transferring photos to external drive - "date taken" incorrect

> trumblysb wrote:

> > Hello,
> > I'm a newbie to this site but am in desperate need of help. We have a
> > desktop (WinXP with SP3) with an 80GB hard drive, 16 GB of which are
> > photos. I use the Microsoft Digital Image Library 2006 to catalog the
> > photos. We bought a Western Digital 500 GB My Book Essential
> > external drive (NTSF) with the idea of moving the photos there to
> > free up space on the desktop. So, I've started copying the photos to
> > the new external drive. Here's my problem: Sometimes the photos
> > copy with the correct "date taken" information, and sometimes they
> > transfer with new random, incorrect "date taken" dates. I've
> > contacted Western Digital; they say that it is an operating system
> > problem. I need the date taken information to be correct, or I need
> > an entirely different solution to my space problems. Any ideas?
> > Thank you so much!

> ================================
> The following article is the only info I have
> been able to find on the subject:
>
> (951173) Folders in Windows Live Photo Gallery
> do not use the correct "date taken" metadata
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951173/en-us
>
>
> --
>
> John Inzer
>
>
>

> Thanks so much for the quick reply. I saw that info on the Microsoft
> site as well, but (aside from being extremely nervous to attempt to
> do what it suggests -- not that computer savvy) I'm not sure it's on
> point with my problem. Rather than importing from CD or DVD, I'm
> trying to move the JPEGs (already correctly imported from my camera)
> from my hard drive to an external drive. I just need the date taken
> info to move accurately. Also, I haven't used Windows Live Photo
> Gallery; I'm using the MS Digital Image software that came installed
> on the computer. (I know it may not be the best, but I like it
> better than the Kodak Easy Share that came with the camera.) Thanks
> again for trying to help me. If you think up more ideas I could
> explore, please let me know.

> trumblysb wrote:

>> Thanks so much for the quick reply. I saw that info on the Microsoft
>> site as well, but (aside from being extremely nervous to attempt to
>> do what it suggests -- not that computer savvy) I'm not sure it's on
>> point with my problem. Rather than importing from CD or DVD, I'm
>> trying to move the JPEGs (already correctly imported from my camera)
>> from my hard drive to an external drive. I just need the date taken
>> info to move accurately. Also, I haven't used Windows Live Photo
>> Gallery; I'm using the MS Digital Image software that came installed
>> on the computer. (I know it may not be the best, but I like it
>> better than the Kodak Easy Share that came with the camera.) Thanks
>> again for trying to help me. If you think up more ideas I could
>> explore, please let me know.

> ================================
> For what it's worth...
>
> You can change the Date Taken in
> your Digital Image Suite Library.
>
> Just select an image or a group of
> images and select the Date at the
> bottom of the screen. Now open the
> Drop window and enter any date you
> wish. All selected files will be updated.

> Just wondering what steps you take when
> you copy files to your external hard drive?
>
> I have a second hard drive I use to archive
> some of my files and I created a shortcut
> to it on my desktop. I just open the hard
> drive directory and drag/drop files from one
> drive to the other. The Date Taken in
> Summary Properties of image files is
> unaffected.
>
> --
>
> John Inzer
>
>

> > trumblysb wrote:

> >> Thanks so much for the quick reply. I saw that info on the Microsoft
> >> site as well, but (aside from being extremely nervous to attempt to
> >> do what it suggests -- not that computer savvy) I'm not sure it's on
> >> point with my problem. Rather than importing from CD or DVD, I'm
> >> trying to move the JPEGs (already correctly imported from my camera)
> >> from my hard drive to an external drive. I just need the date taken
> >> info to move accurately. Also, I haven't used Windows Live Photo
> >> Gallery; I'm using the MS Digital Image software that came installed
> >> on the computer. (I know it may not be the best, but I like it
> >> better than the Kodak Easy Share that came with the camera.) Thanks
> >> again for trying to help me. If you think up more ideas I could
> >> explore, please let me know.

> > ================================
> > For what it's worth...
> >
> > You can change the Date Taken in
> > your Digital Image Suite Library.
> >
> > Just select an image or a group of
> > images and select the Date at the
> > bottom of the screen. Now open the
> > Drop window and enter any date you
> > wish. All selected files will be updated.

>
>
>
>

> Well, I've done a drag and drop when in My Computer, and I've done a
> drag and drop when in the MS Digital Image software...neither works
> consistently. I've been trying to pick up on some patterns. It does
> seem that when all photos in a given folder were taken in quick
> succession (i.e., can't be divied up into different occasions, months
> taken, years taken, etc. -- like all photos of my kids at the train
> museum in one afternoon), the photos copy with accurate date taken
> info. Alternately, if I try to copy a folder of Thanksgiving photos,
> for example, with photos of multiple years in subfolders, I have bad
> luck and random photos are given random date taken dates.
> I so appreciate your help with this! Thanks for your diligence and
> time!

> trumblysb wrote:

> > Well, I've done a drag and drop when in My Computer, and I've done a
> > drag and drop when in the MS Digital Image software...neither works
> > consistently. I've been trying to pick up on some patterns. It does
> > seem that when all photos in a given folder were taken in quick
> > succession (i.e., can't be divied up into different occasions, months
> > taken, years taken, etc. -- like all photos of my kids at the train
> > museum in one afternoon), the photos copy with accurate date taken
> > info. Alternately, if I try to copy a folder of Thanksgiving photos,
> > for example, with photos of multiple years in subfolders, I have bad
> > luck and random photos are given random date taken dates.
> > I so appreciate your help with this! Thanks for your diligence and
> > time!

> ======================================
> Anything is certainly possible but I have
> not experienced this behavior on my system.
>
> But...if the Date Taken...changes you can use
> DIS Library to change it back.
>
> The Date Taken date I'm referring to is found
> by Right Clicking a JPEG image file and go to...
> Properties / Summary Tab / Advanced button.
>
> --
>
> John Inzer
>
>
>

> Thanks for all your help. I may end up having to do that...what a
> summer project! Thanks again.