Cannot Save JPEG Files with Picture It! Express or Paint (193354)
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This article was previously published under Q193354
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry.
Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it
if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the
"Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a
Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.
SYMPTOMS
When you use Microsoft Picture It! Express or Microsoft Paint to save an
image as a Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) file, the file may not
be saved. The program may appear to save the file, but it may not be
listed in the folder in which you chose to save it. Also, when you attempt
to open a JPEG file in Paint, you may receive the following error message:
Paint
<path><filename>.jpg
Paint cannot read this file.
This is not a valid bitmap file, or its format is not currently
supported.
CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the JPEG graphics filter is missing or damaged,
or if the registry entries for the JPEG graphics filter are missing or
damaged.
RESOLUTION
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that
may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot
guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry
Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys
And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and
Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics
in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit
it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency
Repair Disk (ERD).
To resolve this issue, remove Picture It! Express, rename the JPEG
graphics filter, remove the JPEG graphics filter registry entries, and
then reinstall Picture It! Express. To do so, use the following steps:
- Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
- Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
- On the Install/Uninstall tab, click Microsoft Plus! 98, click
Add/Remove, click Add/Remove again, and then click Next.
- Click the Picture It! Express check box to clear it, click Next, click
Next again, click Finish, and then click OK.
- Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files Or Folders.
- In the Named box, type "jpegim32.flt" (without quotation marks), and
then click Find Now.
- Rename all of the Jpegim32.flt files to Jpegim32.old.
For information about how to rename a file, click Start, click Help,
click the Index tab, type "renaming" (without quotation marks), and
then double-click the "Renaming Files" topic.
- Use Registry Editor to remove the JPEG value from the following
registry keys:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Shared Tools/Graphic Filters/
Export
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Shared Tools/Graphic Filters/
Import
- Repeat steps 1-4. In step 4, click the Picture It! Express box to
select it.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 12/16/2004 |
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| Keywords: | kberrmsg kbprb KB193354 |
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