Re: Restore a picture

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From: Happy (happy_at_trial.ca)
Date: 01/02/05 

Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2005 21:14:45 GMT

Thanks-- doesn't sound good---better to avoid doing it, is the message I
get!
Thanks again to both of you. I can't say enough how much I appreciate being
able to get help on some of these "picky" little things, and help in
language I can understand, and act on.
"Harry Ohrn" <harry---@webtree.ca> wrote in message
news:u3PBrbQ8EHA.2276@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Unstable means it may not work as desire. In the case of a graphic file it
> might display only a partial image or it might display the image distorted
> in some way. Most likely though it will not open at all. Additionally the
> file might cause the application you are trying to open it with to lock up
> or shut down (in other words it could cause the application to become
> unstable).
>
> --
>
> Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
> www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
>
>
> "Happy" <happy@trial.ca> wrote in message
> news:c_UBd.203104$Np3.8519003@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> > Thanks for that tip re. "paint" program. It worked just fine (saving me
> > file
> > space to boot!)
> > What does happen when you try to save a file like that to a different
> > format, and the warning comes up that it may become unstable. What
happens
> > when it is "unstable"?
> > "Harry Ohrn" <harry---@webtree.ca> wrote in message
> > news:OxwASyU7EHA.2156@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >> rather than just changing the extension of the file from .bmp to .jpg
you
> >> need to convert the file. If you open it in MS Paint you should then be
> > able
> >> to use Save As to save it as a .jpg
> >>
> >> Doing that will create a file which is reduced in size from 5.5MB down
to
> >> around 250KB
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
> >> www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
> >>
> >>
> >> "Happy" <happy@trial.ca> wrote in message
> >> news:SRlAd.201284$Np3.8405202@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> >> > Thank you Ramesh! I don't know how it worked, but it did, and that's
> >> > what's
> >> > important. Somehow, the file "changed it's stripes" from a jpg to bmp
> >> > file.
> >> > (5.5mg, instead of 350kb!) but at least I have the picture. When I
> >> > tried
> >> > to
> >> > save it as a jpg instead of bmp, a warning came up that it could
become
> >> > unstable. What does that mean?
> >> > Thanks also to Harry Ohm for the Restoration file. I will keep that
for
> > my
> >> > next deletion adventure!
> >> >
> >> > "Harry Ohrn" <harry---@webtree.ca> wrote in message
> >> > news:OQUwClQ7EHA.1112@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> >> >> Happy you might be able to find the file by running this free tool
> >> >> http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/RESTORATION.html. If possible
download
> >> >> onto
> >> >> another computer, open the zip and save to a floppy then on your
> > computer
> >> >> run the Restoration.exe file from the floppy. This will locate most
> >> > deleted
> >> >> files. Please be advised that the more you use your computer the
> > greater
> >> > the
> >> >> risk of overwriting deleted files.
> >> >>
> >> >> On the other hand I am not certain how you can still be running the
> > file
> >> > as
> >> >> a desktop image if it has been deleted.
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >>
> >> >> Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
> >> >> www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "Happy" <happy@trial.ca> wrote in message
> >> >> news:tQfAd.201109$Np3.8399460@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> >> >> > Just this one. What happened was I installed and used Olympus
> > CanMedia
> >> >> > software to fiddle with a few pictures. In the process of doing
> >> > something,
> >> >> > I
> >> >> > looked at the help screens, which indicated that deleting a
picture
> > via
> >> >> > their software deleted from the HD, bypassing Recycle bin. Here is
> >> >> > their
> >> >> > wording
> >> >> > "
> >> >> > Deleting Files
> >> >> > Note
> >> >> > This operation completely deletes files from the computer hard
disk,
> >> >> > without
> >> >> > transferring them to the Windows recycle bin or Macintosh trash."
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I think I may have deleted a picture or two, thinking it was just
> > being
> >> >> > deleted out of CanMedia software, as seems to happen with most
other
> >> >> > software.
> >> >> > I rebooted overnight, and the picture is still on the desktop, but
I
> >> > can't
> >> >> > find it anywhere else.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "Ramesh [MVP]" <ramesh@nojunkmails.com@mvps.org> wrote in message
> >> >> > news:OKTbOwJ7EHA.2608@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >> >> >>> It is in colour on the desktop, but B/W on the display
background,
> >> > under
> >> >> > display properties
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Is this happening to all the pictures, or the one in particular?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > --
> >> >> > Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
> >> >> > Windows XP Shell/User
> >> >> > http://windowsxp.mvps.org
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "Happy" <happy@trial.ca> wrote in message
> >> >> > news:3b3Ad.200979$Np3.8377299@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> >> >> > Does anyone know how to restore a picture that is currently being
> > used
> >> > as
> >> >> > a
> >> >> > desktop picture?
> >> >> > It seems to have disappeared out of my HD. (It is in colour on the
> >> >> > desktop,
> >> >> > but B/W on the display background, under display properties)
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