Windows 7: Garbled Image Opening Some Photos in Windows Photo Viewer

grindage · 17 Oct 2011

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.

grindage · 18 Oct 2011

No one has no ideas?

Corazon · 18 Oct 2011

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.

derekimo · 18 Oct 2011

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.

seavixen32 · 18 Oct 2011

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/

Corazon · 18 Oct 2011

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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