Note: This registry hack assumes knowledge of the registry and how to edit it. There are risks associated with editing the registry, so you will want to keep a backup in the off chance something goes ary.
Okay, with that out of the way, onward to the registry hack. In Windows XP, when a an image file is opened, the default action is to open Windows Picture and Fax Viewer. If you would like to work around that, implement this registry hack.
Open Regedit, and browse to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\ShellEx\ ContextMenuHandlers\ShellImagePreview
Once you have arrived, clear the default value. If you want to enable it again after you have cleared it, you can set that value to {e84fda7c-1d6a-45f6-b725-cb260c236066}.
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