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Common Problems Viewing TIF Files
If you have problems displaying or printing the TIF documents on the website, following are common reasons: You do not have a TIF viewer or the TIF viewer is not assigned to the TIF document type.
Do Not Have a TIF Viewer
If you don't have a TIF viewer, you cannot open a TIF file. Depending on the version of Windows you have installed, the TIF viewer name is wangimg.exe or kodakimg.exe. It is automatically installed in standard edition of Windows 98, Windows NT, and Windows 2000.
There are many TIF viewers free of charge on the internet, a popular option for personal use is IrfanView.
TIF Viewer is Not Assigned to TIF File
If you have the viewer but still cannot open a TIF file, your file type association may not be correct. When a TIF image file is clicked, your machine probably uses the incorrect viewer to open the file. You need to associate the TIF file type to the TIF viewer. Instructions follow:
Windows 98/NT Users
- Open Windows Explorer,
- Click on the pull down menu View >Folder Options,
- Select the "File Types" tab and find "
TIF Image Document" in the list,
- Check the "File type details" below the list. It should state "Open with: WANGIMG". If not, continue on with the next step,
- Click on the "Edit..." button,
- Go to the Actions list box and select "open",
- Change the command line to:
C:\Program Files\Windows NT\Accessories\ImageVue\Wangimg.exe""%1" - Click "OK" to save and close all dialog boxes.
Window 2000 Users
- Click on the pull down menu Tools > Folder Options,
- Select the "File Types" tab and find " TIF Image Document" in the list,
- Check the Details for 'TIF' extension below the list. It should state "Opens with:
Imaging". If not, continue on to the next step.
- Click on the "Change..." button,
- From this list of programs, select Imaging
- Click "OK" to save and close all dialog boxes.