Photos do not open With any (almost) Windows Program


  1. DPChristm
    Posts : 39
    Personal Home Use Only Operating System Windows 7 Professional (x64) Service Pack 1 (build 7601.2420
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    Photos do not open With any (almost) Windows Program


    This is a very recent development.

    I can no longer open pictures from most common Windows picture programs

    There are two scenarios that play out when I double click on a picture file
    - a quick flash around edges of the screen accompanied by a busy indicator (just for a second)
    - busy indicator (never finishes)


    Windows Photo Viewer
    Windows Media Center
    Windows Live Photo Gallery
    Windows Movie Maker

    Oddly Slideshow still works from file explorer

    They will open with:
    Windows Paint
    Microsoft Office 2010
    Other non-windows programs

    Anyone else have any experience with this?

    System Specs:
    Processor
    Identifier : AMD64 Family 21 Model 16 Stepping 1
    Name : AMD A8-4500M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics
    Speed : 1.9 GHz
    Memory
    Physical Memory : 8 GB
    Virtual Memory : 14 GB
    Video Adapter
    Name : AMD Radeon HD 7640G
    BIOS : BR42549.bin
    Chip Type : AMD Radeon HD 7640G (0x9903)
    Dac Type : Internal DAC(400MHz)
    Driver Version : 15.7.1
    Driver Date : 10-25-2012
    Provider Name : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Memory Size : 512 MB
    Screen Resolution : 1440x900
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  3. samuria
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    win 8 32 bit
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    What photos ie .jpg .gif what are the files associated with ie default program to open them?
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  4. DPChristm
    Posts : 39
    Personal Home Use Only Operating System Windows 7 Professional (x64) Service Pack 1 (build 7601.2420
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    Any file format, the program doesn't open.

    The default had been Windows Windows Photo Viewer for .jpg

    The majority of the files I have are .jpg, but it is the same result for any file type
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  6. DPChristm
    Posts : 39
    Personal Home Use Only Operating System Windows 7 Professional (x64) Service Pack 1 (build 7601.2420
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    Ok, I was able to fix this.

    Apparently it was related to my AMD Catalyst Drivers. Specifically, the dopey 'Gaming Evolved' program that installs with it.

    I reinstalled as custom vs express (something you wouldn't think you would need to do with drivers), and just skipped the Gaming Evolved part.

    So far it looks like everything is working again.
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