After applying the above settings, if done correctly, you should be able to view animated GIFs that actually Animate & your pictures will now be smoothed out when enlarged, unline Windows 7 that doesn’t. This does work, & it imports the XP Image viewer itself into Windows 7. Feel free to share this information with anyone who may need it, or even create your own XP installer for it. If I have helped you, please state I have been a help by mentioning my name here. Have fun, enjoy, & I am working on trying to test other things. For some reason, it just seems like using C:\ doesn’t work quite as good as using C:\\ When you are specifying locations, it seems that you can use locations such as C:\Windows\XP\x86\rundll32.exe (there is no gaps in the file names).Ĭ:\Program Files has a gap & doesn’t seem to work.Īlso, be sure you use C:\\ instead of C:\ when using folders. You MUST use either XP or Vista, but Vista is better. DO NOT forget to right-click rundll32.exe & set compatibility for Vista if you do change location of it, or it will not work. * You can also use alternative locations for the files, just update the.
If you set it for Vista compatibility, it will work as regular image viewer without a prompt.Ĭongratulations! You have now imported the XP image viewer to use in Windows 7. It will work with XP compat, but it will prompt you. I forget if you have to select rundll32, or if you have to change PROGRAMS box to ALL FILES & then select shimgvw.dll. GIF file & choose OPEN WITH/Choose Default Program/Browse to C:\ Right-click the reg key you just made & merge it.
Windows Registry Editor Version C:\\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %1″ĭO NOT copy the lines into the reg file, but only the text between it. – Right-click rundll32/properties/compatibility/Run this program for Vista/ApplyĬopy everything between the _ below, & save it to a. – Copy the files from the USB drive to C:\ – Copy the rundll32 & shimgvw.dll files from an XP installation to a USB flash drive You can still view animated GIF files in Windows 7.
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