Homepub: Images Are Displayed as Colored Squares in Paper Projects (194584)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Graphics Studio Greetings 99
  • Microsoft Graphics Studio Home Publishing 99
This article was previously published under Q194584
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 create, view, or print a paper project, areas where you placed an image may contain a colored square.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the graphics import filter is damaged.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, reinstall the graphics import filter. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Quit all running programs.
  2. Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files Or Folders.
  3. In the Named box, type "gifimp32.flt wmfimp32.flt" (without quotation marks), and then click Find Now.
  4. In the list of found files, right-click the Gifimp32.flt file, and then click Rename.
  5. Type "gifimp32.old" (without quotation marks), and then press ENTER.
  6. In the list of found files, right-click the Wmfimp32.flt file, and then click Rename.
  7. Type "wmfimp32.old" (without quotation marks), and then press ENTER.
  8. Reinstall Home Publishing 99, and then test the software to check if the issue is resolved. If the issue continues to occur, continue to the next step.

    WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall the 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).
  9. Use Registry Editor to delete the following registry keys:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\GIF

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\WMF

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\ Export\GIF

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\ Export\WMF

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\ Import\GIF

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters\ Import\WMF
  10. Reinstall Home Publishing 99.


If reinstalling the graphics import filter does not resolve the issue, follow the steps in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

221993 Homepub Error Message: Something Is Missing...Clip Gallery 9

MORE INFORMATION

The majority of graphics used in Paper Projects are in Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) or Windows Metafile (WMF) format. Other import filters are listed in the following table. 

   Import Filter                             File
   ------------------------------------------------------
				

   Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG)   Jpegim32.flt
				

   Portable Network Graphics (PNG)           Png32.flt
				

   Tagged Image File Format (TIFF)           Tifim32.flt
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/6/2003
Keywords:kbdisplay kbinterop kbprb kbsetup KB194584
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