What happened before this occured? What other software is installed or was
installed to this system?

Does going through the Default Programs tool and using that to reassociate
PNGs with Photo Gallery fix up the PNG side of this issue?

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"mc10ms" <mc10ms.3584m3@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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> Hi! This is my very first post here and i must say, this place is great!
> Very lively and everyone seems really friendly. Normally, i don't post
> on these kinds of boards (i'm not very computer savy sadly), but i have
> a problem and i was hoping i could find some help here.
>
> First off, i'm running good ol' bottem of the barrel Vista Basic.
>
> My problem involves PNG picture files.
>
> As you may or may not know, there was a widespred epidemic of people
> not able to view PNG files while running Vista or, in some cases, XP.
> Sadly, i am among these people. But my case is a little different.
>
> I can view PNG files in IE7 online at a site. I'm able to look at PNG
> pictures this way just fine. Problem is, i can't see ANY of them that i
> have on my computer. They won't work in any program, not even if i open
> the file with IE7. It doesn't even matter if i save the picture i see on
> the website. I right click "Save picture as", type in a name, and click
> save. But when i go into Windows Photo Gallery to see it, it's just a
> blank space with the name i gave it.
>
> Funny thing is, if i put that same file onto a memory stick and
> transfer it to my old PC that runs WindowsME, it shows up fine in every
> program!
>
> After finally getting fed up with this, i did searches on the problem.
> I was not the only one. There were many who had the same problem,
> looking for answers.
>
> Some solution's were given. I tried all of them. They all failed. Even
> the last ditch effort of turning my UAC off and it changed nothing. So i
> looked for more solution's, but couldn't find any more.
>
> It seems that after August 2007, all discussion of this problem stops.
> But no real solution was ever found. Well, i couldn't find it anyway.
>
> So i was hoping, since it has been a year (people started asking for
> help back in Feb 07), maybe a solution has been found? Or is it still a
> mystery that Microsoft won't acknowledge?
>
> If you've come this far, thank you for your time. All replys will be
> appreciated. :)
>
>
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