Windows 7 Resetting My Pictures to the default setting.

Jessie711

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How do I reset My Pictures to the default setting?

Since installing the latest update for Photoshop CS5 all of my pictures have the CS5 icon on them and when I click to open the picture it opens in Photoshop.

Thanks
Jessie
 
Try the fixes listed here Link Removed - Invalid URL Read the instructions on that page.
The only one missing is for png files. Save this code as a .reg to restore png to default.
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.png]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.png]
"Content Type"="image/png"
@="pngfile"
"PerceivedType"="image"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.png\OpenWithList]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.png\OpenWithList\ehshell.exe]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.png\OpenWithProgids]
"pngfile"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.png\PersistentHandler]
@="{098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}"

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\pngfile]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\pngfile]
@="PNG Image"
"EditFlags"=dword:00010000
"FriendlyTypeName"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,\
  00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,\
  32,00,5c,00,73,00,68,00,65,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,\
  00,2c,00,2d,00,33,00,30,00,35,00,39,00,38,00,00,00
"ImageOptionFlags"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\pngfile\CLSID]
@="{25336920-03F9-11cf-8FD0-00AA00686F13}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\pngfile\DefaultIcon]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
  00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,69,00,6d,00,\
  61,00,67,00,65,00,72,00,65,00,73,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,38,\
  00,33,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\pngfile\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\pngfile\shell\open]
"MuiVerb"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,\
  69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,\
  00,20,00,50,00,68,00,6f,00,74,00,6f,00,20,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,65,00,\
  72,00,5c,00,70,00,68,00,6f,00,74,00,6f,00,76,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,65,00,72,\
  00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,33,00,30,00,34,00,33,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\pngfile\shell\open\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
  00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,72,00,75,00,\
  6e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,22,00,25,\
  00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,\
  25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,50,00,68,00,6f,\
  00,74,00,6f,00,20,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,65,00,72,00,5c,00,50,00,68,00,\
  6f,00,74,00,6f,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,\
  00,22,00,2c,00,20,00,49,00,6d,00,61,00,67,00,65,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,\
  5f,00,46,00,75,00,6c,00,6c,00,73,00,63,00,72,00,65,00,65,00,6e,00,20,00,25,\
  00,31,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\pngfile\shell\open\DropTarget]
"Clsid"="{FFE2A43C-56B9-4bf5-9A79-CC6D4285608A}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\pngfile\shell\printto]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\pngfile\shell\printto\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,\
  00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,72,00,\
  75,00,6e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,22,00,20,\
  00,22,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,\
  25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,68,\
  00,69,00,6d,00,67,00,76,00,77,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,22,00,2c,00,49,00,\
  6d,00,61,00,67,00,65,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,5f,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,6e,\
  00,74,00,54,00,6f,00,20,00,2f,00,70,00,74,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,\
  20,00,22,00,25,00,32,00,22,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,33,00,22,00,20,00,22,00,25,\
  00,34,00,22,00,00,00

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.png]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.png]
"PreviewDetails"="prop:System.Photo.DateTaken;*System.Image.Dimensions;*System.Size;*System.OfflineAvailability;*System.OfflineStatus;*System.DateCreated;*System.SharedWith"
"FullDetails"="prop:System.PropGroup.Origin;System.Photo.DateTaken;System.PropGroup.Image;System.Image.Dimensions;System.Image.HorizontalSize;System.Image.VerticalSize;System.Image.BitDepth;System.PropGroup.FileSystem;System.ItemNameDisplay;System.ItemType;System.ItemFolderPathDisplay;System.DateCreated;System.DateModified;System.Size;System.FileAttributes;System.OfflineAvailability;System.OfflineStatus;System.SharedWith;System.FileOwner;System.ComputerName"
"InfoTip"="prop:System.ItemType;System.Photo.DateTaken;*System.Image.Dimensions;*System.Size"
"ExtendedTileInfo"="prop:System.ItemType;System.Photo.DateTaken;*System.Image.Dimensions"
"ImageOptionFlags"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.png\OpenWithList]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.png\OpenWithList\PhotoViewer.dll]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.png\Shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.png\Shell\setdesktopwallpaper]
"MultiSelectModel"="Player"
@=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,\
  00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,\
  74,00,6f,00,62,00,6a,00,65,00,63,00,74,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,\
  00,34,00,31,00,37,00,00,00
"NeverDefault"=""
"SuppressionSlapiPolicy"="ChangeDesktopBackground-Enabled"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.png\Shell\setdesktopwallpaper\Command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
  00,5c,00,45,00,78,00,70,00,6c,00,6f,00,72,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,\
  65,00,00,00
"DelegateExecute"="{ff609cc7-d34d-4049-a1aa-2293517ffcc6}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.png\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.png\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.png\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\ShellImagePreview]
@="{FFE2A43C-56B9-4bf5-9A79-CC6D4285608A}"

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.png]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.png]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.png\OpenWithProgids]
"pngfile"=hex(0):

If there are any others missing, let us know.
 
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