PI2000: "Cannot Find File" Error Message When You Open File (250269)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Picture It! 2000
This article was previously published under Q250269

SYMPTOMS

When you associate a graphic file format with Microsoft Picture It! 2000, you may receive the following error message in Picture It! if you attempt to open a file of this format from Windows Explorer:
Cannot Find File

Program

Picture It! cannot find this file. It may have been moved or deleted, or you may have the wrong removable disk in the drive.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs if the file association is not properly registered in the Windows registry when you associate the graphic file format with Picture It! 2000.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, associate the graphic file format with Picture It! 2000 in Windows Explorer:

  1. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click Windows Explorer.
  2. On the View menu, click Options or Folder Options.
  3. Click the File Types tab.
  4. In the Registered file types box, click the graphics file format that you want to associate with Picture It! 2000, and then click Edit.
  5. In the Actions box, click open, and then click Edit.
  6. In the Application used to perform action box, type the following line:

    drive:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Picture.exe" "%1"

    where drive is the drive letter of the hard disk on which Picture It! is installed.
  7. Click OK, and then click Close.
  8. Click Close, and then quit Windows Explorer.
Repeat these steps for each graphic file format that you want to associate with Picture It! 2000 in Windows Explorer.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/6/2002
Keywords:kbbug kbenv kbgraphic kbui KB250269
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