Where is the windows photo viewer default location?

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  1. Britton30
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    Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
       New #11

    To clarify, using Control Panel will work too saving the hassle of hunting down some specific file type if you have this issue again.
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  3. ChasGrad
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    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit SP1 Build 7601
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    Thanks from me too!


    I had the same problem with CR2 files. I never noticed that little carret your big red arrow pointed to. Your solution worked for me too & I just wanted to say THANKS!
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  4. McDug
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    Windows 7 Professional x64
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    Neutron16 said:
    Windows Photo Viewer is run by dllhost.exe COM Surrogate. Basically, it does not have it's own exe file, only dll.

    To start Windows Photo Viewer from command line you would have to use
    Code:
    %SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Photo Viewer\PhotoViewer.dll", ImageView_Fullscreen %1
    where %1 is a full path to a file.

    I am not sure how this is going to work for you.
    Is there any other way to adjust the window size using command line?
    This ImageView_Fullscreen isn't working for me, it opens in the last size Windows Photo Viewer was run in.
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  6. A Guy
    Posts : 53,365
    Windows 10 Home x64
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    Welcome to Seven Forums McDug. See the last post here, note it says path_to_image must not be quoted!. Could that be your issue?

    .net - How to run Photoviewer.dll in command line - Stack Overflow

    Last tip here:

    https://www.sevenforums.com/general-d...ands-win7.html

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  7. McDug
    Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Professional x64
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    I always had it without quotes. It does work to bring up the picture, just the ImageView_Fullscreen isn't working.

    Here is my code:
    rundll32.exe "c:\Program Files\Windows Photo Viewer\PhotoViewer.dll", ImageView_Fullscreen c:\pic.jpg

    I've tried everything I could possibly imagine, adding %SystemRoot%\System32\ before rundll32.exe, adding and removing quotes.

    I think I'm stuck with it opening in a small window lol.
    Oh well. Thanks for trying.
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  8. A Guy
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    Windows 10 Home x64
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    Yeah, you have it right. I use Irfanview myself

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  10. McDug
    Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Professional x64
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    I can see why u use an external pic viewer, but personally I don't like all the buttons on that one lol and I guess I'm fine with what I have, fullscreen is what I wanted but I can live without. Thanks again :)
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  11. A Guy
    Posts : 53,365
    Windows 10 Home x64
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    Apparently if you start a slide show, and pause, it pauses the picture full screen, but I doubt that's very useful for you

    Run the slideshow as usual > right click the mouse > select Pause

    After this you can use Arrows to move next/back, or you can choose Next/Back from the context menu.
    disable the slideshow function in windows photo viewer - Microsoft Community

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  12. Danunreal
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    windows 7 64bit ultimate
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    To view all images in windows photo viewer instead of it opening in in


    To view all images in windows photo viewer instead of it opening in internet explorer

    just right click picture then select "open with" then browse and in the browse field enter

    %ProgramFiles%\Windows Photo Viewer\PhotoViewer.dll then select Picture viewer from the list and Voila

    To run picture viewer on its own %SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Photo Viewer\PhotoViewer.dll", ImageView_Fullscreen %1
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  13. GuccizBud
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    Windows® 7 (64-bit)
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    Neutron16 said:
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    Windows Photo Viewer is run by dllhost.exe COM Surrogate.
    Basically, it does not have its own .exe file, only .dll.

    Use᎓
    %SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Photo Viewer\PhotoViewer.dll", %1
    … where %1 is a full path to a file.
     
     
     ^^ This! … thx, I needed that
     
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