Garbled Image Opening Some Photos in Windows Photo Viewer


  1. Posts : 12
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #1

    Garbled Image Opening Some Photos in Windows Photo Viewer


    I'm having problems opening some photos in Windows Photo Viewer. Image is Garbled but opens fine in Paint.

    This is what shows up when photo is opened.
    http://i52.tinypic.com/2qbug4m.jpg

    If i zoom the image a bit.
    http://i54.tinypic.com/2mzdziu.jpg

    Image I'm trying to view.
    http://i54.tinypic.com/14lq6q8.jpg

    Tried this on 2 computers. Windows Ultimate 32bit and 64bit.
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  2. Posts : 12
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #2

    No one has no ideas?
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  3. Posts : 1,781
    Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit
       #3

    I'd say the .jpg file you're trying to view isn't quite conforming to specifications, i.e. is somewhere between "OK" and "corrupted." Assuming that Paint and Windows Photo Viewer have slightly different ways of decoding the .jpg file, I'd imagine that one can see it just fine and the other can't.

    It would be interesting to know where the .jpg came from/which program created it. Maybe try a different program instead - try Googling for software to fix problematic .jpg files as well.
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  4. Posts : 17,322
    Win 10 Pro x64
       #4

    Sadly, this is a frequent problem with Windows Photo Viewer,

    Here's a few links to look at,

    Windows Picture Preview problem: shows images stretched

    Windows Photo Viewer Stretches my pictures - Microsoft Answers

    Some JPG files in Windows Photo viewer squashed to a thin line - Microsoft Answers

    There are a few good suggestions you can try.
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  5. Posts : 7,730
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
       #5

    Have you considered using Google's Picasa instead? It's free and far better than Windows Photo Viewer.

    Picasa 3: Free download from Google

    GIMP is another excellent freebie too.

    http://www.gimp.org/
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  6. Posts : 1,781
    Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit
       #6

    I wasn't aware there were so many known problems with Windows Photo Viewer. Odd, as I've never had a problem with it (and I'm actually a GIMP user myself).
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