opening-jpg-gif/459711/1 "2008-08-12T04:15:23Z")
Hi all, I’m using Windows XP Service Pack 2 The problem: Up until recently double clicking on a jpg/gif/bmp file in windows explorer caused the picture to be opened up in windows live gallery. This was exactly what I wanted. For some reason now when I double click I get nuthin except the briefest flash of the eggtimer thingy. I have gone ito folder options and made sure that the various extensions open with live gallery but this made no difference. I can still open using right click - open with etc. But I am so used to just double clicking and it annoys me. So folks I am seeking your vastly superior Doper knoweledge to to tell me why this has changed and how to make things go back to how they were. Cheers MRW ---
**Author:** ![madrabbitwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-q-problems-opening-jpg-gif/459711/2 "2008-08-13T01:54:13Z")
Bumpety bumpety Somewhere else on the web I read a suggestion that downloading Picassa would help. It didn’t (though I think I quite like picassa) I’m sure this has to have some ridiculously simple solution - I just can’t see it. MRW ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-q-problems-opening-jpg-gif/459711/3 "2008-08-13T02:14:10Z")
[Never mind. You know this much…] If it already says that, there could be a problem with the program, or it’s just a glitch. If so, have you tried rebooting your computer? ---
**Author:** ![J\_Cubed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@J\_Cubed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/J_Cubed)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-q-problems-opening-jpg-gif/459711/4 "2008-08-13T04:46:23Z")
**Something** is happening when you double click on it, and you need to find out what. I’d suggest opening Task Manager and watching to see what appears or starts using more CPU and/or memory when you’re seeing the flash and hourglass. ---
**Author:** ![yoyodyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a9a28c/32.png) [@yoyodyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyodyne)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-q-problems-opening-jpg-gif/459711/5 "2008-08-13T12:53:08Z")
Go to Start, Run and type the following: regsvr32 “%ProgramFiles%\Windows Live\Photo Gallery\PhotoViewerShim.dll” and hit enter (there is a space after regsvr32). ---
**Author:** ![madrabbitwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-q-problems-opening-jpg-gif/459711/6 "2008-08-14T10:26:50Z")
[QUOTE=yoyodyne] Go to Start, Run and type the following: regsvr32 “%ProgramFiles%\Windows Live\Photo Gallery\PhotoViewerShim.dll” and hit enter (there is a space after regsvr32). [/QUOTE] WOOT! ```Does Thanks heaps yoydyne you are a dead set legend. MRW ``` ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-q-problems-opening-jpg-gif/459711/7 "2008-08-14T11:21:13Z")
[QUOTE=madrabbitwoman] …you are a dead set legend. [/QUOTE] **thinks** That’s a very Australian thing to say. **looks at Location field** Oh. Okay then.