Jpeg photo dimensions Camera Model, Data Picture Taken columns missing data in explorer

[Peter Sale]

I'm running Windows XP Pro. If I bring up a Windows Explorer window to
display the contents of a folder that contains photos in, say, jpeg file
format, the "Dimensions", "Camera Model", "Date Picture Taken"' and other
image related columns contain no data. This seems to be a problem with my
PC, because associates of mine can see data under those columns. Any
pointers/ideas would be appreciated.

--
Regards,

Peter Sale
Santa Monica, CA USA
To email me, just pull 'my-leg.'

 

[Spinner]

Are your associates looking at the exact same files?
Not all jpg files have that data imbedded in them, and not all digital
cameras
will add that data.

 

[Quaoar]

I'm running Windows XP Pro. If I bring up a Windows Explorer window
to display the contents of a folder that contains photos in, say,
jpeg file format, the "Dimensions", "Camera Model", "Date Picture
Taken"' and other image related columns contain no data. This seems
to be a problem with my PC, because associates of mine can see data
under those columns. Any pointers/ideas would be appreciated.

The camera must support EXIF data in the jpg formatted files. Some
imaging programs will strip EXIF data, or not support it, and resaved
files will be missing the data. Check your camera manual relative to
EXIF data, and how the camera handles it, if it does.

Q

 

[Yves Alarie]

Do the following:
Click on Start, click on Run and type the following in the textbox:
REGSVR32 SHIMGVW.DLL
and press the Enter key.
Note that there is a space between ....32 and SHI...
For some reason XP is not recognizing the file as JPG and not reading the
EXIF file.
Running the above command should return this info in the appropriate column.

 

[Alex Nichol]

I'm running Windows XP Pro. If I bring up a Windows Explorer window to
display the contents of a folder that contains photos in, say, jpeg file
format, the "Dimensions", "Camera Model", "Date Picture Taken"' and other
image related columns contain no data.

It may be that your camera has recorded nothing of course. Or it may be
that the registry information that is used to link explorer to the
needed code is damaged. To restore that; Make the following, after - -
start and before - - end into a file by cut/paste to NotePad. Don't let
lines wrap around: Any line starting [HKEY goes on to the next ] and
then @=" starts the new line

Make sure there is a blank line at the end. Save as "Patch.reg" then
right-click on this file and take Merge to enter it into the registry.

- - start
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\ShellImagePreview]
@="{e84fda7c-1d6a-45f6-b725-cb260c236066}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\ShellEx\PropertyHandler]
@="{eb9b1153-3b57-4e68-959a-a3266bc3d7fe}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{3F30C968-480A-4C6C-862D-EFC0897BB84B}"



- - end

 

[Peter Sale]

Hi Yves,
Many thanks. That "repaired" Windows Explorer. Now valid image related
columns, including the "dimensions" column, display valid values (not
blanks).
--
Regards,

Peter Sale
Santa Monica, CA USA
To email me, just pull 'my-leg.'

Do the following:
Click on Start, click on Run and type the following in the textbox:
REGSVR32 SHIMGVW.DLL
and press the Enter key.
Note that there is a space between ....32 and SHI...
For some reason XP is not recognizing the file as JPG and not reading the
EXIF file.
Running the above command should return this info in the appropriate

column.

 

[Peter Sale]

Hi Alex,
Thanks so much for your response. I'm sure it would also have repaired my
corrupted registry information had I actually performed your instructions.
However, because it appeared easier to implement, I tried Yves' technique
first, and it worked as advertised. Still, I am very curious what the
difference is between these two different methods? Is your technique a
manual fix while Yves' is the automatic way to pretty much accomplish the
same thing? Or is your fix something entirely unrelated to Yves'.

--
Regards,

Peter Sale
Santa Monica, CA USA
To email me, just pull 'my-leg.'

 

[Alex Nichol]

However, because it appeared easier to implement, I tried Yves' technique
first, and it worked as advertised. Still, I am very curious what the
difference is between these two different methods? Is your technique a
manual fix while Yves' is the automatic way to pretty much accomplish the
same thing? Or is your fix something entirely unrelated to Yves'.

Mine was aimed straight at the point where the problem (probably) lay.
If it had been tried and failed, then the problem would be more
comprehensive, and I would have advised Yves method, which would include
restoring the same entry. That has possible extra actions though that
might not be wanted - resulting in any double click on a graphic file
coming up in 'picture viewer', despite what file associations may have
been set up.