Don't install Photosuite in Win 98.

Pte said:

Photosuite, bundled with my DSC-S70, takes a collossal nerve approach
and lays claim to all JPEG and TIFF files on your computer. It changes
the file associations for .jpe, .jpeg, .jpg, and .tif file types. In
doing so, it attaches its own icon to them.

Then, a few hours or perhaps days later when you discover that this
program is not worth having and uninstall it, you will not regain the
associations. The keys will not be replaced in the registry.

So you will have to do a registry edit - something that puts me on edge!

But if you insist on installing Photosuite, first bring up Regedit.exe
(in the Windows folder) and export the keys for these file types from

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
Then when you unstall it (and you will) it will be much easier to fix
the registry by simply importing the keys back in.

My thanks to Peter van Dam for his post that gave me the clues to track
down this problem.

Pete

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Pete said:

Photosuite, bundled with my DSC-S70, takes a collossal nerve approach
and lays claim to all JPEG and TIFF files on your computer. It changes
the file associations for .jpe, .jpeg, .jpg, and .tif file types. In
doing so, it attaches its own icon to them.

Then, a few hours or perhaps days later when you discover that this
program is not worth having and uninstall it, you will not regain the
associations. The keys will not be replaced in the registry.

So you will have to do a registry edit - something that puts me on edge!

But if you insist on installing Photosuite, first bring up Regedit.exe
(in the Windows folder) and export the keys for these file types from

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
Then when you unstall it (and you will) it will be much easier to fix
the registry by simply importing the keys back in.

My thanks to Peter van Dam for his post that gave me the clues to track
down this problem.

Pete

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dw said:

hi pete,
thanks very much for the info but alas its 3 months too late. I
installed phtosuite together with the driver and like you said all pix
files associated themselves to photosuite, uninstallation is too tedious
so i just left it be. dw

SONY MUST CONSIDER BUNDLING SOME OTHER FRIENDLIER SOFTWARE FOR FUTURE
PRODUCTS.

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Rodger Carter said:

I would vote for Ulead's PhotoImpact. It does a lot os stuff well and
is inexpensive enough to bundle with a digicam.

Rodger

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Zainab said:

Am waiting on delivery for the s70. So, do u guys suggest that i dont
install photosuite? If i dont then how woudl i dl the pics from teh
camera?

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Rich said:

Pete said:

Photosuite, bundled with my DSC-S70, takes a collossal nerve approach
and lays claim to all JPEG and TIFF files on your computer. It changes
the file associations for .jpe, .jpeg, .jpg, and .tif file types. In
doing so, it attaches its own icon to them.

Then, a few hours or perhaps days later when you discover that this
program is not worth having and uninstall it, you will not regain the
associations. The keys will not be replaced in the registry.

So you will have to do a registry edit - something that puts me on edge!

But if you insist on installing Photosuite, first bring up Regedit.exe
(in the Windows folder) and export the keys for these file types from

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
Then when you unstall it (and you will) it will be much easier to fix
the registry by simply importing the keys back in.

My thanks to Peter van Dam for his post that gave me the clues to track
down this problem.

Pete

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You don;t have to go to all this trouble, it is a very simple to change
what program opens files. AS FOLLOWS
If you want a certain program of your choice to open picture files
do this---- 1 open explorer
2 open folder with picture files
3 highlight pic file
4 hold shift key and right click on highlighted pic file
5 a box will open with (open with) in it, cliché open with
6 another box will appear called (open with) with a list of programs to
use, check the little box that reads "always use this program to open
this type of file and highlite the program you want to use and hit OK.
Good luck Rich

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Count said:

Rich said:

Not to worry useing the process only changes the icon pic and does not delete any pic files. and uninstalling a editing program will not effect the pic files either. Good luck Rich

Pete said:

Photosuite, bundled with my DSC-S70, takes a collossal nerve approach
and lays claim to all JPEG and TIFF files on your computer. It changes
the file associations for .jpe, .jpeg, .jpg, and .tif file types. In
doing so, it attaches its own icon to them.

Then, a few hours or perhaps days later when you discover that this
program is not worth having and uninstall it, you will not regain the
associations. The keys will not be replaced in the registry.

So you will have to do a registry edit - something that puts me on edge!

But if you insist on installing Photosuite, first bring up Regedit.exe
(in the Windows folder) and export the keys for these file types from

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
Then when you unstall it (and you will) it will be much easier to fix
the registry by simply importing the keys back in.

My thanks to Peter van Dam for his post that gave me the clues to track
down this problem.

Pete

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You don;t have to go to all this trouble, it is a very simple to change
what program opens files. AS FOLLOWS
If you want a certain program of your choice to open picture files
do this---- 1 open explorer
2 open folder with picture files
3 highlight pic file
4 hold shift key and right click on highlighted pic file
5 a box will open with (open with) in it, cliché open with
6 another box will appear called (open with) with a list of programs to
use, check the little box that reads "always use this program to open
this type of file and highlite the program you want to use and hit OK.
Good luck Rich

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Guy Meacham said:

You only need to install the USB driver to download you pics of your
S70. After instalation of the driver when you connect your camera to
your computer it just shows up as an extra drive and you can use your
file manager to move your files around.

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Count said:

Rich said:

Pete said:

Photosuite, bundled with my DSC-S70, takes a collossal nerve approach
and lays claim to all JPEG and TIFF files on your computer. It changes
the file associations for .jpe, .jpeg, .jpg, and .tif file types. In
doing so, it attaches its own icon to them.

Then, a few hours or perhaps days later when you discover that this
program is not worth having and uninstall it, you will not regain the
associations. The keys will not be replaced in the registry.

So you will have to do a registry edit - something that puts me on edge!

But if you insist on installing Photosuite, first bring up Regedit.exe
(in the Windows folder) and export the keys for these file types from

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
Then when you unstall it (and you will) it will be much easier to fix
the registry by simply importing the keys back in.

My thanks to Peter van Dam for his post that gave me the clues to track
down this problem.

Pete

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You don;t have to go to all this trouble, it is a very simple to change
what program opens files. AS FOLLOWS
If you want a certain program of your choice to open picture files
do this---- 1 open explorer
2 open folder with picture files
3 highlight pic file
4 hold shift key and right click on highlighted pic file
5 a box will open with (open with) in it, cliché open with
6 another box will appear called (open with) with a list of programs to
use, check the little box that reads "always use this program to open
this type of file and highlite the program you want to use and hit OK.
Good luck Rich

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Pete said:

Guy Meacham said:

You only need to install the USB driver to download you pics of your
S70. After instalation of the driver when you connect your camera to
your computer it just shows up as an extra drive and you can use your
file manager to move your files around.

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And you can use whatever JPEG viewer is on your computer to have an
immediate look at them. I think Win98 comes with a Kodak viewer.

But you should download the free viewer from

http://members.home.com/rsimmons/irfanview/english.htm

It's really good, so I sent the author $10 and still consider his
program to be a fine gift. And there are lots of other freebies out
there to play with until you decide what "professional" program to buy.

Pete

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Rich said:

Count said:

Rich said:

Not to worry useing the process only changes the icon pic and does not delete any pic files. and uninstalling a editing program will not effect the pic files either. Good luck Rich

Pete said:

Photosuite, bundled with my DSC-S70, takes a collossal nerve approach
and lays claim to all JPEG and TIFF files on your computer. It changes
the file associations for .jpe, .jpeg, .jpg, and .tif file types. In
doing so, it attaches its own icon to them.

Then, a few hours or perhaps days later when you discover that this
program is not worth having and uninstall it, you will not regain the
associations. The keys will not be replaced in the registry.

So you will have to do a registry edit - something that puts me on edge!

But if you insist on installing Photosuite, first bring up Regedit.exe
(in the Windows folder) and export the keys for these file types from

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
Then when you unstall it (and you will) it will be much easier to fix
the registry by simply importing the keys back in.

My thanks to Peter van Dam for his post that gave me the clues to track
down this problem.

Pete

Click to expand...

You don;t have to go to all this trouble, it is a very simple to change
what program opens files. AS FOLLOWS
If you want a certain program of your choice to open picture files
do this---- 1 open explorer
2 open folder with picture files
3 highlight pic file
4 hold shift key and right click on highlighted pic file
5 a box will open with (open with) in it, cliché open with
6 another box will appear called (open with) with a list of programs to
use, check the little box that reads "always use this program to open
this type of file and highlite the program you want to use and hit OK.
Good luck Rich

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Count said:

Rich said:

Count said:

Rich said:

Not to worry useing the process only changes the icon pic and does not delete any pic files. and uninstalling a editing program will not effect the pic files either. Good luck Rich

Pete said:

Photosuite, bundled with my DSC-S70, takes a collossal nerve approach
and lays claim to all JPEG and TIFF files on your computer. It changes
the file associations for .jpe, .jpeg, .jpg, and .tif file types. In
doing so, it attaches its own icon to them.

Then, a few hours or perhaps days later when you discover that this
program is not worth having and uninstall it, you will not regain the
associations. The keys will not be replaced in the registry.

So you will have to do a registry edit - something that puts me on edge!

But if you insist on installing Photosuite, first bring up Regedit.exe
(in the Windows folder) and export the keys for these file types from

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
Then when you unstall it (and you will) it will be much easier to fix
the registry by simply importing the keys back in.

My thanks to Peter van Dam for his post that gave me the clues to track
down this problem.

Pete

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You don;t have to go to all this trouble, it is a very simple to change
what program opens files. AS FOLLOWS
If you want a certain program of your choice to open picture files
do this---- 1 open explorer
2 open folder with picture files
3 highlight pic file
4 hold shift key and right click on highlighted pic file
5 a box will open with (open with) in it, cliché open with
6 another box will appear called (open with) with a list of programs to
use, check the little box that reads "always use this program to open
this type of file and highlite the program you want to use and hit OK.
Good luck Rich

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zainab said:

I already have Adobe Photoshop, PS and ACDSEE. I guess these will be
fine!??

I find Adobe Photoshop deluxe to be very easy! PS is way too complicated
for a newcomer like me.

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