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Update: I had a look in in my list of file associations, and the PNG extension is not listed, so I copied the file to anothe win 7 pc where the PNG extension was listed in associations, and voila the open with option is available when I right click it.
This may be a silly question but does this mean the png file is not registered on the original win7 pc, and if so how do I do it?
You won't get the "Open with" option unless the file extension is associated with a program.
Set a Default Program (choose any appropriate program) and then you should get the "Open with" option in your context menu.
It should have been associated with Paint (or the default picture viewer).
If it doesn't exist at all, you could try restoring the default file association using the Reg file on this page:
Default File Type Associations - Restore
The png file is about 1/3 of the way down the page. :)
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Hi, Am delighted your problem is now resolved. You can run the sfc /scannow command anytime. It won't effect your updates unless one of them got corrupted. Then it will hopefully correct the issue. It is quite safe to run it anytime and is often the first point of call with problems like yours. You found the solution anyway but running the command may well have found the solution anyway!