Can't view old photos in Windows Vista Photo Gallery Frustrated Chris 11.07.2007 20:20:03 I recently purchased a new system with Vista to replace my old XP system and have had a ton of problems. The biggest one being the inability to see photos in Vista. I moved them all from my old XP system via an external hard drive and Visa Photo Gallery gives an error message "Photo Gallery can't open this picture because it might have been deleted or in in a location that is not available". All of these photos are JPGs downloaded from a Cannon camera. The new Vista system displays the file size and date of picture, but cannot view the image. I can't view the image in Photo Gallery, Paint or any other application. Can anyone help?

Re: Can't view old photos in Windows Vista Photo Gallery "Dave" <dave[ at ]beepbeep.com> 11.07.2007 20:48:18 Did you copy the files to the Vista computer, or are they still the external drive? You might download and try Irfanview, a free viewer. Try opening a file and press "I" to see the information about the file. http://www.irfanviewpack.com/ "Frustrated Chris" <FrustratedChris[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C9124F2F-2F2A-4E68-B42F-51ABAABB9EEA[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I recently purchased a new system with Vista to replace my old XP system >and > have had a ton of problems. The biggest one being the inability to see > photos in Vista. I moved them all from my old XP system via an external > hard > drive and Visa Photo Gallery gives an error message "Photo Gallery can't > open > this picture because it might have been deleted or in in a location that > is > not available". > > All of these photos are JPGs downloaded from a Cannon camera. The new > Vista > system displays the file size and date of picture, but cannot view the > image. I can't view the image in Photo Gallery, Paint or any other > application. > > Can anyone help? >

Re: Can't view old photos in Windows Vista Photo Gallery Frustrated Chris 11.07.2007 22:56:02 I copied them to the Vista computer. Thanks for the suggestion with Infanview, but there is no reason (in my opinion) that the Vista viewer should not read them. I plan on returning the new Vista system and buying a Mac if I cannot fix this. "Dave" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Did you copy the files to the Vista computer, or are they still the external > drive? > > You might download and try Irfanview, a free viewer. Try opening a file and > press "I" to see the information about the file. > http://www.irfanviewpack.com/ > > > > "Frustrated Chris" <FrustratedChris[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > message news:C9124F2F-2F2A-4E68-B42F-51ABAABB9EEA[ at ]microsoft.com... > >I recently purchased a new system with Vista to replace my old XP system > >and > > have had a ton of problems. The biggest one being the inability to see > > photos in Vista. I moved them all from my old XP system via an external > > hard > > drive and Visa Photo Gallery gives an error message "Photo Gallery can't > > open > > this picture because it might have been deleted or in in a location that > > is > > not available". > > > > All of these photos are JPGs downloaded from a Cannon camera. The new > > Vista > > system displays the file size and date of picture, but cannot view the > > image. I can't view the image in Photo Gallery, Paint or any other > > application. > > > > Can anyone help? > > >

Re: Can't view old photos in Windows Vista Photo Gallery "Dave" <dave[ at ]beepbeep.com> 11.07.2007 23:41:51 hmm, I have to believe that if these are valid .jpg files, Vista can & will open them. Here's a link to picture file types & how Vista handles them... http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/7ced89af-516f-44ad-8bc1-7ab2fe5667f41033.mspx Perhaps it's a file permission problem, or where it's located. You didn't copy these photo to "My Pictures" or "My Documents", did you? Can you copy one to the Desktop, or to C:\Users\(youraccount)\Pictures and try to open it? Can you open one with Internet Explorer? "Frustrated Chris" <FrustratedChris[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BB07D2E0-92E0-40FF-954E-6FAA16F315D1[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I copied them to the Vista computer. > > Thanks for the suggestion with Infanview, but there is no reason (in my > opinion) that the Vista viewer should not read them. I plan on returning > the > new Vista system and buying a Mac if I cannot fix this. > > "Dave" wrote: > >> Did you copy the files to the Vista computer, or are they still the >> external >> drive? >> >> You might download and try Irfanview, a free viewer. Try opening a file >> and >> press "I" to see the information about the file. >> http://www.irfanviewpack.com/ >> >> >> >> "Frustrated Chris" <FrustratedChris[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in >> message news:C9124F2F-2F2A-4E68-B42F-51ABAABB9EEA[ at ]microsoft.com... >> >I recently purchased a new system with Vista to replace my old XP system >> >and >> > have had a ton of problems. The biggest one being the inability to see >> > photos in Vista. I moved them all from my old XP system via an >> > external >> > hard >> > drive and Visa Photo Gallery gives an error message "Photo Gallery >> > can't >> > open >> > this picture because it might have been deleted or in in a location >> > that >> > is >> > not available". >> > >> > All of these photos are JPGs downloaded from a Cannon camera. The new >> > Vista >> > system displays the file size and date of picture, but cannot view the >> > image. I can't view the image in Photo Gallery, Paint or any other >> > application. >> > >> > Can anyone help? >> > >>

Re: Can't view old photos in Windows Vista Photo Gallery Frustrated Chris 11.07.2007 23:50:03 I think the problem is that the files are coming from an XP computer. I can download new JPGs from email, the web or a digital camera just fine. It could have something to do with "ownership" of the files, but I have tried everything and cannot get it to work. "Dave" wrote: [Quoted Text] > hmm, I have to believe that if these are valid .jpg files, Vista can & will > open them. > > Here's a link to picture file types & how Vista handles them... > http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/7ced89af-516f-44ad-8bc1-7ab2fe5667f41033.mspx > > Perhaps it's a file permission problem, or where it's located. > You didn't copy these photo to "My Pictures" or "My Documents", did you? > Can you copy one to the Desktop, or to C:\Users\(youraccount)\Pictures and > try to open it? > Can you open one with Internet Explorer? > > > > "Frustrated Chris" <FrustratedChris[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > message news:BB07D2E0-92E0-40FF-954E-6FAA16F315D1[ at ]microsoft.com... > >I copied them to the Vista computer. > > > > Thanks for the suggestion with Infanview, but there is no reason (in my > > opinion) that the Vista viewer should not read them. I plan on returning > > the > > new Vista system and buying a Mac if I cannot fix this. > > > > "Dave" wrote: > > > >> Did you copy the files to the Vista computer, or are they still the > >> external > >> drive? > >> > >> You might download and try Irfanview, a free viewer. Try opening a file > >> and > >> press "I" to see the information about the file. > >> http://www.irfanviewpack.com/ > >> > >> > >> > >> "Frustrated Chris" <FrustratedChris[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > >> message news:C9124F2F-2F2A-4E68-B42F-51ABAABB9EEA[ at ]microsoft.com... > >> >I recently purchased a new system with Vista to replace my old XP system > >> >and > >> > have had a ton of problems. The biggest one being the inability to see > >> > photos in Vista. I moved them all from my old XP system via an > >> > external > >> > hard > >> > drive and Visa Photo Gallery gives an error message "Photo Gallery > >> > can't > >> > open > >> > this picture because it might have been deleted or in in a location > >> > that > >> > is > >> > not available". > >> > > >> > All of these photos are JPGs downloaded from a Cannon camera. The new > >> > Vista > >> > system displays the file size and date of picture, but cannot view the > >> > image. I can't view the image in Photo Gallery, Paint or any other > >> > application. > >> > > >> > Can anyone help? > >> > > >> >

Re: Can't view old photos in Windows Vista Photo Gallery "Tom from WI" <not_read_address[ at ]no-name-isp.us> 12.07.2007 00:07:59 I have moved lots of photos from my XP pc to my Vista pc without any problems. I have always used a USB thumb drive, however, not a CD. Can't imagine that would make any difference. Tom "Frustrated Chris" <FrustratedChris[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:DA8A28C5-0CFA-4EA0-8B9F-DA494E874EC5[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I think the problem is that the files are coming from an XP computer. I >can > download new JPGs from email, the web or a digital camera just fine. > > It could have something to do with "ownership" of the files, but I have > tried everything and cannot get it to work. > > "Dave" wrote: > >> hmm, I have to believe that if these are valid .jpg files, Vista can & >> will >> open them. >> >> Here's a link to picture file types & how Vista handles them... >> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/7ced89af-516f-44ad-8bc1-7ab2fe5667f41033.mspx >> >> Perhaps it's a file permission problem, or where it's located. >> You didn't copy these photo to "My Pictures" or "My Documents", did you? >> Can you copy one to the Desktop, or to C:\Users\(youraccount)\Pictures >> and >> try to open it? >> Can you open one with Internet Explorer? >> >> >> >> "Frustrated Chris" <FrustratedChris[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in >> message news:BB07D2E0-92E0-40FF-954E-6FAA16F315D1[ at ]microsoft.com... >> >I copied them to the Vista computer. >> > >> > Thanks for the suggestion with Infanview, but there is no reason (in my >> > opinion) that the Vista viewer should not read them. I plan on >> > returning >> > the >> > new Vista system and buying a Mac if I cannot fix this. >> > >> > "Dave" wrote: >> > >> >> Did you copy the files to the Vista computer, or are they still the >> >> external >> >> drive? >> >> >> >> You might download and try Irfanview, a free viewer. Try opening a >> >> file >> >> and >> >> press "I" to see the information about the file. >> >> http://www.irfanviewpack.com/ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> "Frustrated Chris" <FrustratedChris[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote >> >> in >> >> message news:C9124F2F-2F2A-4E68-B42F-51ABAABB9EEA[ at ]microsoft.com... >> >> >I recently purchased a new system with Vista to replace my old XP >> >> >system >> >> >and >> >> > have had a ton of problems. The biggest one being the inability to >> >> > see >> >> > photos in Vista. I moved them all from my old XP system via an >> >> > external >> >> > hard >> >> > drive and Visa Photo Gallery gives an error message "Photo Gallery >> >> > can't >> >> > open >> >> > this picture because it might have been deleted or in in a location >> >> > that >> >> > is >> >> > not available". >> >> > >> >> > All of these photos are JPGs downloaded from a Cannon camera. The >> >> > new >> >> > Vista >> >> > system displays the file size and date of picture, but cannot view >> >> > the >> >> > image. I can't view the image in Photo Gallery, Paint or any other >> >> > application. >> >> > >> >> > Can anyone help? >> >> > >> >> >>

Re: Can't view old photos in Windows Vista Photo Gallery "Dave" <dave[ at ]beepbeep.com> 12.07.2007 01:02:41 Well, that could be, but I have .jpg photos taken as far back as 1997, with a Ricoh and 2 Olympus cameras. All of them open ok in Vista. Some of them came from a XP computer, and some probably came from a Win 98 computer. Can you tell us exactly what kind of external drive it is, and how you copied them? Or where you copied them? Did you import them with Windows Photo Gallery? Or did you add the external drive folder to Windows Photo Gallery? Can you get to them with Windows Explorer? You didn't say if you tried the couple of things I suggested. There is no magic answer to your problem.... we have to troubleshoot by finding out what you've done, and what works, and what doesn't. "Frustrated Chris" <FrustratedChris[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:DA8A28C5-0CFA-4EA0-8B9F-DA494E874EC5[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I think the problem is that the files are coming from an XP computer. I >can > download new JPGs from email, the web or a digital camera just fine. > > It could have something to do with "ownership" of the files, but I have > tried everything and cannot get it to work. > > "Dave" wrote: > >> hmm, I have to believe that if these are valid .jpg files, Vista can & >> will >> open them. >> >> Here's a link to picture file types & how Vista handles them... >> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/7ced89af-516f-44ad-8bc1-7ab2fe5667f41033.mspx >> >> Perhaps it's a file permission problem, or where it's located. >> You didn't copy these photo to "My Pictures" or "My Documents", did you? >> Can you copy one to the Desktop, or to C:\Users\(youraccount)\Pictures >> and >> try to open it? >> Can you open one with Internet Explorer? >> >> >> >> "Frustrated Chris" <FrustratedChris[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in >> message news:BB07D2E0-92E0-40FF-954E-6FAA16F315D1[ at ]microsoft.com... >> >I copied them to the Vista computer. >> > >> > Thanks for the suggestion with Infanview, but there is no reason (in my >> > opinion) that the Vista viewer should not read them. I plan on >> > returning >> > the >> > new Vista system and buying a Mac if I cannot fix this. >> > >> > "Dave" wrote: >> > >> >> Did you copy the files to the Vista computer, or are they still the >> >> external >> >> drive? >> >> >> >> You might download and try Irfanview, a free viewer. Try opening a >> >> file >> >> and >> >> press "I" to see the information about the file. >> >> http://www.irfanviewpack.com/ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> "Frustrated Chris" <FrustratedChris[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote >> >> in >> >> message news:C9124F2F-2F2A-4E68-B42F-51ABAABB9EEA[ at ]microsoft.com... >> >> >I recently purchased a new system with Vista to replace my old XP >> >> >system >> >> >and >> >> > have had a ton of problems. The biggest one being the inability to >> >> > see >> >> > photos in Vista. I moved them all from my old XP system via an >> >> > external >> >> > hard >> >> > drive and Visa Photo Gallery gives an error message "Photo Gallery >> >> > can't >> >> > open >> >> > this picture because it might have been deleted or in in a location >> >> > that >> >> > is >> >> > not available". >> >> > >> >> > All of these photos are JPGs downloaded from a Cannon camera. The >> >> > new >> >> > Vista >> >> > system displays the file size and date of picture, but cannot view >> >> > the >> >> > image. I can't view the image in Photo Gallery, Paint or any other >> >> > application. >> >> > >> >> > Can anyone help? >> >> > >> >> >>

Re: Can't view old photos in Windows Vista Photo Gallery Frustrated Chris 12.07.2007 02:36:00 It was actually an internal hard drive that I had as a 2nd drive on my old computer and I made it external with one of those conversion boxes. "Dave" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Well, that could be, but I have .jpg photos taken as far back as 1997, with > a Ricoh and 2 Olympus cameras. > All of them open ok in Vista. Some of them came from a XP computer, and > some probably came from a Win 98 computer. > > Can you tell us exactly what kind of external drive it is, and how you > copied them? > Or where you copied them? > Did you import them with Windows Photo Gallery? > Or did you add the external drive folder to Windows Photo Gallery? > Can you get to them with Windows Explorer? > > You didn't say if you tried the couple of things I suggested. > > There is no magic answer to your problem.... we have to troubleshoot by > finding out what you've done, and what works, and what doesn't. > > > > "Frustrated Chris" <FrustratedChris[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > message news:DA8A28C5-0CFA-4EA0-8B9F-DA494E874EC5[ at ]microsoft.com... > >I think the problem is that the files are coming from an XP computer. I > >can > > download new JPGs from email, the web or a digital camera just fine. > > > > It could have something to do with "ownership" of the files, but I have > > tried everything and cannot get it to work. > > > > "Dave" wrote: > > > >> hmm, I have to believe that if these are valid .jpg files, Vista can & > >> will > >> open them. > >> > >> Here's a link to picture file types & how Vista handles them... > >> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/7ced89af-516f-44ad-8bc1-7ab2fe5667f41033.mspx > >> > >> Perhaps it's a file permission problem, or where it's located. > >> You didn't copy these photo to "My Pictures" or "My Documents", did you? > >> Can you copy one to the Desktop, or to C:\Users\(youraccount)\Pictures > >> and > >> try to open it? > >> Can you open one with Internet Explorer? > >> > >> > >> > >> "Frustrated Chris" <FrustratedChris[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > >> message news:BB07D2E0-92E0-40FF-954E-6FAA16F315D1[ at ]microsoft.com... > >> >I copied them to the Vista computer. > >> > > >> > Thanks for the suggestion with Infanview, but there is no reason (in my > >> > opinion) that the Vista viewer should not read them. I plan on > >> > returning > >> > the > >> > new Vista system and buying a Mac if I cannot fix this. > >> > > >> > "Dave" wrote: > >> > > >> >> Did you copy the files to the Vista computer, or are they still the > >> >> external > >> >> drive? > >> >> > >> >> You might download and try Irfanview, a free viewer. Try opening a > >> >> file > >> >> and > >> >> press "I" to see the information about the file. > >> >> http://www.irfanviewpack.com/ > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> "Frustrated Chris" <FrustratedChris[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote > >> >> in > >> >> message news:C9124F2F-2F2A-4E68-B42F-51ABAABB9EEA[ at ]microsoft.com... > >> >> >I recently purchased a new system with Vista to replace my old XP > >> >> >system > >> >> >and > >> >> > have had a ton of problems. The biggest one being the inability to > >> >> > see > >> >> > photos in Vista. I moved them all from my old XP system via an > >> >> > external > >> >> > hard > >> >> > drive and Visa Photo Gallery gives an error message "Photo Gallery > >> >> > can't > >> >> > open > >> >> > this picture because it might have been deleted or in in a location > >> >> > that > >> >> > is > >> >> > not available". > >> >> > > >> >> > All of these photos are JPGs downloaded from a Cannon camera. The > >> >> > new > >> >> > Vista > >> >> > system displays the file size and date of picture, but cannot view > >> >> > the > >> >> > image. I can't view the image in Photo Gallery, Paint or any other > >> >> > application. > >> >> > > >> >> > Can anyone help? > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >

Re: Can't view old photos in Windows Vista Photo Gallery Dion Brown 12.07.2007 09:38:02 If the drive is formatted at NTFS you will need to take ownership of the files on the new machine. That is what I had to do when I plugged my USB drive into my new machine. I also had the same problem when I rebuilt my XP machine. "Frustrated Chris" wrote: [Quoted Text] > It was actually an internal hard drive that I had as a 2nd drive on my old > computer and I made it external with one of those conversion boxes. > > > "Dave" wrote: > > > Well, that could be, but I have .jpg photos taken as far back as 1997, with > > a Ricoh and 2 Olympus cameras. > > All of them open ok in Vista. Some of them came from a XP computer, and > > some probably came from a Win 98 computer. > > > > Can you tell us exactly what kind of external drive it is, and how you > > copied them? > > Or where you copied them? > > Did you import them with Windows Photo Gallery? > > Or did you add the external drive folder to Windows Photo Gallery? > > Can you get to them with Windows Explorer? > > > > You didn't say if you tried the couple of things I suggested. > > > > There is no magic answer to your problem.... we have to troubleshoot by > > finding out what you've done, and what works, and what doesn't. > > > > > > > > "Frustrated Chris" <FrustratedChris[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > > message news:DA8A28C5-0CFA-4EA0-8B9F-DA494E874EC5[ at ]microsoft.com... > > >I think the problem is that the files are coming from an XP computer. I > > >can > > > download new JPGs from email, the web or a digital camera just fine. > > > > > > It could have something to do with "ownership" of the files, but I have > > > tried everything and cannot get it to work. > > > > > > "Dave" wrote: > > > > > >> hmm, I have to believe that if these are valid .jpg files, Vista can & > > >> will > > >> open them. > > >> > > >> Here's a link to picture file types & how Vista handles them... > > >> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/7ced89af-516f-44ad-8bc1-7ab2fe5667f41033.mspx > > >> > > >> Perhaps it's a file permission problem, or where it's located. > > >> You didn't copy these photo to "My Pictures" or "My Documents", did you? > > >> Can you copy one to the Desktop, or to C:\Users\(youraccount)\Pictures > > >> and > > >> try to open it? > > >> Can you open one with Internet Explorer? > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> "Frustrated Chris" <FrustratedChris[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > > >> message news:BB07D2E0-92E0-40FF-954E-6FAA16F315D1[ at ]microsoft.com... > > >> >I copied them to the Vista computer. > > >> > > > >> > Thanks for the suggestion with Infanview, but there is no reason (in my > > >> > opinion) that the Vista viewer should not read them. I plan on > > >> > returning > > >> > the > > >> > new Vista system and buying a Mac if I cannot fix this. > > >> > > > >> > "Dave" wrote: > > >> > > > >> >> Did you copy the files to the Vista computer, or are they still the > > >> >> external > > >> >> drive? > > >> >> > > >> >> You might download and try Irfanview, a free viewer. Try opening a > > >> >> file > > >> >> and > > >> >> press "I" to see the information about the file. > > >> >> http://www.irfanviewpack.com/ > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> "Frustrated Chris" <FrustratedChris[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote > > >> >> in > > >> >> message news:C9124F2F-2F2A-4E68-B42F-51ABAABB9EEA[ at ]microsoft.com... > > >> >> >I recently purchased a new system with Vista to replace my old XP > > >> >> >system > > >> >> >and > > >> >> > have had a ton of problems. The biggest one being the inability to > > >> >> > see > > >> >> > photos in Vista. I moved them all from my old XP system via an > > >> >> > external > > >> >> > hard > > >> >> > drive and Visa Photo Gallery gives an error message "Photo Gallery > > >> >> > can't > > >> >> > open > > >> >> > this picture because it might have been deleted or in in a location > > >> >> > that > > >> >> > is > > >> >> > not available". > > >> >> > > > >> >> > All of these photos are JPGs downloaded from a Cannon camera. The > > >> >> > new > > >> >> > Vista > > >> >> > system displays the file size and date of picture, but cannot view > > >> >> > the > > >> >> > image. I can't view the image in Photo Gallery, Paint or any other > > >> >> > application. > > >> >> > > > >> >> > Can anyone help? > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > >> > >

Re: Can't view old photos in Windows Vista Photo Gallery "Jume" <jume[ at ]konithuki.com> 12.07.2007 09:39:32 just as a little info, i did exactly the same (move big quantity of pictures from xp to another partition), though most of them were ok, i lost a complete trip, and over 80% of other misc images that were not photos (and they are redownloadeable, tx god lol) curiously, the corrupted images (in the case of the trip, literally nonexistant, xp did not even copied them, it did just only created the folder structure and no more), were OUT of "my pictures" my advice, when moving big quantities of pictures, to every one that want to move pictures over different partitions with xp (tried with vista and did not happened, but may as well take the same advice): DONT MOVE, COPY, and until you are sure they are copied fine, not even think on erasing the "originals", moreover, do a 2nd copy somewhere else

Re: Can't view old photos in Windows Vista Photo Gallery Frustrated Chris 13.07.2007 03:20:01 I'm no longer frustrated. I returned the Vista system and bought a Macbook Pro. No problems at all with this new system. Thanks to everyone for their help. "Dion Brown" wrote: [Quoted Text] > If the drive is formatted at NTFS you will need to take ownership of the > files on the new machine. That is what I had to do when I plugged my USB > drive into my new machine. > > I also had the same problem when I rebuilt my XP machine. > > > "Frustrated Chris" wrote: > > > It was actually an internal hard drive that I had as a 2nd drive on my old > > computer and I made it external with one of those conversion boxes. > > > > > > "Dave" wrote: > > > > > Well, that could be, but I have .jpg photos taken as far back as 1997, with > > > a Ricoh and 2 Olympus cameras. > > > All of them open ok in Vista. Some of them came from a XP computer, and > > > some probably came from a Win 98 computer. > > > > > > Can you tell us exactly what kind of external drive it is, and how you > > > copied them? > > > Or where you copied them? > > > Did you import them with Windows Photo Gallery? > > > Or did you add the external drive folder to Windows Photo Gallery? > > > Can you get to them with Windows Explorer? > > > > > > You didn't say if you tried the couple of things I suggested. > > > > > > There is no magic answer to your problem.... we have to troubleshoot by > > > finding out what you've done, and what works, and what doesn't. > > > > > > > > > > > > "Frustrated Chris" <FrustratedChris[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > > > message news:DA8A28C5-0CFA-4EA0-8B9F-DA494E874EC5[ at ]microsoft.com... > > > >I think the problem is that the files are coming from an XP computer. I > > > >can > > > > download new JPGs from email, the web or a digital camera just fine. > > > > > > > > It could have something to do with "ownership" of the files, but I have > > > > tried everything and cannot get it to work. > > > > > > > > "Dave" wrote: > > > > > > > >> hmm, I have to believe that if these are valid .jpg files, Vista can & > > > >> will > > > >> open them. > > > >> > > > >> Here's a link to picture file types & how Vista handles them... > > > >> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/7ced89af-516f-44ad-8bc1-7ab2fe5667f41033.mspx > > > >> > > > >> Perhaps it's a file permission problem, or where it's located. > > > >> You didn't copy these photo to "My Pictures" or "My Documents", did you? > > > >> Can you copy one to the Desktop, or to C:\Users\(youraccount)\Pictures > > > >> and > > > >> try to open it? > > > >> Can you open one with Internet Explorer? > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> "Frustrated Chris" <FrustratedChris[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > > > >> message news:BB07D2E0-92E0-40FF-954E-6FAA16F315D1[ at ]microsoft.com... > > > >> >I copied them to the Vista computer. > > > >> > > > > >> > Thanks for the suggestion with Infanview, but there is no reason (in my > > > >> > opinion) that the Vista viewer should not read them. I plan on > > > >> > returning > > > >> > the > > > >> > new Vista system and buying a Mac if I cannot fix this. > > > >> > > > > >> > "Dave" wrote: > > > >> > > > > >> >> Did you copy the files to the Vista computer, or are they still the > > > >> >> external > > > >> >> drive? > > > >> >> > > > >> >> You might download and try Irfanview, a free viewer. Try opening a > > > >> >> file > > > >> >> and > > > >> >> press "I" to see the information about the file. > > > >> >> http://www.irfanviewpack.com/ > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> "Frustrated Chris" <FrustratedChris[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote > > > >> >> in > > > >> >> message news:C9124F2F-2F2A-4E68-B42F-51ABAABB9EEA[ at ]microsoft.com... > > > >> >> >I recently purchased a new system with Vista to replace my old XP > > > >> >> >system > > > >> >> >and > > > >> >> > have had a ton of problems. The biggest one being the inability to > > > >> >> > see > > > >> >> > photos in Vista. I moved them all from my old XP system via an > > > >> >> > external > > > >> >> > hard > > > >> >> > drive and Visa Photo Gallery gives an error message "Photo Gallery > > > >> >> > can't > > > >> >> > open > > > >> >> > this picture because it might have been deleted or in in a location > > > >> >> > that > > > >> >> > is > > > >> >> > not available". > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > All of these photos are JPGs downloaded from a Cannon camera. The > > > >> >> > new > > > >> >> > Vista > > > >> >> > system displays the file size and date of picture, but cannot view > > > >> >> > the > > > >> >> > image. I can't view the image in Photo Gallery, Paint or any other > > > >> >> > application. > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > Can anyone help? > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > >> > > >