It's a strange issue:
- win 10 x64 21H1 19043.1348, have irfanview 4.58 x 64 win store version installed and set as default pic viewer;
- double click a png file in default explorer, it automatically opens in irfanview (as it's the default app);
- double click a png file in xyplorer, it always asks me which software to use (even ticked always to use...)
- tested on the latest installer (22.50.0200), latest portable version (22.50.0200) and 21.50.0100, 22.30.0200, 22.40.0200
Cannot figure out why. any clues? Thanks
always asks to select app to open a png image
Re: always asks to select app to open a png image
It is a known issue without a definite solution on the system side AFAIK.
However, an easy solution is to set up a default CFA in XY to catch all images and open them with Irfanview as shown in the image below: This is for the regular installed version of Irfanview, I'm not sure about the syntax for the Win Store version though.
However, an easy solution is to set up a default CFA in XY to catch all images and open them with Irfanview as shown in the image below: This is for the regular installed version of Irfanview, I'm not sure about the syntax for the Win Store version though.
Ralph
(OS: W11 22H2 Home x64 - XY: Current beta - Office 2019 32-bit - Display: 1920x1080 @ 125%)
(OS: W11 22H2 Home x64 - XY: Current beta - Office 2019 32-bit - Display: 1920x1080 @ 125%)
Re: always asks to select app to open a png image
works nicely!RalphM wrote: ↑07 Dec 2021 08:03 It is a known issue without a definite solution on the system side AFAIK.
However, an easy solution is to set up a default CFA in XY to catch all images and open them with Irfanview as shown in the image below:
PicPick_632.jpgThis is for the regular installed version of Irfanview, I'm not sure about the syntax for the Win Store version though.
I used irfanview win store version just for testing - tried installer and portable version before. Now I switched back to an installer version and followed your instructions.
Thank you very much!
Re: always asks to select app to open a png image
No worries!
You might want to read up on CFA's anyway, as they offer a lot of flexibility for all sorts of things from appending dates to filenames to timestamping files: Just thinking about Irfanview, there are a few more CFA's in my collection for re-sizing images:
You might want to read up on CFA's anyway, as they offer a lot of flexibility for all sorts of things from appending dates to filenames to timestamping files: Just thinking about Irfanview, there are a few more CFA's in my collection for re-sizing images:
Ralph
(OS: W11 22H2 Home x64 - XY: Current beta - Office 2019 32-bit - Display: 1920x1080 @ 125%)
(OS: W11 22H2 Home x64 - XY: Current beta - Office 2019 32-bit - Display: 1920x1080 @ 125%)
Re: always asks to select app to open a png image
@RalphM,
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I've been trying to figure out a solution ever since I reset Windows a couple of days ago. I, too, never investigated CFAs and now I'm all over them.
Again, thank you for saving what is left of my hair!
Greg
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I've been trying to figure out a solution ever since I reset Windows a couple of days ago. I, too, never investigated CFAs and now I'm all over them.
Again, thank you for saving what is left of my hair!
Greg
Re: always asks to select app to open a png image
You're very welcome.
Happy to have saved someone else's hair while mine keeps disappearing...
Happy to have saved someone else's hair while mine keeps disappearing...
Ralph
(OS: W11 22H2 Home x64 - XY: Current beta - Office 2019 32-bit - Display: 1920x1080 @ 125%)
(OS: W11 22H2 Home x64 - XY: Current beta - Office 2019 32-bit - Display: 1920x1080 @ 125%)