Re: Older picture files are no longer recognized/ won't open

DaveDC wrote:
John,
I tried everything you mentioned - no luck. The "extension" already
= "jpg" so I did not change the registry. Thanks anyway.
Dave
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A few more thoughts...good luck...

You said you installed Windows Live in September...
it was Beta then...have a look at the following article:

Windows Live Photo Gallery BETA -
File type association issue:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/243/1/

Also....maybe installing the latest version would
make a difference.

Windows Live
http://get.live.com/wl/all

Also, your Windows Live Photo Gallery database
may be corrupted...have a look at the following article:

(944221) Windows Live Photo Gallery stops
responding or will not start
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/944221/en-us
(Applies to Vista and Windows XP)

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John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

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This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk


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