XnView Software

Posted: **Sun Jun 09, 2024 12:49 pm**

I want to use MsPaint as my editor.
The MsPaint.exe file is located in C:\Users\MyUserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\
When I try to select it, I get a message saying that “The file cannot be accessed by the system”

I am able to add GIMP (C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\bin\gimp-2.10.exe) as a software to open my images, but I want MsPaint.

Please, help!!! Thanks

Posted: **Sun Jun 09, 2024 1:50 pm**

It's [system] associated editor, so in order to use F4 in XnViewMP
you need to set MSPaint as an Editor in the registry for each file type you want to edit, eg:

Code: Select all

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.bmp\Shell\Edit\command]
@="\"C:\\Users\\<YOUR_USER_NAME>\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\mspaint.exe\" \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.gif\Shell\Edit\command]
@="\"C:\\Users\\<YOUR_USER_NAME>\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\mspaint.exe\" \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.jpg\Shell\Edit\command]
@="\"C:\\Users\\<YOUR_USER_NAME>\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\mspaint.exe\" \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.png\Shell\Edit\command]
@="\"C:\\Users\\<YOUR_USER_NAME>\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\mspaint.exe\" \"%1\""

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Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2024 7:01 am**

Thank you very much user0

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