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Title: Windows Vista Problem-Windows photo gallery
Post by: alan@marple on January 06, 2009, 01:13:59 PM

Of recent date, when I start up Windows photo gallery after about 5 seconds I get the message
" Windows Photo Gallery Has Stopped Working"
I've searched the various problem pages but cant find any cure.

Any tips would be greatly appreciated

Title: Re: Windows Vista Problem-Windows photo gallery
Post by: andy+kirsty on January 06, 2009, 04:14:47 PM

buy a mac!

Title: Re: Windows Vista Problem-Windows photo gallery
Post by: amazon on January 06, 2009, 06:23:06 PM

Go to the website called Digital spy forums . you may have to register which is free .look for computing and networking .post a message there . they will solve your problem its not only for computers its  sky virgin media a great website i use alot wheni have problems .

 Hope this helps .

Title: Re: Windows Vista Problem-Windows photo gallery
Post by: Tricky on January 06, 2009, 06:23:40 PM

Presume you have tried Microsoft ?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/944221/en-us (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/944221/en-us)

Title: Re: Windows Vista Problem-Windows photo gallery
Post by: wolfman on January 06, 2009, 06:58:29 PM

open my computer, click on "C" drive,open program files, scroll down to windows photo gallery folder, open folder, click on the last file it should work from there and may cure the fault?

Title: Re: Windows Vista Problem-Windows photo gallery
Post by: alan@marple on January 07, 2009, 01:26:59 AM

Thanks Wolfman, but no Joy

Title: Re: Windows Vista Problem-Windows photo gallery
Post by: Tricky on January 07, 2009, 09:51:50 AM

To resolve this problem, you must force Windows Live Photo Gallery to regenerate the database. To do this, follow the steps for your operating system:



1 - Close Windows Live Photo Gallery.

2 - Click Start

3 - type (or copy and paste) %userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Live Photo Gallery in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.


4 - Right-click Pictures.pd4, and then select Rename.

5 - Change the name of file to OLD_Pictures.pd4

6 - Start Windows Live Photo Gallery.

Note Windows Live Photo Gallery will re-create the database based on the metadata and information that is stored in your media files. Any metadata that is not written back to a media file will be lost. For example, the metadata could be lost because a media file was locked or read-only.





Alan -  I tried this myself to ensure it works correctly.. IF it doesn't work on your machine then try substituting line 3 above for  %userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Photo Gallery

Title: Re: Windows Vista Problem-Windows photo gallery
Post by: alan@marple on January 07, 2009, 11:02:33 AM

Thanks Tricky, I did what you suggested and it now work ok, I am obliged to you.

Thanks also to everybody else who offered suggestions