In order to get Firefox to open up TIF files within Microsoft Picture and Fax Viewer you need to do this: 1. Create a batch file in c:prevail_client, call it ‘viewtiff.cmd’ 2. Paste in the following line: rundll32.exe C:/windows/system32/shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %1
Then, within Firefox perform the following steps:-
1. Tools > Options 2. Select ‘Applications’ 3. Scroll down to TIF 4. Under ‘Action’ select ‘Use Other’ 5. Click Browse 6. Point it back to c:/prevail_client/viewtiff.cmd Why do you have to do it this way? Because Windows Picture and Fax viewer is not a single executable but it’s embedded in the shimgvw.dll system file. This is actually a useful script which forces the program used to open the TIF file. |
