JSI Tip 9700. How can I configure .fax files to open in the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer?

Jerold Schulman

September 1, 2005

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Using REG.EXE, built into Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and later, or installed on Windows 2000 from the Support Tools folder of of the Windows 2000 CD-ROM, I have scripted OpenFax.bat configure .fax files to open in the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer.

The syntax for using OpenFax.bat is:

OpenFax \ComputerName

OpenFax.bat contains:

@echo onif {%1}=={} @echo Syntax: OpenFax \ComputerName&goto :EOFREG ADD %1HKLMSoftwareClasses.fax /Ve /T REG_SZ /F /D "FaxFile"REG ADD %1HKLMSoftwareClassesFaxFile /V EditFlags /T REG_DWORD /F /D 65536REG ADD %1HKLMSoftwareClassesFaxFile /V FriendlyTypeName /T REG_EXPAND_SZ /F /D "@%%SystemRoot%%System32shimgvw.dll,-306REG ADD %1HKLMSoftwareClassesFaxFile /V ImageOptionFlags /T REG_DWORD /F /D 0REG ADD %1HKLMSoftwareClassesFaxFileDefaultIcon /Ve /T REG_SZ /F /D "shimgvw.dll,4"REG ADD %1HKLMSoftwareClassesfaxfileshellopen /V MuiVerb /T REG_SZ /F /D "@shimgvw.dll,-550"REG ADD %1HKLMSoftwareClassesfaxfileshellopencommand /Ve /T REG_SZ /F /D "rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%System32shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen "%%1"REG ADD %1HKLMSoftwareClassesfaxfileshellopenDropTarget /V Clsid /T REG_SZ /F /D "{E84FDA7C-1D6A-45F6-B725-CB260C236066}"REG ADD %1HKLMSoftwareClassesfaxfileshellprinttocommand /Ve /T REG_SZ /F /D "rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%System32shimgvw.dll,ImageView_PrintTo /pt "%%1" "%%2" "%%3" "%%4""



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