Windows XP as The icon viewer

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Hi.  I like this software a lot.  Except I don't like it taking over as the default icon viewer.  Is there a way to change that.  Everytime I look at a regular icon IconDeveloper opens it up.  I don't like that.  The software should give the option of letting it associate icon files or not.  Other wise I like the software. But I want Windows XP as my default icon viewer.

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Unfortunately, there isn't an easy way to change that back.  However, in IconDeveloper go to Tools->Preferences and uncheck "Check file associations at startup."  Then open your registry and remove any IconDeveloper keys that you see under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT->.ico->OpenWithList and .ico->OpenWithProgids.  I'm making a note to add a "Dissociate IconDeveloper" feature that will go under Tools and remove these associations so you won't have to manually edit any registry keys in the future.