Preview not available, still

[Guest]

On allot of my photos, (all JPEG), but not all JPEG I cannot open or view
these photos in any program. I do not have AOL/CS, and have tried the Run,
REGSERV32 suggestion. No joy. This also happened to me in mid November. All
still have .jpg or .jpeg with them. I'm lost, I have tried recovery programs
on misc. pics, and it says they are fine, no corrpution. Does anybody have
another suggestion?

 

[Guest]

In fact it ALL happened right after I installed update KB896424. I'm not sure
if this is the full reason, since I cannot remove it to test.

 

[John Inzer]

In fact it ALL happened right after I installed update
KB896424. I'm not sure if this is the full reason, since
I cannot remove it to test.

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Are you DJ? If you are, please stick
with the same name as long as we
are discussing the same issue..

Where, exactly are these files saved?
My Pictures? E-mail messages?

If you are having problems opening images
in e-mail...and if you are using Outlook
Express...try the following:

Open OE and go to...Tools / Options / Security...
Uncheck..."Do not allow attachments, etc."
Uncheck..."Block Images, etc."
Apply / OK...

Have you tried opening these files on a
different computer? Did they open successfully?

I doubt that the KB896424 security update
had anything to do with it.

There is a registry patch at the link below
that *might* solve your problem...no promises!

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 Picture It! MVP
How to ask a newsgroup question:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[Guest]

No I am not DJ

They do not work on any comp if copied to a disc or viewed via ethernet
connection on a seperate comp.

They are on a slave HD on my PC in a dedicated photo file folder with over
20000 photos. It is very random at which are not viewable. Sometimes whole
sub-folders are bad, some folders are okay, some are good and bad. Age (0-5
years)of file does not matter except in the fact 100% of the phtos taken with
a newer camera are fine (about 3-4K photos)

 

[Guest]

Check that, some photos even with newer camera are bad. I tried those
options, could not make it work

 

[John Inzer]

No I am not DJ

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Ooops...Sorry. When you said "Still"
I thought it was a continuation of the
same issue.
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They do not work on any comp if copied to a disc or
viewed via ethernet connection on a seperate comp.

They are on a slave HD on my PC in a dedicated photo file
folder with over 20000 photos. It is very random at which
are not viewable. Sometimes whole sub-folders are bad,
some folders are okay, some are good and bad. Age (0-5
years)of file does not matter except in the fact 100% of
the phtos taken with a newer camera are fine (about 3-4K
photos)

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If the files are not viewable on your PC,
or any other PC...in any type of editing
software...they are apparently corrupted.

This is certainly a good example of why
archiving images on external media is
so important.

Maybe software of the type at the following
link could recover them...maybe not. Might
be worth a try.

PC Inspector File Recovery
http://tinyurl.com/70lc

Also might be worth a try to Google for
image recovery options.

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! MVP
How to ask a newsgroup question:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[Guest]

Yes they do appear to be corrupt. Those programs did not work, and does not
ID them as corrupt. I have now brought the HD to a comp service fo more
intense recovery. If that does not work, my last option will be a very
expensive clean room recovery.

The shop I brought the HD too is very optimistic on recovering them since
they can bee seen by any OS. Hope they are right.

 

[Guest]

One more thing, this was my external archieve media. This was a removeable
slave drive. This should not have happened.

 

[John Inzer]

One more thing, this was my external archieve media. This
was a removeable slave drive. This should not have
happened.

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FWIW...when I said "External Media"
I meant...CDs, DVDs, etc.

I hope you are able to recover your files.

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! MVP
How to ask a newsgroup question:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375