Default program to view animated gif files

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Trying to get used to Windows7 and have yet another agrevation. Which program should open the “preview” tab available with a right click on an animated gif.. and how / where do I change that setting.
I can “open with” and select a program that works for me so that clicking on the *.gif will show it in its animation.. But the preview selection should do that as well.. no? Now the preview opens “Windows Photo Viewer”.. which I am sure is a fine program but what did MS leave for me in Windows7.

Thanks for your time
Ralph

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Hi Ralph, if you left click a gif file it should open with IE regardless of default browser setting.

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Thanks.. I have my GIF’s (and all pictures) to open with ACDSee. But… as there is a preview tab (with a right click) why can I not have MS provide the correct program. If MS has IE as the default program to preview a GIF then where is that setting. The “Open With” selection allows one to set a default program.. but it does not (evidently) set the “preview” selection.

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Here are the options I get on right clicking a gif file.

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Right.. I get that as well (along with a half dozen others) but when I click “Preview” it opens in “Windows Photo Viewer”. If.. I select as my default program IE then that works.. but it STILL opens in the Windows Photo Viewer from preview.

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Another but longer method is to send them to yourself in the body of an email.

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Lots of alternate solutions.. I just want my “preview” to work.

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Try Default Programs Editor:

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Bruce

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Thanks Bruce. That program looks like it will make the required changes. I am surprised that MS does not include this ability in its Windows7 short of hacking the registry itself.

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I am surprised that MS does not include this ability in its Windows7 short of hacking the registry itself.

Agreed. They leave out some very strange things.

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