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| Thread ID: 110195 | 2010-06-07 05:07:00 | Unable to change file association for jpegs | Addo (15812) | Press F1 |
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| 1107621 | 2010-06-07 05:07:00 | I just installed the upgrade version for Photoshop CS5. When it installed, CS5 automatically set itself as the default programme for the majority of files types I would use it for. However, it did NOT set itself as the default for either jpeg or tiff formats. These have remained associated with the earlier Photoshop CS3, which I still have installed. If Photoshop CS5 is open and click a jpeg or tiff file, it opens in that new version of the program. If I don't have PS CS5 open, the file opens in Photoshop CS3. The exception is if I have Adobe Bridge CS5 open and select a jpeg from inside that, it will start up PS CS5 and open in that. I am unable to change these file associations from CS3 to CS5. In Windows Vista Ultimate, I go Start>Default Programs>Associate a File Type or Protocol with a Program. I select 'jpeg' then click the 'Change Program...' button. Photoshop CS5 doesn't appear in either the list of Recommended Programs or the list of Other Programs. I click the 'Browse' button, and navigate to C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS5, select the Photoshop.exe file and click OK. That returns me to the Change Programme dialogue box, but CS5 doesn't show and CS3 is still highlighted. Further, the 'Always use the selected program to open this type of file' check box is selected, but greyed out and cannot be changed. Referring to a similar issue on Adobe's forums, I have checked in the registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\App Paths\Photoshop.exe, but that already shows the correct path to CS5 - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS5\Photoshop.exe. I have also tried renaming the Photoshop CS3 executable file to Photoshop.old. That changed the file associations in the Change Program dialogue box to 'unknown program', but even then, browsing to the CS5 exe file was to no avail - it still won't appear in the list of recommended programs. That leads me to suspect that uninstalling CS3 may not solve the issue either. Any ideas how I can get this association sorted? Dave |
Addo (15812) | ||
| 1107622 | 2010-06-07 05:16:00 | Find a pic in jpeg format, right mouse / open with / choose default program. Select the right program, then OK | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1107623 | 2010-06-07 23:10:00 | Hi Speedy I've tried that too - doing that of course just takes me to the same dialogue to choose a program as going through Start>Default Programs. I still have to browse to the Photoshop CS5 executable file, but when I select it and click OK, it reverts to the CS3 file as before. Very frustrating! |
Addo (15812) | ||
| 1107624 | 2010-06-08 00:08:00 | I still have to browse to the Photoshop CS5 executable file, but when I select it and click OK, it reverts to the CS3 file as before. Very frustrating! You ticked the Always Use this Program tick box? |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1107625 | 2010-06-08 06:38:00 | According the original post, that checkbox is greyed out Pctek Addo: It may not be appearing on the recommended programs because you need to expand it using the tiny arrow on the right... |
Blam (54) | ||
| 1107626 | 2010-06-11 00:04:00 | Hi Blam, No I have expanded to that to see all the programs - definitely not there. Eventually I will uninstall CS3 and hopefully that will solve the issue. It's so crazy because as I say, CS5 is associated with most of the appropriate formats for Photoshop - just not jpeg or tiff. | Addo (15812) | ||
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