Not Altered Images, but Icons...

[Lie-in King]

It's hardly earth-shattering, but it is quite irritating�

Turned on the PC just now, wanted to change the Wallpaper & noticed that all the JPG files I've saved have had their icons changed from the usual "red + pencil" (?) to the blue Internet Explorer "e", while all the '.bmp' files were changed to the "Windows symbol" icon!? (I changed those back using "Open with�Paint".)

Also, placing the cursor on the titles in a folder used to show a thumbnail picture, but that no longer happens & every picture now opens in a small window when they previously opened fully "stretched".

I've no idea what opened JPG's when they were red, but clicking "Properties" shows that they're "Opened with" Explorer � was that always the case? How is the icon change explained & can I change them back?

Nothing new downloaded (picture of a cat on Friday, but ok then), Spybot & AdAware run clean, nothing else seems to be amiss on my PC which is running - don't laugh! - Windows 2000 (SP4)�

I suppose I've done something without realising it, so with apologies for being stupid, I thank you for your time & consideration�

[fivetoze]

all thats happened is your PC, has decided to associate the images with a different handling program, such as it was windows photo manager, and suddenly its photoshop!

to revert to your old icons, right click> options> open with> and tick the box which says, always open these images with this program. and hey presto, your old icons should return.

[Lie-in King]

Thanks for the reply fivetoze, sorry for taking so long to get back!

Doesn't work, I'm afraid! Explorer insists on using its own icon - I put in a disk I've not touched for 3 years & the icons instantly changed to the blue "e"!

I've been into �Tools� > "Folder Options" > "File Types" (where you should be able to change the opening program & icon), but the "Apply" button is non-functional?!

Saving with �Photofiltre� uses the Explorer icon�