Photos

[Guest]

Please can anyone help.I seem to be able only to open some of the photos that
are being sent to me by e-mail.The photos that I can open seem to have ajpeg
file and the ones that I can't open say that they are "MS-DOS" application
and that no preview is available.Please tell me that I am doing something
wrong or that there is a simple solution. Thank you.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Please can anyone help.I seem to be able only to open some of the
photos that are being sent to me by e-mail.The photos that I can open
seem to have ajpeg file and the ones that I can't open say that they
are "MS-DOS" application and that no preview is available.Please tell
me that I am doing something wrong or that there is a simple
solution. Thank you.

What type of file are they?
In other words, when you save them somewhere - what is the file extension
on the file?

 

[Guest]

You will have to excuse me as im a bit divvy when it comes to technical
things on the pc.I have copied the file name where I have stored these files

C:\Documents and Settings\Dean Summers\My Documents\My Albums\My Albums\New Folder\Friends

I hope this helps.

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

Trudi

That doesn't help at all..

The pictures that you can open are jpg files.. if one of your pictures shows
a dog on a beach for instance, if you were to right click on the picture
file and select properties, it might give the name 'dogonbeach.jpg'..

OK.. so what you have to do is find one of the files that does not open,
right click on it and select properties..

Write down the full name of the file, and then post it back to this thread..

Good luck

--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/user

 

[Guest]

Type of file says MS-DOS Application does this help?

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

Trudi

Above where you read that is the file NAME.. that is what is important
here..

It could be that you are trying to open some kind of picture index file that
is created whenever you add a picture to the folder/album..

--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/user

 

[Guest]

The only thing above where it says type of file is the name that I gave that
particular photo, and it includes there e-mail address
Trudi

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

Trudi

I suspect that by renaming the file, you have effectively disassociated the
file by giving it a different file extension..

Open up WINDOWS EXPLORER.. locate the folder where the file resides..

Click on VIEW and select details..

Right click on the file and select RENAME..

Rename the file.. choose a regular description and ENSURE that the last part
of the name = .jpg



--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/user

 

[Guest]

Tried that and when I went to open it it said there was a virus as it had a
hidden ext...whetever that means....Im not doing very well am I?

 

[Gordon]

Trudibabe wrote:
|| Tried that and when I went to open it it said there was a virus as
|| it had a hidden ext...whetever that means....Im not doing very well
|| am I?

Please QUOTE the post you are replying to. This is not a chat room, and
these posts are replicated over many thousands of severs worldwide. Quoting
ensures that people can pick up on the gist of the thread without
necessarily seeing all the posts.


http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html

Thank you.

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

Gordon

Trudi is replying in the same thread as she has been for four exchanges, and
I know that because I am the other party..

We are both presently in microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers, and I am using
OE to read the newsgroups..

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

Trudi

It is important that you rename the file while in 'detail' view.. try
renaming the file

ABC123.jpg

You need to make sure that there are no other letters/numbers in the name..
use the left and right arrows on your keyboard to check that the above is
the complete name..

We will get there..

 

[Ron Bogart]

In

Gordon

Trudi is replying in the same thread as she has been for four
exchanges, and I know that because I am the other party..

We are both presently in microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers, and I
am using OE to read the newsgroups..

That's all nice Mike, but if people who are using the option of only
displaying unread messages, coming in and finding just her message without
quoting anything of what she is replying to - it is a meaningless thread.
Should you wish to work with Trudi off line since it is only between the two
of you - email is a good alternative.

--
Ron Bogart {} ô¿ô¬
Associate Expert
Expert Zone -
Lovin life on Mercer Island 8^)
"Life is what happens while we are making other plans."
In memory of a true friend, MVP Alex Nichol (1935-2005)

 

[Gordon]

Gordon

Trudi is replying in the same thread as she has been for four exchanges, and
I know that because I am the other party..

We are both presently in microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers, and I am using
OE to read the newsgroups..

Odd. That was the first post I saw of this thread........also using OE.
Funnily, Thunderbird showed the whole thing.......

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

Ron

I am left speechless by your remarks.. I am the only person who has taken
the time to reply to the OP.. there is NO question of having a private
session with Trudi.. replies to questions should remain public in the best
interests of everybody using newsgroups.. the only time I ever entertain
e-mail is if the OP directly e-mails me first..

If some are choosing the option of only seeing unread messages, then they
should deal with it, and understand that they may well misinterpret what
they are seeing..

In the meantime, if it is ok with everybody here, I will continue to try to
help the OP is the same way as I do for everybody else..

--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/user

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

Gordon

As Ron pointed out, you may be seeing unread messages only.. you might want
to take a look at your OE settings..

--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/user

 

[Gordon]

Mike Hall (MS-MVP) wrote:
|| Gordon
||
|| As Ron pointed out, you may be seeing unread messages only.. you
|| might want to take a look at your OE settings..
||

I am....that's why I looked at it in Thunderbird as well. Unfortunately, OE
doesn't seem to have the same function as TBird has - "View Threads with
Unread" so that you see the whole thread with an unread post in it, and not
just ALL messages. The latter option in a large-traffic group is untenable!
Unless there's a custom view I haven't found yet?

 

[It's Only Me]

Wind your neck in Gordon. If you cannot follow a simple thread, get out and
go somewhere else. Just because you only want to see unread messages,
doesn't mean others are like you. If you are too damn lazy to read the
previous messages, that's your problem. STFU!!!!!!!!!

 

[It's Only Me]

Well said Mike. I completely agree.

Ron

I am left speechless by your remarks.. I am the only person who has
taken the time to reply to the OP.. there is NO question of having a
private session with Trudi.. replies to questions should remain
public in the best interests of everybody using newsgroups.. the only
time I ever entertain e-mail is if the OP directly e-mails me first..

If some are choosing the option of only seeing unread messages, then
they should deal with it, and understand that they may well
misinterpret what they are seeing..

In the meantime, if it is ok with everybody here, I will continue to
try to help the OP is the same way as I do for everybody else..

 

[Ron Bogart]

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Ron

I am left speechless by your remarks.. I am the only person who has
taken the time to reply to the OP.. there is NO question of having a
private session with Trudi.. replies to questions should remain
public in the best interests of everybody using newsgroups.. the only
time I ever entertain e-mail is if the OP directly e-mails me first..

I am sorry this leaves you speechless - it wasn't meant to be rude or
antagonistic. My comments related to private/public were in answer to your
earlier reply "Trudi is replying in the same thread as she has been for four
exchanges, and I know that because I am the other party.." Sounded to me
like it doesn't matter if others couldn't see all the thread - it was
between you and her.

If some are choosing the option of only seeing unread messages, then
they should deal with it, and understand that they may well
misinterpret what they are seeing..

Even in today's world - hard drive space can be rather limited, so clearing
out messages that are no longer needed is a required function. Some also
don't have the luxury of spending vast amounts of time in the groups and are
either searching for another post of an issue they are having as well, or
trying to assist in their own little way. Sorry if we disagree on this - it
doesn't make my way perfect either.

One question I would pose - do you list your messages by date? Ascending or
Descending? I've always used Ascending as it lets me see the older posts
before the newest - but have ran into more users who look only at newest
posts first - which also runs into the issue with unquoted replies.

In the meantime, if it is ok with everybody here, I will continue to
try to help the OP is the same way as I do for everybody else..

Please continue - seems this was taken way too confrontational to begin
with.
--
Ron Bogart {} ô¿ô¬
Associate Expert
Expert Zone -
Lovin life on Mercer Island 8^)
"Life is what happens while we are making other plans."
In memory of a true friend, MVP Alex Nichol (1935-2005)