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Pictures now take a minute to open - used to be OK
I've never had trouble opening pictures in my Windows 7 system before. Pictures always opened instantly. Something recently changed, and now when I double-click a picture to open it, it takes ages to open in Windows Live. (Over a minute to open a picture). Because it worked OK before, I have to assume it's not a hardware issue.
Here are some observations:
The problem doesn't always happen. Sometimes the picture opens right away.
The problem is not specific to any picture - it happens with any picture
I ran a system restore to the earliest available point but the problem remains.
Once a picture is open, I can use the left and right arrow to scroll through pictures and they open instantly.
Pictures open right away in other programs such as Office Picture Manager.
Thanks for reading this!!