msPaint file association problem

[onetimeanon]

This has been verified as a solution for the mspaint/jpg problem on a Windown 98 machine:


locate any .jpg file on your computer
click it once to highlight it
hold down the shift key and right click on the jpg
select "open with ..."
find MSPAINT
click OK
close MSPAINT

you can now save in jpg format using MSPAINT

[carpediem666fr]

For the GIF and JPEG in MsPaint, please find here what you should have in the registry : (the file is available at www.onlyu.fr.st/asso-paint.reg - download and execute it)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Export]
"Image API Enabled Filters"="BMP GIF JPEG PCX PNG TIFF FPX MIX"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Export\GIF]
"Path"="C:\\PROGRA~1\\FICHIE~1\\MICROS~1\\Grphflt\ \GIFIMP32.FLT"
"Name"="Format d'échanges graphiques"
"Extensions"="gif"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Export\GIF\Filter API]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Export\GIF\Image API]
"Time Stamp"=dword:01be63fe
"Compression Type"=dword:00000010
"Black Is 0"="Yes"
"Description"=dword:00000000
"BiLevel"="1, 144, 8"
"GrayScale"="139, 144, 8"
"Palette"="139, 144, 8"
"RGB"="0, 0, 0"
"RGB Planar"="0, 0, 0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Export\GIF\Options]
"ShowProgressDialog"="Yes"
"ShowMetafileBackgroundTransparent"="No"
"SetMetafileBackgroundTransparent"="No"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Export\JPEG]
"Path"="C:\\PROGRA~1\\FICHIE~1\\MICROS~1\\Grphflt\ \JPEGIM32.FLT"
"Name"="Format d'échange de fichiers JPEG"
"Extensions"="jpg"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Export\JPEG\Options]
"ShowProgressDialog"="Yes"
"Quality"="0x0000004b"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Export\PNG]
"Path"="C:\\PROGRA~1\\FICHIE~1\\MICROS~1\\Grphflt\ \PNG32.FLT"
"Name"="PNG (Portable Network Graphics)"
"Extensions"="png"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Export\PNG\Options]
"ShowMetafileBackgroundTransparent"="No"
"ShowProgressDialog"="Yes"
"ShowMetaBackgroundTransparent"="No"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Export\TIFF]
"Path"="C:\\PROGRA~1\\FICHIE~1\\MICROS~1\\Grphflt\ \TIFFIM32.FLT"
"Name"="TIFF (Tag Image File Format)"
"Extensions"="tif"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Export\WPG]
"Path"="C:\\PROGRA~1\\FICHIE~1\\MICROS~1\\Grphflt\ \WPGEXP32.FLT"
"Name"="Graphismes WordPerfect"
"Extensions"="wpg"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Import]
"Image API Enabled Filters"="BMP GIF JPEG PCX PNG TIFF PCD FPX MIX"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Import\BMP]
"ExtensionsEx"="bmp dib rle"
"Path"="C:\\PROGRA~1\\FICHIE~1\\MICROS~1\\Grphflt\ \BMPIMP32.FLT"
"Name"="Image bitmap Windows"
"Extensions"="bmp"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Import\CDR]
"Path"="C:\\PROGRA~1\\FICHIE~1\\MICROS~1\\Grphflt\ \CDRIMP32.FLT"
"Name"="Corel DRAW"
"Extensions"="cdr"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Import\CGM]
"Extensions"="cgm"
"Path"="C:\\PROGRA~1\\FICHIE~1\\MICROS~1\\Grphflt\ \CGMIMP32.FLT"
"Name"="Métafichier Computer Graphics"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Import\CGM\OPTIONS]
"ShowOptionsDialog"="No"
"ResourceDirectory"="C:\\Program Files\\Fichiers communs\\Microsoft Shared\\Grphflt\\"
"FontMap"="C:\\PROGRA~1\\FICHIE~1\\MICROS~1\\Grphf lt\\CGMIMP32.CFG"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Import\EMF]
"Path"="C:\\PROGRA~1\\FICHIE~1\\MICROS~1\\Grphflt\ \EMFIMP32.FLT"
"Name"="Métafichier amélioré"
"Extensions"="emf"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Import\EPS]
"Path"="C:\\PROGRA~1\\FICHIE~1\\MICROS~1\\Grphflt\ \EPSIMP32.FLT"
"Name"="PostScript encapsulé"
"Extensions"="eps"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Import\FPX]
"Path"="C:\\PROGRA~1\\FICHIE~1\\MICROS~1\\Grphflt\ \FPX32.FLT"
"Extensions"="fpx"
"Name"="FPX Format"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Import\FPX\Filter API]
@=""

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Import\FPX\Image API]
"RGB"="128,128,2"
"Palette"="0,0,0"
"Black Is 0"="Yes"
"RGB Planar"="0,0,0"
"GrayScale"="0,0,0"
"BiLevel"="0,0,0"
"Description"=dword:00000000
"Compression Type"=dword:00000080

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Import\FPX\Options]
"ShowOptionsDialog"="Yes"
"ShowProgressDialog"="Yes"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Import\GIF]
"ExtensionsEx"="gif gfa"
"Path"="C:\\PROGRA~1\\FICHIE~1\\MICROS~1\\Grphflt\ \GIFIMP32.FLT"
"Name"="Format d'échanges graphiques"
"Extensions"="gif"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Import\GIF\Filter API]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Import\GIF\Image API]
"Time Stamp"=dword:01be63fe
"Compression Type"=dword:00000010
"Black Is 0"="Yes"
"Description"=dword:00000000
"BiLevel"="1, 144, 8"
"GrayScale"="139, 144, 8"
"Palette"="139, 144, 8"
"RGB"="0, 0, 0"
"RGB Planar"="0, 0, 0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Import\GIF\Options]
"ShowProgressDialog"="Yes"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Import\JPEG]
"ExtensionsEx"="jpg jpe jpeg jfif"
"Path"="C:\\PROGRA~1\\FICHIE~1\\MICROS~1\\Grphflt\ \JPEGIM32.FLT"
"Name"="Format d'échange de fichiers JPEG"
"Extensions"="jpg"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Import\JPEG\Options]
"ShowProgressDialog"="Yes"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Import\MIX]
"Path"="C:\\PROGRA~1\\FICHIE~1\\MICROS~1\\Grphflt\ \FPX32.FLT"
"Extensions"="MIX"
"Name"="Format Picture It!"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Import\MIX\Filter API]
@=""

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Import\MIX\Image API]
"Compression Type"=dword:00000080
"RGB Planar"="0,0,0"
"RGB"="128,128,2"
"Description"=dword:00000000
"BiLevel"="0,0,0"
"GrayScale"="0,0,0"
"Palette"="0,0,0"
"Black Is 0"="Yes"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Import\MIX\Options]
"DefaultResolution"="3"
"ShowProgressDialog"="Yes"
"ShowOptionsDialog"="Yes"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Import\PCD]
"Path"="C:\\PROGRA~1\\FICHIE~1\\MICROS~1\\Grphflt\ \PCDIMP32.FLT"
"Name"="CD Kodak Photo"
"Extensions"="pcd"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Import\PCD\Options]
"ShowOptionsDialog"="Yes"
"ShowProgressDialog"="Yes"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Import\PCX]
"Path"="C:\\PROGRA~1\\FICHIE~1\\MICROS~1\\Grphflt\ \PCXIMP32.FLT"
"Name"="PC Paintbrush"
"Extensions"="pcx"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Import\PICT]
"ExtensionsEx"="pct pict"
"Path"="C:\\PROGRA~1\\FICHIE~1\\MICROS~1\\Grphflt\ \PICTIM32.FLT"
"Name"="PICT Macintosh"
"Extensions"="pct"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Import\PICT\Options]
"ShowProgressDialog"="Yes"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Import\PNG]
"Path"="C:\\PROGRA~1\\FICHIE~1\\MICROS~1\\Grphflt\ \PNG32.FLT"
"Name"="PNG (Portable Network Graphics)"
"Extensions"="png"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Import\PNG\Options]
"ShowProgressDialog"="Yes"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Import\TIFF]
"ExtensionsEx"="tif tiff"
"Path"="C:\\PROGRA~1\\FICHIE~1\\MICROS~1\\Grphflt\ \TIFFIM32.FLT"
"Name"="TIFF (Tag Image File Format)"
"Extensions"="tif"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Import\WMF]
"Path"="C:\\PROGRA~1\\FICHIE~1\\MICROS~1\\Grphflt\ \WMFIMP32.FLT"
"Name"="Métafichier Windows"
"Extensions"="wmf"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Import\WPG]
"Path"="C:\\PROGRA~1\\FICHIE~1\\MICROS~1\\Grphflt\ \WPGIMP32.FLT"
"Name"="Graphismes WordPerfect"
"Extensions"="wpg"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\Import\WPG\Options]
"RetainBackground"=""