Windows Explorer -- Cannot call up pictures

When ever I use windows explorer to double click on a image (jpg) I would hope to call up one of my photo programs to see the picture.
Instead what I receive is tghe following:

16 BIT WINDOWS SUB SYSTEM Dialog box
C:/windows/system32/autoexec.nt
The system file is not suitable for running MS-Dos and MS Windows Applications.
Chose: Close to terminate the application.

Yet if I call up a photo application (I have photoshop elements) and open the image it calls it up fine.

Can anyone tell me what is going on ? What do I have to setup differently to just call up the image from the folder using windows explorer ?

Thanks,
PJM

 

try right clicking on the file, selcting open with, <choose application> and click allways open with this program, click ok.

might work

 

Also u can do like this...
RightClick on the File > Properties, under General Tab u will find open with, press the change button and select any picture viewer program...

 

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thats what i said :S lol (i think...)
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Destination is same but the path is different... U r not going through Properties..
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Thank you both, I knew it might be a simple process.

I will try this on Wednesday when I see the computer again at my friends.

PJM

 

Thanks to all -- right clicking and assigning the proper application worked.
PJM