Windows XP Scanner and Camera Wizard messes up jpegs

[jacquster]

Please help me.... if I press "Print Screen" - then what do I do? (What I"ve been doing is Ctrl-V and pasting the screen shot to WP) - please tell me now to do it differently - thanks, Jackie

 

[muckshifter]

oops, no, don't use that.

When you post a reply to here, you see a button "manage attacments" use that to 'browse' to the jpeg file you wish to upload.

 

[jacquster]

Dear Sir - I tried the chkdsk /f and I got a message.... can't run b/c volume is being used.... etc....

Also - just wanted to let you know that my mpeg movie files have somehow changed, and Windows Media Player gives codec error -

p.s. - I'm sending you a zip of a directory of various media files... ahhhh - it's too big! will try your email

 

[muckshifter]

Dear Sir - I tried the chkdsk /f and I got a message.... can't run b/c volume is being used.... etc....

Yes this is correct ... but it should have asked if you wished to run CHKDSK on a "reboot" of windows.

Also - just wanted to let you know that my mpeg movie files have somehow changed, and Windows Media Player gives codec error -

Something is going very wrong with your system.

will try your email

please do ...

 

[jacquster]

Oh - I wanted you to see what I meant that my yellow folders icons show 4 actual photos contained inside, and hovering shows files names... (but they don't open into any viewer...)

 

[muckshifter]

Oh - I wanted you to see what I meant that my yellow folders icons show 4 actual photos contained inside, and hovering shows files names... (but they don't open into any viewer...)

I'm sorry Jackie, but this sound like one of those PCs I would dearly love to "see" what is going on ... frustrating for me.

Have you copied all your pictures off the PC onto a CD/DVD ... I would do so ... you may just be heading for a Clean-Install of Windows to 'cure' this.

Sorry to say that.

 

[muckshifter]

You have done all the normal Anti-Virus scans and scanned for any Spyware etc,.

 

[muckshifter]

ah ha ... we have light ...

OK ... just for you I installed Office.

I "see" what you mean ... and I am sure it is a "file association" problem.


Can you email me one of them ... just right-click sendto ... my email addess.


In "My Pictures" click Tools / folder options / veiw ... un-tick "hide extentions of know file types"

now, what is the extention (jpg, gif, doc or whatever) of the pics you cant see.

 

[jacquster]

You are so kind to use "Office" for me!

This is the first time I laughed aloud in front of this computer - lately I've been so discouraged. I unhid my extensions as suggested, and I sent you one via your email.

p.s. I tried to restore back to a month ago - and then several other dates in between. System would not restore any - just kept getting a notice that it could not restore from date indicated.

Also - noticed along the restore booting process something about
"... multimedia audio controller hardward could not be found..." macagent ??? any clue here?

How kind you have been to me, I can't express my thanks enough. Talk soon - Jackie

 

[jacquster]

Hi again - I wanted to answer your concern of earlier --- yes - I am up-to-date on Virus scan and Spyware stuff. We use McAfee and SpySweeper. I even did an extra virus check on specific drives and media files, no infections found throughout. Just wanted to let you know we are in fact running safety programs...... Jackie

 

[muckshifter]

Jackie, I got your mail.

I'm sorry to say but these pictures are indeed corupted beyond repair.

The only real 'fix' I can see is to clean re-install of Windows ... sorry again, not what you wanted to hear.

 

[jacquster]

OK. Such is life...

I wish to thank you for all your help. Please keep in touch if you hear of anyone else with this situation. You've been more than generous with your time - Sincerely, Jackie

 

[muckshifter]

OK. Such is life...

I wish to thank you for all your help. Please keep in touch if you hear of anyone else with this situation. You've been more than generous with your time - Sincerely, Jackie

Unfortunately there have been a few in the same boat ... if the "fix" I gave you, reg hack, does not work then ... the 'best' advice from an MS tech, was to re-install. Their answer to everything really.

I did get an MS error message when viewing one of the files that lead me to their (MS) reference to re-install.

Sorry ... wish we could have cured the problem.

Regards
Neil

 

[jacquster]

Dear Sir: I don't remember your note about this reg hack fix - please reiterate.... i.e., reg hack,

Thanks, Jackie

 

[muckshifter]

LoL ... post #3 Jackie.

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

JPEG association fix.


You said it did nothing ...