How to run Photoviewer.dll in command line

.net windows-7 64-bit tiff photoviewer
jinsungy picture jinsungy · May 31, 2011 · Viewed 48.6k times · Source

When I run the following code below in a command prompt (as administrator):

"C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Viewer\PhotoViewer.dll" "C:\00012.tif"

it produces error as shown below :

"This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Please install a program or, if one is already installed, create an associated in the Default Programs control panel."

Both .tif and .tiff are associated in the Default programs control panel.

I am trying to call this from a .net windows app.

Any help is appreciated.

Answer

user362515 picture user362515 · Oct 19, 2011

Windows 7

rundll32 "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Photo Viewer\PhotoViewer.dll", ImageView_Fullscreen path_to_image
  • path_to_image must not be quoted!

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