New
#1
Explorer crashing. Cannot access PhotoViewer.dll
Just installed Windows 7 Ultimate x64 last week and I'm having issues with opening any digital photo (or any file that would open in the Windows Photo Viewer app). Every time I try to open it from windows explorer it crashes explorer. It generates three events in the Application Logs, which I will show in order of occurence below.
A sidenote: I have installed Picasa 3 which installs its own Photo Viewer, so I thought that might be the issue.
STEPS I'VE TRIED TO RESOLVE ISSUE:
1. I tried reinstalling Picasa 3 in case it somehow corrupted something with the built-in photo viewier, no luck.
2. I tried booting from the Win 7 dvd and doing a system repair, no luck.
3. I tried adding the "Take Ownership" registry hack to the right-click menu and taking ownership of the folder shown in the error logs below (C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Viewer\), then giving myself Full Access to the folder, no luck.
4. Next step would be doing a full OS Repair/Upgrade, but I wanted to post on this forum first.
APPLICATION LOGS:
------------------------------------------
First event
------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------Code:Faulting application name: Explorer.EXE, version: 6.1.7600.16404, time stamp: 0x4a765771 Faulting module name: ntdll.dll, version: 6.1.7600.16385, time stamp: 0x4a5be02b Exception code: 0xc0000006 Fault offset: 0x0000000000021e00 Faulting process id: 0x8c8 Faulting application start time: 0x01ca9b68047a05ba Faulting application path: C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE Faulting module path: C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll Report Id: 0366465a-075c-11df-8997-0015f2ea6da9
Second event
------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------Code:Windows cannot access the file C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Viewer\PhotoViewer.dll for one of the following reasons: there is a problem with the network connection, the disk that the file is stored on, or the storage drivers installed on this computer; or the disk is missing. Windows closed the program Windows Explorer because of this error. Program: Windows Explorer File: C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Viewer\PhotoViewer.dll The error value is listed in the Additional Data section. User Action 1. Open the file again. This situation might be a temporary problem that corrects itself when the program runs again. 2. If the file still cannot be accessed and - It is on the network, your network administrator should verify that there is not a problem with the network and that the server can be contacted. - It is on a removable disk, for example, a floppy disk or CD-ROM, verify that the disk is fully inserted into the computer. 3. Check and repair the file system by running CHKDSK. To run CHKDSK, click Start, click Run, type CMD, and then click OK. At the command prompt, type CHKDSK /F, and then press ENTER. 4. If the problem persists, restore the file from a backup copy. 5. Determine whether other files on the same disk can be opened. If not, the disk might be damaged. If it is a hard disk, contact your administrator or computer hardware vendor for further assistance. Additional Data Error value: C000009C Disk type: 3
Third event
------------------------------------------
Thanks for any help you can provide!Code:Fault bucket 4696238, type 5 Event Name: InPageCoFire Response: Not available Cab Id: 0 Problem signature: P1: c000009c P2: 00000003 P3: PhotoViewer.dll P4: P5: P6: P7: P8: P9: P10: Attached files: C:\Users\Jeremy\AppData\Local\Temp\WERCF3.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml These files may be available here: C:\Users\Jeremy\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_c000009c_857a6ae85342a02da823e2be384da13ab2e9429d_0e5a26d4 Analysis symbol: Rechecking for solution: 0 Report Id: 0366465a-075c-11df-8997-0015f2ea6da9 Report Status: 0
Jeremy
Quote