Preview not available, still

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?

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.

"Submariner" wrote:

> 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?

Submariner wrote:
> 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.
>
> "Submariner" wrote:
>
>> 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?
====================================
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

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)

"John Inzer" wrote:

> Submariner wrote:
> > 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.
> >
> > "Submariner" wrote:
> >
> >> 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?
> ====================================
> 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
>
>
>
>

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

"Submariner" wrote:

> 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)
>
> "John Inzer" wrote:
>
> > Submariner wrote:
> > > 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.
> > >
> > > "Submariner" wrote:
> > >
> > >> 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?
> > ====================================
> > 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
> >
> >
> >
> >

Submariner wrote:
> No I am not DJ
==========================
Ooops...Sorry. When you said "Still"
I thought it was a continuation of the
same issue.
==========================
> 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)
=============================
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

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.

"John Inzer" wrote:

> Submariner wrote:
> > No I am not DJ
> ==========================
> Ooops...Sorry. When you said "Still"
> I thought it was a continuation of the
> same issue.
> ==========================
> > 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)
> =============================
> 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
>
>
>
>

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

"John Inzer" wrote:

> Submariner wrote:
> > No I am not DJ
> ==========================
> Ooops...Sorry. When you said "Still"
> I thought it was a continuation of the
> same issue.
> ==========================
> > 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)
> =============================
> 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
>
>
>
>

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