Picture It!: The Windows Picture and Fax Viewer starts when you double-click .png file (308900)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Digital Image Pro 9
- Microsoft Digital Image Pro 10
- Microsoft Digital Image Suite 9
- Microsoft Digital Image Suite 10
- Microsoft Greetings 2002 1.0
- Microsoft Picture It! Photo version 7
- Microsoft Picture It! Photo Premium version 7
- Microsoft Picture It! Digital Image Pro version 7
- Microsoft Picture It! Photo 2002 1.0
- Microsoft Picture It! Express 2002 1.0
- Microsoft Picture It! Photo Premium 2002, version 1.0
- Microsoft Picture It! Publishing 2002, Gold, version 1.0
- Microsoft Picture It! Publishing Platinum 2002 1.0
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows XP
- Microsoft Picture It! Photo Premium 9
- Microsoft Picture It! Express 9
- Microsoft Picture It! Photo Premium 10
- Microsoft Picture It! Express 10
- Microsoft Digital Image Standard Edition 2006
- Microsoft Digital Image Starter Edition 2006
- Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006
This article was previously published under Q308900 SYMPTOMS When you double-click a file, the Microsoft Windows Picture and Fax
Viewer may start instead of the program that you expect to start.
CAUSE This issue may occur if all the following conditions are
true:
- The file has the file extension ".png."
- The file was created in one of the products listed in the "Applies to" section.
- Your computer is running the Microsoft Windows XP operating
system.
Although Windows XP shows the correct file association with the
.png format, the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer may start anyway. RESOLUTION To resolve this issue, follow these steps:
- Right-click the file, point to Open With, and then click Choose Program.
Note Make sure that the Microsoft Picture It! program that you want is
selected. - Click Always use the selected program to open this
kind of file.
- Click OK.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 9/28/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb KB308900 |
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