Windows Live Photo Gallery Broken

Just updated WLPG with the QuickTime thumbnail update
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955359). Now when I double-click any image
file nothing happens. If I choose 'Open With'->'Windows Live Photo Gallery'
under the context menu in Windows Explorer, it opens fine.

If I restore the file associations to their default, it will open correctly
with Windows Picture and Fax Viewer. Make WLPG the default viewer again, it
breaks double-clicking again.

If I uninstall/reinstall WLPG, double-clicking works. It only breaks when I
apply the above update.

Anyone else have this problem under WinXP Pro? Any solution?

Thanks.

buzzpollen wrote:
> Just updated WLPG with the QuickTime thumbnail update
> (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955359). Now when I double-click any
> image file nothing happens. If I choose 'Open With'->'Windows Live
> Photo Gallery' under the context menu in Windows Explorer, it opens
> fine.
>
> If I restore the file associations to their default, it will open
> correctly with Windows Picture and Fax Viewer. Make WLPG the default
> viewer again, it breaks double-clicking again.
>
> If I uninstall/reinstall WLPG, double-clicking works. It only breaks
> when I apply the above update.
>
> Anyone else have this problem under WinXP Pro? Any solution?
>
> Thanks.
================================
Sorry...I don't have a fix for you but FWIW...
my system (WinXP Pro / WLPG) exhibits
the same exact behavior.

At least you know you are not alone. Maybe
a future update will correct the issue.

--

John Inzer
MS Digital Media MVP

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

"John Inzer" wrote:


> ================================
> Sorry...I don't have a fix for you but FWIW...
> my system (WinXP Pro / WLPG) exhibits
> the same exact behavior.
>
> At least you know you are not alone. Maybe
> a future update will correct the issue.
>
> --
>
> John Inzer
> MS Digital Media MVP
>
> Notice
> This is not tech support
> I am a volunteer
>
> Solutions that work for
> me may not work for you
>
> Proceed at your own risk
>
>
>

OK, thanks.

I searched and found nothing on this so thought it was just me. Other people
on another forum who use Vista don't seem to have the problem.

Guess I'll just wait for another patch.

I also have the same problem under Windows XP, did you ever find a solution
for this?

Fix: Windows Live Photo Gallery Update 955359 breaks image file
associations - The Winhelponline Blog:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/fi...-associations/

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog


"buzzpollen" <buzzpollen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
newsF5018D1-0F5C-4FF5-BB37-472F5936C6B2@microsoft.com...
> Just updated WLPG with the QuickTime thumbnail update
> (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955359). Now when I double-click any
> image
> file nothing happens. If I choose 'Open With'->'Windows Live Photo
> Gallery'
> under the context menu in Windows Explorer, it opens fine.
>
> If I restore the file associations to their default, it will open
> correctly
> with Windows Picture and Fax Viewer. Make WLPG the default viewer again,
> it
> breaks double-clicking again.
>
> If I uninstall/reinstall WLPG, double-clicking works. It only breaks when
> I
> apply the above update.
>
> Anyone else have this problem under WinXP Pro? Any solution?
>
> Thanks.

Fix: Windows Live Photo Gallery Update 955359 breaks image file
associations - The Winhelponline Blog:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/fi...-associations/

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog


"MarkD" <MarkD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3FADE25A-C20C-4D54-BBBC-2F8264DD0D72@microsoft.com...
>I also have the same problem under Windows XP, did you ever find a solution
> for this?

Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP wrote:
> Fix: Windows Live Photo Gallery Update 955359 breaks image file
> associations - The Winhelponline Blog:
> http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/fi...-associations/
=======================
Excellent!

Thanks Ramesh.

--

John Inzer
MS Digital Media MVP

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

You're most welcome John.

Hope the command-line did the trick.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog


"John Inzer" <oobie@doobie.xyz> wrote in message
news:69qdnedBFPVjbibVnZ2dnUVZ_sDinZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP wrote:
>> Fix: Windows Live Photo Gallery Update 955359 breaks image file
>> associations - The Winhelponline Blog:
>> http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/fi...-associations/
> =======================
> Excellent!
>
> Thanks Ramesh.
>
> --
>
> John Inzer
> MS Digital Media MVP
>
> Notice
> This is not tech support
> I am a volunteer
>
> Solutions that work for
> me may not work for you
>
> Proceed at your own risk
>

Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP wrote:
> You're most welcome John.
>
> Hope the command-line did the trick.
====================
Yes. The command works.

Thanks again.

--

John Inzer
MS Digital Media MVP

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

Hey I have the same Problem with my Windows Live Photo Gallery. I have
Windows XP and when I downloaded the first time it was working properly with
all my Pictures. Now since that update it wont open when I click on my Pics.
I have to right click on the image and choose the program to open with. If i
take it off it will open with the default Image viewer but once I install the
Photo Gallery it still does the same. Hopefully they will come out with a
patch for this because its annoying.

Sorry to hear that you are in the same situation but good to know that i'm
the only one in this jeje.

thanks

"buzzpollen" wrote:

> Just updated WLPG with the QuickTime thumbnail update
> (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955359). Now when I double-click any image
> file nothing happens. If I choose 'Open With'->'Windows Live Photo Gallery'
> under the context menu in Windows Explorer, it opens fine.
>
> If I restore the file associations to their default, it will open correctly
> with Windows Picture and Fax Viewer. Make WLPG the default viewer again, it
> breaks double-clicking again.
>
> If I uninstall/reinstall WLPG, double-clicking works. It only breaks when I
> apply the above update.
>
> Anyone else have this problem under WinXP Pro? Any solution?
>
> Thanks.