I have the same issue, this just started happening. I tried to go back a
month using the windows restore feautre, no change. Then I did has you
suggested John, That did not work either. All my .jpg pictures are
unopenable, even if I copy it to a disk and try on another PC. I also tried
this command found in a MS Solution: regsvr32.exe /i shdocvw.dll, I still
cannot retrieve my pictures. Any other suggestions? I really appreciate the
assistance with this.


"John Inzer" wrote:

> Robert wrote:
> > Can anybody help please? 'My Pictures' is giving me
> > problems, only recently. I can not open any pictures in
> > this folder or anywhere else for that matter. The folder
> > attribute says it was 'Hidden'. Don't know how that
> > happened but I unhid it and the icons are there with the
> > picture size but they do not display what the picture is
> > and still won't open. I have no viruses on the pc. How do
> > I change the pictures to be able to open them please?
> > Tried restore and that didn't work
> ===============================
> I guess you are saying you cannot open
> the images in Windows Picture and Fax
> Viewer? Can you open them in your editing
> software? Have the file names changed
> in any way?
>
> Try the following and see if it makes any
> improvement:
>
> Go to...Start / Run and type:
>
> "REGSVR32 SHIMGVW.DLL"
> (without the quotes)(Yes, there's
> a space between 2 and S)
>
> Click...OK.
>
> A dialog box should report the following:
>
> "DllRegisterServer in SHIMGVW.DLL succeeded"
>
> --
>
> John Inzer
> MS Picture It! MVP
> How to ask a newsgroup question:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
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