Windows Picture and Fax Viewer - Any help appreciated :0)

Posted: 04-13-2006, 07:38 PM

OliversMum

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I do hope that one of you computer whizz's is going to be able to help
out :0)

I had an email the other day which seemed to do something perculiar to
my PC so I deletd it along with lot of other bits and bobs, including
temporary internet files and some programs in add/remove programs which
it said I rarely used (my 13 year suggested these "fixes" - why did I
listen to him!)

So thought id have a look at some of my pics of my Mum today and
couldnt open them - I lost her last year so when I couldnt open them we
had lots of tears and panic as I ddint have a copy!

I then fathomed out that I can actually open them if I choose to use
the internet to open them, but if I chose this I cant preview them and
it doesnt have all the other bits and bobs that windows and fax viewer
has.

So, ive looked in the add and remove files folder and cant find Winodws
and Fax Viewer and am starting to worry that I may have deleted it -
gulp!

Could somone possibly have a think about what I can do to get it back
to how it was - i.e using windows and fax viewer to open pictures (jpeg
files) - ive just tried restoring everything in my recycle bin but that
didnt do it so now ive got to take all the rubbish off again!

I have my XP disc and Office disc - but dont now what would happen if I
put them in - i dont want to overwrite all my files, emails and
pictures etc?

I apolgise for not knowing the correct computer speak and hope you can
make sense of this garbled message - any advice would be great but in
layman terms please - im a middle aged Mum who has only just learnt
what a jpeg file is :0)

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spartan1. Right click on a photo and cli

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RE: Windows Picture and Fax Viewer - Any help appreciated :0)

Posted: 04-13-2006, 08:11 PM

"OliversMum" wrote:

> I do hope that one of you computer whizz's is going to be able to help
> out :0)
>
>
> I had an email the other day which seemed to do something perculiar to
> my PC so I deletd it along with lot of other bits and bobs, including
> temporary internet files and some programs in add/remove programs which
> it said I rarely used (my 13 year suggested these "fixes" - why did I
> listen to him!)
>
> So thought id have a look at some of my pics of my Mum today and
> couldnt open them - I lost her last year so when I couldnt open them we
> had lots of tears and panic as I ddint have a copy!
>
> I then fathomed out that I can actually open them if I choose to use
> the internet to open them, but if I chose this I cant preview them and
> it doesnt have all the other bits and bobs that windows and fax viewer
> has.
>
> So, ive looked in the add and remove files folder and cant find Winodws
> and Fax Viewer and am starting to worry that I may have deleted it -
> gulp!
>
> Could somone possibly have a think about what I can do to get it back
> to how it was - i.e using windows and fax viewer to open pictures (jpeg
> files) - ive just tried restoring everything in my recycle bin but that
> didnt do it so now ive got to take all the rubbish off again!
>
> I have my XP disc and Office disc - but dont now what would happen if I
> put them in - i dont want to overwrite all my files, emails and
> pictures etc?
>
> I apolgise for not knowing the correct computer speak and hope you can
> make sense of this garbled message - any advice would be great but in
> layman terms please - im a middle aged Mum who has only just learnt
> what a jpeg file is :0)
>
>

spartan1. Right click on a photo and cli

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RE: Windows Picture and Fax Viewer - Any help appreciated :0)

Posted: 04-13-2006, 08:15 PM

"OliversMum" wrote:

> I do hope that one of you computer whizz's is going to be able to help
> out :0)
>
>
> I had an email the other day which seemed to do something perculiar to
> my PC so I deletd it along with lot of other bits and bobs, including
> temporary internet files and some programs in add/remove programs which
> it said I rarely used (my 13 year suggested these "fixes" - why did I
> listen to him!)
>
> So thought id have a look at some of my pics of my Mum today and
> couldnt open them - I lost her last year so when I couldnt open them we
> had lots of tears and panic as I ddint have a copy!
>
> I then fathomed out that I can actually open them if I choose to use
> the internet to open them, but if I chose this I cant preview them and
> it doesnt have all the other bits and bobs that windows and fax viewer
> has.
>
> So, ive looked in the add and remove files folder and cant find Winodws
> and Fax Viewer and am starting to worry that I may have deleted it -
> gulp!
>
> Could somone possibly have a think about what I can do to get it back
> to how it was - i.e using windows and fax viewer to open pictures (jpeg
> files) - ive just tried restoring everything in my recycle bin but that
> didnt do it so now ive got to take all the rubbish off again!
>
> I have my XP disc and Office disc - but dont now what would happen if I
> put them in - i dont want to overwrite all my files, emails and
> pictures etc?
>
> I apolgise for not knowing the correct computer speak and hope you can
> make sense of this garbled message - any advice would be great but in
> layman terms please - im a middle aged Mum who has only just learnt
> what a jpeg file is :0)
> 1. Right click on a photo and click on Open with on the opening menu, then

click on Windows Picture and Fax Viewer. Does the picture open? If not tell
us what happens, any error message?
2. Was it working before? If so, try the following:
Click on Start and click on Run and type in (or copy and paste) the
following in the textbox:
REGSVR32 SHIMGVW.DLL
and press the Enter key.
If you type this in, there is a space between ...32 and SHI..
After this runs, (a few seconds) try opening a photo.

>

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Re: Windows Picture and Fax Viewer - Any help appreciated :0)

Posted: 04-13-2006, 08:38 PM

Spartan1 you are a S * T * A * R ! ! ! IT WORKED

Can you tell me why it happened in the first place or is it to techie?

Not going to tell my 13 year old - gonna have to let him suffer a bit
more :0)

Thansk so much - im well chuffed :0)

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