"Jim" <bojimbo261@aol.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:33:21 -0500, "Valorie McLaughlin"
> <ValMcL@invaid.com> wrote:
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>>
>>"R. C. White" <rc@grandecom.net> wrote in message
>>news:%23nqrMm9VKHA.3720@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
>>> Hi, Val.
>>>
>>> From what you've told us so far, there is NO WAY we can help you. :>(
>>>
>>> We can't see your computer. We can't see what you are doing BEFORE you
>>> right-click the file.[/color]
>>
>>Sorry, here's more info. Example: I open a folder of jpgs on the desktop
>>and right click on one for whatever reason. I get an error that the
>>program
>>"This Application" isn't responding. Then the entire PC locks up. It's
>>constant now.[/color]
>
>
>
> "This application" isn`t responding : what program are you using ?[/color]

Program? I make a folder on the desktop. I name it something like SuesPics.
I add Sue's images as JPGs. It's a Folder, not a program. I open the
folder and right click on a picture and get the error: "This Application
isn't responding." If this was W98 it would be about like the
BlueScreenOfDeath we all dreaded. But Vista of course just blinks, and
everything comes back in a 15 seconds or so. I need to resolve this
desperately since I work with JPGs all the time.
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>
>
>
>[color=green]
>>[color=darkred]
>>>We can't see what kind of mouse you are using.[/color]
>>
>>HP mouse with the red light on the bottom.
>>
>>We[color=darkred]
>>> can't see any error messages that might pop up. Heck, we don't even
>>> know
>>> if you have a laptop or a desktop computer - or a Sony or an HP - or if
>>> you built it yourself. We don't know if the computer is new or if
>>> you've
>>> had it for years. We don't know if this problem just started or if it
>>> has
>>> been happening for months. Et cetera...[/color]
>>
>>It's a HP desktop about 4 yrs old. Well scanned for all crapware.
>>[color=darkred]
>>>
>>> We want to help users. That's why we volunteer many hours a week in
>>> these
>>> newsgroups. But you must help us help you.
>>>
>>> Thanks for telling us you are using Vista Home Premium; many users don't
>>> even mention their Windows version. But please give us at least a basic
>>> description of your computer, such as make and model.[/color]
>>
>>It's the HP Pavillon.
>>
>>Tell us WHICH file in[color=darkred]
>>> WHICH folder - or does it happen for all files in all folders?[/color]
>>
>>It's mainly image folders I'm have problems with, though it does happen
>>occasionally when I open a text file. I mainly work with images, JPGs.
>>
>>Are you[color=darkred]
>>> browsing to the file in Windows Explorer? Or opening a file from within
>>> a
>>> program, such as Microsoft Word? Are other programs running in the
>>> background at the time?[/color]
>>
>>Both from WE and folders on the desktop. Nothing else in the background
>>is
>>running most of the time. Sometimes an Image SW program may be running,
>>but
>>not usually. I would love to get this taken care of as soon as possible.
>>[color=darkred]
>>>
>>> I could think up more questions, but this should give you an idea of the
>>> kinds of information that will help us help you.[/color]
>>
>>
>>[color=darkred]
>>>
>>> RC
>>> --
>>> R. C. White, CPA
>>> San Marcos, TX
>>> [email]rc@grandecom.net[/email]
>>> Microsoft Windows MVP
>>> Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64
>>>
>>> "Valorie McLaughlin" <ValMcL@invaid.com> wrote in message
>>> news:#XW0095VKHA.508@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> I need to know how to stop Vista Home Premium from locking up when I
>>>> right click on a file in a folder. Why is this constantly happening?
>>>> It's becoming annoying to the point of making me dread doing some of my
>>>> work where right clicking is necessary. PLEASE.... how can this
>>>> problem
>>>> be solved?
>>>[/color][/color][/color]

"Jan M. Nelken" <Unknown.User@Invalid.Domain> wrote in message
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> Valorie McLaughlin wrote:
>[color=green]
>> Thank you for this excellent information. The only thing I can add to my
>> new post above is the HD is huge and only about 1/3 full. It has a dual
>> core AMD processor and 3 gigs of RAM. The problem started with an
>> occasional lock up when I used the right button. It became more and more
>> common until it almost happens all the time now. Mostly, but not only,
>> when I open a folder of JPGs on the desktop to work on, and right-click
>> on an image. I work with images constantly so this is awful and wastes a
>> lot of time to say the least.[/color]
>
> Perhaps it would be helpful to see your extension and file type
> associations.
> You could open an Administrator Command Prompt and issue:
>
> assoc .jpg[/color]

Error: Windows cannot find 'assoc' Make sure you typed the name correctly
and try again. I both typed it in and C&P it in - no dice. AgentRansack
finds nothing under assoc or assoc .jpg. How else can this be located on
VistaHP/SP2. V 6.0
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>
> This will show your current association of extension .jpg with specific
> file type. For example on my computer (Vista Business) I get:
>
> Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6002]
> Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
>
> C:\>assoc .jpg
> .jpg=jpegfile
>
> So in my case .jpg extension is associated with file type of jpegfile/[/color]

The business version must be very different. See above.
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> Next see which command opens specific file type:
>
> ftype filetype[/color]

The above is not on VistaHomePremium either.
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>
> where filetype is obtained from output of previous assoc command. For
> example on my computer I get:
>
> C:\>ftype jpegfile
> jpegfile=%SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Photo
> Gallery\PhotoViewer.dll", ImageView_Fullscreen %1
>
> In my case files of type jpegfile are opened with a/m command which
> invokes Microsoft Photoviewer applications and passes option and filename
> to be opened.[/color]

My JPGs open in WindowsPhotoGallery when they don't lock up the folder, then
the entire PC. How can I fix this?
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>
>
> Finally - you may want consider uninstalling completely and reinstalling
> application which opens files of type jpegfile.[/color]

How do I uninstall and reinstall WindowsPhotoGallery?
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>
>
> Hope it helps,
>
> Jan M. Nelken[/color]

"Gene E. Bloch" <not-me@other.invalid> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:22:43 -0500, Valorie McLaughlin wrote:
>[color=green]
>> I need to know how to stop Vista Home Premium from locking up when I
>> right
>> click on a file in a folder. Why is this constantly happening? It's
>> becoming annoying to the point of making me dread doing some of my work
>> where right clicking is necessary. PLEASE.... how can this problem be
>> solved?[/color]
>
> From what you've said most recently, I am guessing that your program that
> looks at the jpegs is corrupt.[/color]

That would be WindowsPhotoGallery when trying to open a JPG from inside a
folder. It doen't lock up the PC when I open a JPG from the desktop itself.
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>
> Try opening that ;program directly and using its file menu to open a jpeg
> to see what happens.[/color]

They open OK but I can't use WPG that way since I have literally many
thousands of pictures on my PC and it takes much to long to find what I'm
looking for. I work with folders on my desktop by subject, person, trip,
etc.

Also try another program, such as the free irfanview,[color=blue]
> or the free Paint.NET. Try using open-with instead of run in the
> right-click menu, and choose one of the other image viewing or editing
> programs.[/color]

How do I add other Image viewers to the right-click menu?

I don't click on Run, I click on Preview to open a JPG.
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>
> --
> Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom[/color]

So... Vista locks up when you right click on a jpg and select Preview,
right?

And Windows Photo Gallery is what should open when you click Preview, right?

I don't have a Vista seat up and running here... but you can uninstall WPG
by using either Uninstall a Program or Add/Remove Windows features...
whichever one it shows up in... I suspect the latter.

Control Panel | Programs | Programs and Features

If it isn't in the "Uninstall or change a program" listing, click on the
"Turn Windows Features on or off" link to the left and find it in that list.
Assuming you find it in the Windows Features window, after uninstalling, go
back to that list and reinstall it.

Good luck!

"Valorie McLaughlin" <ValMcL@invaid.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Gene E. Bloch" <not-me@other.invalid> wrote in message
> news:hwde9dpvsfbh.6gf8nv3x6arz$.dlg@40tude.net...[color=green]
>> On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:22:43 -0500, Valorie McLaughlin wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>> I need to know how to stop Vista Home Premium from locking up when I
>>> right
>>> click on a file in a folder. Why is this constantly happening? It's
>>> becoming annoying to the point of making me dread doing some of my work
>>> where right clicking is necessary. PLEASE.... how can this problem be
>>> solved?[/color]
>>
>> From what you've said most recently, I am guessing that your program that
>> looks at the jpegs is corrupt.[/color]
>
> That would be WindowsPhotoGallery when trying to open a JPG from inside a
> folder. It doen't lock up the PC when I open a JPG from the desktop
> itself.
>[color=green]
>>
>> Try opening that ;program directly and using its file menu to open a jpeg
>> to see what happens.[/color]
>
> They open OK but I can't use WPG that way since I have literally many
> thousands of pictures on my PC and it takes much to long to find what I'm
> looking for. I work with folders on my desktop by subject, person, trip,
> etc.
>
> Also try another program, such as the free irfanview,[color=green]
>> or the free Paint.NET. Try using open-with instead of run in the
>> right-click menu, and choose one of the other image viewing or editing
>> programs.[/color]
>
> How do I add other Image viewers to the right-click menu?
>
> I don't click on Run, I click on Preview to open a JPG.
>[color=green]
>>
>> --
>> Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom[/color]
>[/color]

"Valorie McLaughlin" <ValMcL@invaid.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Jan M. Nelken" <Unknown.User@Invalid.Domain> wrote in message
> news:uI9c2IQWKHA.4416@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> Valorie McLaughlin wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>> Thank you for this excellent information. The only thing I can add to
>>> my new post above is the HD is huge and only about 1/3 full. It has a
>>> dual core AMD processor and 3 gigs of RAM. The problem started with an
>>> occasional lock up when I used the right button. It became more and
>>> more common until it almost happens all the time now. Mostly, but not
>>> only, when I open a folder of JPGs on the desktop to work on, and
>>> right-click on an image. I work with images constantly so this is awful
>>> and wastes a lot of time to say the least.[/color]
>>
>> Perhaps it would be helpful to see your extension and file type
>> associations.
>> You could open an Administrator Command Prompt and issue:
>>
>> assoc .jpg[/color]
>
> Error: Windows cannot find 'assoc' Make sure you typed the name correctly
> and try again. I both typed it in and C&P it in - no dice. AgentRansack
> finds nothing under assoc or assoc .jpg. How else can this be located on
> VistaHP/SP2. V 6.0[/color]

You did type cmd in the Start search box and open the Command Prompt window
(a black screen), right? I have Vista Home Basic and assoc comes up fine....

I'm getting confused here... I thought you were using Photofiltre as your
image viewer, not Windows Photo Gallery, or was Photofiltre the program you
WANTED to use but the right-click function wasn't working? Did you try
reinstalling Photofiltre?

So, the .JPG files open fine when you double click and they open in Windows
Photo Gallery. It just messes up when you try a right-click "Send To"
function?

The fact that your PC locks up when you try opening a .jpg means that there
is an *association* for the .jpg file type, and it's probably set to the
wrong application. Can you right-click and bring up the menu without it
locking up? If so, click on a .jpg file, right-click and select Open With
and see what program is set to "open" the .jpg. Please post your results.

Patrick P.