oreilly said:
About being old, that makes two of us. I did what you suggested and
the message comes back saying 'Paint cannot read this file. This is
not a valid bitmap file or it's format is not currently supported'
Any clues in there?
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A few ideas...good luck...
It's beginning to sound like your
pictures may be corrupted.
Does the following article offer anything useful:
(326675) "No Preview Available" and "File
Format Is Not Supported" Error Messages
Occur When You Try to View Graphic Files
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=326675
Would it be possible to do a system
restore to a time before this issue
began?
(306084) HOW TO: Restore the Operating
System to a Previous State in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306084
Could you upload one of the pictures
to the following site so I could have a
go at viewing it?
"YouSendIt"
http://www.yousendit.com/
All you have to do is enter an e-mail
address in the "To:" (Recipient) field
and click the "Browse" button to select
the file you wish to upload. Then click
the "Send It" button.
The next screen that appears will give
you the download link. Just copy/paste
it into the message to your recipients
who can download and view the file on
their computer.
There is a registry patch at the link below
that *might* solve your problem.
Read the following articles about editing
your registry before proceeding:
Information About Editing the Registry
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=256986#Topic2
(322756) How to back up, edit, and restore
the registry in Windows XP and Windows
Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756
Scroll down to #17 right column:
"Restore Thumbnail Views In XP":
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
If you decide to try it, let us know the result.
--
John Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience
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