No pictures found in My Pictures by My Pictures Screensaver

[Guest]

I have about 1,000 pics in my My Pictures folder and the My Pictures
Screensaver is set to the correct folder but it says that there are no
pictures in the foler. If I go directly to the folder the pictures are
displayed correctly. I can see previews of them in the fax and scanner window
and still edit them with Photodraw but the screensaver cannot find them.

 

[John Inzer]

I have about 1,000 pics in my My Pictures folder and the
My Pictures Screensaver is set to the correct folder but
it says that there are no pictures in the foler. If I go
directly to the folder the pictures are displayed
correctly. I can see previews of them in the fax and
scanner window and still edit them with Photodraw but the
screensaver cannot find them.

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They may be saved in an incompatible format
like .mix for example...or it may be worth a try
to reduce the number of images in the folder.

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John Inzer
Picture It! MVP
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Picture It! Support Center
http://tinyurl.com/2po2o

Digital Image Support Center
http://tinyurl.com/3xxqg

 

[Guest]

They are all in .jpg format and worked until the recent Windows update to
check for software that could be affected by a .jpg attack. I use the
wallpaper power toy and it continues to work and change my desktop every 30
minutes from the same folder. I was told when I went to Windows Update that
Windows XP with SP-2 was not affected but then this change has occured.

 

[Phil McCracken]

I have about 1,000 pics in my My Pictures folder and the My Pictures
Screensaver is set to the correct folder but it says that there are no
pictures in the foler. If I go directly to the folder the pictures are
displayed correctly. I can see previews of them in the fax and scanner window
and still edit them with Photodraw but the screensaver cannot find them.

Have you moved the My Documents or My Pictures folder off of the C:
drive? It seems that the screensaver is hard-coded to look on C:\.

 

[John Inzer]

They are all in .jpg format and worked until the recent
Windows update to check for software that could be
affected by a .jpg attack. I use the wallpaper power toy
and it continues to work and change my desktop every 30
minutes from the same folder. I was told when I went to
Windows Update that Windows XP with SP-2 was not affected
but then this change has occured.

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I have not seen the specific issue you describe
previously discussed. Maybe some of the settings
in your Security Center need adjusting.

Possibly the articles below will lead to a fix...or
you may want to contact MS Support:

Windows XP Support Center
http://tinyurl.com/5dsq
(click the Need More Help button
in the upper right of the screen)


(878461) Pictures do not appear as expected,
or you receive an error message when you open
an HTML file on a Windows XP Service Pack
2-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=878461

(842242) Some programs seem to stop working
after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=842242

(875357) Troubleshooting Windows Firewall
settings in Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=875357

(883792) Frequently asked questions about
Windows Security Center
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=883792

(884130) Programs that are known to experience
a loss of functionality when they run on a Windows
XP Service Pack 2-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=884130

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John Inzer
Picture It! MVP
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Picture It! Support Center
http://tinyurl.com/2po2o

Digital Image Support Center
http://tinyurl.com/3xxqg

 

[Guest]

I do move the My Documents folder from Documents and Settings to the C root
and then change the properties of my desktop icon to reflect that I have done
this. The screensaver allows you to browse to the folder that you want to use
and it is listed as C:\My Documents\My Pictures. I have no subfolders in this
folder and my screensaver just moves around saying "There are no pictures
found in the My Pictures folder".