Anyway too make Paint default save as JPEG?

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been lookin on the net for about 2 weeks now and can't seem too find anything too change the default "save as" option for MS-Paint to JPEG insted of BMP. I do a lot of screenshot captures then send too friends and having too change it too Jpeg all the time is a real annoyance....

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does anyone know a program in which i can drag and drop a BMP or other format file into that will change it too JPEG?

[CoffeeFiend]

There is no easy way to make paint do that, but there are tons of apps that can convert, and even some that capture and save as jpeg such as hypersnap dx. It might be worth looking into. I believe there is a trial version too.

[prathapml]

Ha ha......

I read this topic, and an idea sprang up - you can try it, no guarantees it will work:

Is there an import/export DLL somewhere for the BMP format? Maybe if you delete that, paint will default to some other format.

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Ha ha......

I read this topic, and an idea sprang up - you can try it, no guarantees it will work:

Is there an import/export DLL somewhere for the BMP format? Maybe if you delete that, paint will default to some other format.

hmmm.... good idea I'll give it a shot

i've tried too use W32Dasm (windows disassembler) and see if i could change it in there.. but haven't been able too understand it. so gave up on that. also tried Resource hacker and yet again.. can't find a way.. i'll get it eventually.

[CoffeeFiend]

Is there an import/export DLL somewhere for the BMP format?

Nope. BMP is windows "native" format, and that's exactly why it only works with that (and many early windows app only worked with it). The other formats need extra code.