Windows Picture and Fax Viewer is missing on my computer

Anonymous
2009-10-19T14:07:53+00:00

I am trying to upload pictures from my digital camera and it goes to a box for cds ,  (like I want to put it on a cd) not the normal one that comes up for putting pictures in a file. I looked for " Windows Picture and Fax Viewer " and can not find it on my computer anywhere. I have no idea where it went. PLEASE help me recover this. I did a system restore back to when it was there, and still it is not there.

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2009-10-19T22:04:21+00:00

I am trying to upload pictures from my digital camera and it goes to a box for cds ,  (like I want to put it on a cd) not the normal one that comes up for putting pictures in a file. I looked for " Windows Picture and Fax Viewer " and can not find it on my computer anywhere. I have no idea where it went. PLEASE help me recover this. I did a system restore back to when it was there, and still it is not there.

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Just to verify...you must be running Win XP (not Vista) to

have WP&FV...

The following command should force a reinstall of WP&FV...

Go to...Start / Run and type

         (or copy/paste):

regsvr32 /i shimgvw.dll

(yes, the space after the 2 and the space

after the i is required)

Press...Enter...

You should see a dialog box that says:

DllRegisterServer and DllInstall in shimgvw.dll succeeded

John Inzer - MS-MVP - Digital Media Experience

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-06-17T17:58:43+00:00

    How do I get Vista off my computer and run Win XP

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-05-30T22:33:32+00:00

    Are you running Windows XP? If not...you do not have Windows Picture and Fax Viewer.

    If_Yes_try the following...

    Try the following to force a reinstall of WP&FV:

    Go to...Start / Run...and type

             (or copy/paste):

    regsvr32 /i shimgvw.dll

    (yes, the space after the 2 and the space

    after the i is required)

    Press...Enter...

    You should see a dialog box that says:

    DllRegisterServer and DllInstall in shimgvw.dll succeeded

    Now...the following command should launch a blank Windows

    Picture And Fax Viewer screen. It will say: No Preview Available.

    rundll32.exe c:\windows\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen

    Now set WP&FV as your default viewer and you should be ready to view photos.

    Open a folder and right click right click a photo...

    From the menu...choose...Properties / Change Button...

    Select Windows Picture And Fax Viewer and click...OK / Apply / OK.

    Let us know the exact result.

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-05-30T19:01:35+00:00

    I am trying to download microsoft windows picture and fax viewer.  I have been told it is not on my computer

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-05-18T21:16:36+00:00

    Just to verify......are you running WIndows XP?

    If_Yes_ go to the following folder...C:\WINDOWS\system32...

    do you find a copy of the  shimgvw.dll  file?

    The following command should launch a blank Windows

    Picture And Fax Viewer screen. It will say: No Preview Available.

    Go to...Start / Run...enter the command and press...Enter.

    rundll32.exe c:\windows\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen

    Does it do anything?

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