Disable previewing images in XP’s Windows Picture and Fax Viewer


When you open an image file in Windows XP the default action is to preview it
using the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer for image formats that are
associated with an alternate viewer. Want to disable the default:

Hive: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
Key:
SystemFileAssociations\image\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\ShellImagePreview

Name: (Default)
Type: REG_SZ

Value: {e84fda7c-1d6a-45f6-b725-cb260c236066} preview

Value: blank no
preview

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