Recently my computer decided to prevent me from seeing my photos that are stored on my hard drive. When I click on the photo to view it, Microsoft Picture manager will load it up only to show a small box with a red cross in it. The computer is showing disk space taken by the file but I am unable to see any picture. If anyone can help then you will be helping me rescue many photos.Thanks

Hi, Please take the following steps: 1. Click Start, Control Panel. 2. Click Default Programs, Associate a file type or protocol with a program. 3. Find the following file type: .jpe .jpeg .jpg Change the recommended program to Windows Photo Gallery. 4. Apply the changes. 5. Restart the computer to test the issue again. Hope it helps.

Thanks for the reply. I have tried to find the default programs file. I am running windows Xp and have been unable to find it.If you could advise me on where to find it then that would be great.Many thanks

Hi, To change which program starts when you double-click a file in Windows XP, follow these steps: 1. Open Windows Explorer by right-clicking the Start button, and then click Explore. 2. Click a folder that contains a file of the type that you want Windows to open in a program that you select. 3. Right-click the file and, depending on the programs installed on your computer, complete one of the following steps: Click Open With to choose the program that you want. Point to Open With, and then click Choose Program to choose the program that you want. 4. The Open With dialog box is displayed. Use one of the following methods to select the program that you want to use for this file type: In the Programs list, click the program that you want to use. Click Browse, locate and then click the program that you want to use, and then click Open. Click Look for the appropriate program on the Web to browse the Internet for the program that you want to use. 5. Click to select the Always use the selected program to open this kind of file check box if it is not selected. 6. Click OK. Note From now on, Windows XP will open all files that have this file name extension in the program that you selected. To change this, you must follow these steps again and associate a different program with this file name extension. Please find following file type: .jpe .jpeg .jpg Change the recommended program to Windows Picture and Fax Viewer. Thanks.