where is ‘windows picture and fax viewer’ located?

I assume that your problem is that you want to view files before deleting them.

You might want to use free IrfanView. It is much more powerful and versatile than Windows Picture and Fax Viewer.

The reason you can’t find WP&FV is because it is in a cryptically named dll file. The following is courtesy of MS-MVP Volunteer J (and assumes that you are using Windows XP):

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)

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.

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.

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Windows Picture and Fax Viewer is just that. a viewer.
no photos are archived in Windows Picture and Fax Viewer

I would suspect the unwanted pictures are in your
Temporary Internet Files folder. When you access
sites on the net that include graphics and pictures,
they are loaded into this folder so you can view them.

If you would like to view the contents of your
Temporary Internet Files folder. try these steps.

Go to. Start / Control Panel / Internet Options /
General tab / Browsing History section / Settings
button / View Files button.

Or. open an IE window and go to. Tools / Internet
Options / General tab / Browsing History section /
Settings button / View Files button.

Also you could go to. Start / Run. and type or Copy/
Paste the following command:

%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files

Then press. Enter. to launch the Temporary Internet Files folder.

To clear it up. try deleting your Temporary Internet Files.

Running Disk Cleanup should take care of it.

(310312) Description of the Disk Cleanup
Tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310312

Also, on an Internet Explorer window. you could
go to. Tools / Internet Options / Delete Files / OK.

Do it again and check, «Delete All Offline Content» / OK.

Windows Picture and Fax Viewer — how do I specify the editing program?

I’ve set things up so that Windows Picture and Fax Viewer is the default program when I open a variety of image file types, enabling me to get a quick preview without needing to wait for a full image editing program to load. What I need to be able to do is to specify which program is then kicked off by WP&FV when I click the editing button at the bottom right of the screen — the one with the alt text that says «Closes this program and opens the image for editing (Ctrl+E)».

If I right-click the button and select «Open with» then I can select from the usual list of possible programs, but what I want is to set a default for each file type so that left-clicking the button automatically opens the correct program. I’ve tried the «Choose program. » and «Always use the selected program to open this kind of file» route after right-clicking the button but what happens is that the selected program thereafter becomes the overall default and bypasses WP&FV altogether.

I’ve set things up so that Windows Picture and Fax Viewer is the default program when I open a variety of image file types, enabling me to get a quick preview without needing to wait for a full image editing program to load. What I need to be able to do is to specify which program is then kicked off by WP&FV when I click the editing button at the bottom right of the screen — the one with the alt text that says «Closes this program and opens the image for editing (Ctrl+E)».

If I right-click the button and select «Open with» then I can select from the usual list of possible programs, but what I want is to set a default for each file type so that left-clicking the button automatically opens the correct program. I’ve tried the «Choose program. » and «Always use the selected program to open this kind of file» route after right-clicking the button but what happens is that the selected program thereafter becomes the overall default and bypasses WP&FV altogether.

Change the default image editor
application, invoked from Windows
Picture and Fax Viewer
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/imgeditor.htm
(download free utility — Imgeditor.zip)

How to open your choice of image editors when
clicking the Edit button on the Windows Picture
and Fax Viewer screen.

***Proceed with caution at your own risk***

(FWIW. it’s always a good idea to create a System
Restore point before editing the registry)

OK. go to. Start / Run and type in. «regedit» without
the quotes. Then click. OK. or press. Enter.

In the Registry Editor. drill down to:

In the Data column you should see:

(where you see *mspaint* in the example. you will
see your current default)

Replace the key with the path to the program that will
be your default image editor. I wanted Picture It! 7 so
the following is what I changed to.

«C:\Program Files\Microsoft Picture It! 7\pip.exe» «%1»

Now, my images still open in the Picture and Fax viewer
but if I left click the Edit button. Picture It! 7 opens.

To replace the string.

Left click «default» to select it.

Go to. Edit / Modify.

In the «Edit String» field.

Copy/Paste the path to your program choice:

«C:\Program Files\. \. exe» «%1»

Now, your images still open in the Picture and Fax
Viewer but if you left click the Edit button. your image
editing program opens..

Volunteer J — MS-MVP — Digital Media Experience — Notice_This is not tech support_I am a volunteer — Solutions that work for me may not work for you — ***Proceed at your own risk***

Win 10: where is Windows Picture and Fax Viewer?

I am still struggling with Win 10. Lots of useful features have simply disappeared or placed in somewhere I cannot find.

For the picture viewer, I used to have Windows Picture and Fax Viewer. When a picture is opened, jumping to the next picture is just a click on the forward arrow at the bottom. With the Win 10 Photos, there is no forward arrow. To open another picture, I have to close the current picture, then reopen another one. This is very bad for high speed browsing.

Is there a forward arrow in Photos that I don’t know? or MS is simply testing the loyalty of their users?

If you cannot design a software that is better than the previous version, simply don’t do it.

Looking forward to your answer.

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Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I understand your inconvenience in using the Windows Photo Viewer. We will assist you to resolve this issue.

Before we proceed, we require more information to assist you better.

1. Are you able to find Windows Photo Viewer on Windows 10?
2. What happens when you using Photo app?
3. Did you make any changes to the computer prior to this issue?
4. Since when are you facing this issue?

I would like to inform you that, the Windows Photo Viewer application has not been changed in Windows 10. It has the same interface and usage features as previous versions. As you are unable able to find the forward option in Windows Photo Viewer, this might be due to the corrupt files or the application has not been installed properly.

I suggest you to run System File Checker scan and check if it helps.

Method 1: Run the SFC (System File Checker).

System File Checker is a utility in Windows that allows users to scan for corruptions in Windows system files and restore corrupted files.

Refer the following Microsoft knowledge based article to perform SFC scan.

Note : The troubleshooting steps for Windows 10 are same as Windows 8/8.1.

Hope it helps. Do let us know if the issue is resolved. For any further information, feel free to contact us.

Replacing the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer Application Using the Preview Verb

[The Picture and Fax Viewer feature is supported only under WindowsВ XP. ]

As of WindowsВ XP, users can view, rotate, print, and zoom images. Some of these features are provided through the Windows Shell, and others through the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer application. While Windows Picture and Fax Viewer provides an excellent baseline of features and is a key part of the imaging experience, if you choose to, you can easily replace it with a different application. This document is designed to help you effectively replace the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer application without losing important features or degrading the user experience.

Best Practices

In WindowsВ XP and later, the Shell includes a verb that you can use to enable users to preview images. It is called Preview. This verb highlights the main user task for images, which is viewing. To make this experience work well, the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer application owns the preview association by default.

The Windows Picture and Fax Viewer, or any application that owns a file association, includes an item that launches the user’s editing application. Because the Preview verb is only used to preview images rather than edit them, your application must be careful to follow the recommendations in this document when claiming that association.

You want to ensure that an application that edits images can still take over the Edit verb. For example, if a user has Microsoft Picture It! installed, when they double-click a .jpg file the computer should launch the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer application. But, when they click Edit in the toolbar, then the computer should launch Picture It! with that .jpg file.

There are three considerations you should take into account when you replace the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer. These are:

Performance

The main consideration with performance is the speed at which images load. While no performance metric is provided here, you should attempt to replace Windows Picture and Fax Viewer with an application that matches or increases the performance.

The application itself should load quickly. One of the major issues users experience with applications that take over image associations is the wait time while the application loads. This often stems from having a powerful editing application load when they double-click an image file, even when the user simply wants to view the file. It is best for the user if you provide options that quickly take them to an application where they can edit the image only when that is their wish.

Features

There is a minimal set of features your application should provide when you replace the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer application. They are as follows:

Feature	Description
Show image at best fit	This gives the user the option to see the entire image scaled to the size where i best fits into the viewable space of the application window. In this way, they can see the entire image, even if it is slightly degraded by zooming out. This should be the default setting whenever an image loads that is larger than the viewable space. Otherwise, the image should appear in its actual size. For example, a 64 x 64 pixel image should not be scaled to a 600 x 600 size simply because that is the application’s window size.
Show image at actual size	This gives the user the option to see the entire image at its actual resolution. This allows them to view it at its appropriate size and pan about the image. This should not be the default view unless the image is smaller than the viewable space in the application.
Zoom into image	This enables the user to zoom into a portion of the image to investigate finer details, or simply enlarge a small image. This is similar to showing the image actual size, but enables the user to control how closely they view the image.
Zoom out of image	This enables the user to zoom out and get a broader view. This is similar to showing the image at best fit, but enables the user to control how far back they view the image.
Next image	This enables the user to see the next image in the list. This list can be all the images in the current folder or all the images the user selects as part of a multiselect operation; that is, when he or she clicks and drags to highlight images or holds down the control button and clicks individual files.
Previous image	This enables the user to view the previous image in the list.
Rotate clockwise 90 degrees	This enables the user to rotate the image clockwise by quarters. WindowsВ XP automatically saves the image when it rotates it to reduce the loss of image quality. The application can also rotate smaller increments, but 90 degrees is the standard as the most common rotation for digital pictures.
Rotate counterclockwise 90 degrees	This enables the user to rotate the image counterclockwise by quarters.
Print	This enables the user to print the image that currently appears.
Save As	This enables the user to save the image to a specified folder.
Delete image	This enables the user to delete the image.
Help	This provides the user with help documentation concerned with the use of the viewing application.
Properties	This enables the user to view or edit the properties of the image, typically the Exchangeable Image File (EXIF) information stored in each image.
Edit	This enables the user to launch their preferred editing program registered for the Edit verb on the image.

Format Support

Because it is difficult for an application to support all different images, it is recommended that the application use Windows GDI+ to support image formats. However, if you choose not to use GDI+, your application should take over only those file associations for which it has been tested and is known to work. Then, if the user needs to view a format that you do not handle, Windows Picture and Fax Viewer can still provide access.

For example, Windows Picture and Fax Viewer provides a number of tools for editing annotations in .tiff images. Unless this functionality is duplicated in your application, you should not register your application to handle .tiff images. The driving principle should be to ensure that the user loses no functionality whatsoever.

Registering for the Preview Verb

Registering an application to handle the Preview verb is fairly simple. Locate the application’s following value in the registry, where Application.Jpeg represents the name of the application’s file association key (see Default Programs for more details):

Change the name of the open subkey to «preview» as shown here.

This registers the application and makes it the default application for the Preview verb for a .jpg file. The following is also required.

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpg(Default) = Application.Jpeg

Registering for the Edit Verb

This registers an application for the Edit Verb and makes it the new default application for editing an image. The registered application should take over the editing capability of the existing default application at the install time and install it back as the handler at the time of uninstall. This can be achieved by registering the new application lower in the association list than the default application. The default application is registered here:

New application should register here:

Registering for the Slideshow Verb

As of WindowsВ Vista, an application can also register the slideshow verb. Applications that implement a slide show can register to be invoked when the Slideshow verb is chosen. This registration is accomplished in exactly the same fashion as explained for the preview verb above. It is strongly recommended that applications implement the DropTarget form of the verb. In that way, they can be passed a complete set of items. The DropTarget implementation is registered as shown here: