> can anyone help me out here? please!!!! I put my photo's in either
> documents or pictures and try to open them with the paint program and
> it says this... paint can not read this file. it is not a valid
> bitman file or it's format is not currently supported. I do not know
> how to fix this problem, sure would appreciate some help, Thanks
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I'm thinking you have a problem with
your graphics filters:
The following articles are quite old but
may offer some ideas:
(193354) Cannot Save JPEG Files with
Picture It! Express or Paint
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=193354
(298580) Some Office Graphics Filters Are
Not Available in Microsoft Paint
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=298580
(272703) PIP Error Message: <Program>
Cannot Load the Preview Picture
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=272703
(281794) PIP 2001: How to Troubleshoot
Graphic Filter Issues
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=281794

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razzbery - 23 Apr 2008 14:54 GMT
>> can anyone help me out here? please!!!! I put my photo's in either
>> documents or pictures and try to open them with the paint program and
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>Graphic Filter Issues
>http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=281794
Thanks John for your fast reply. I believe you found the problem. To fix this
there is a list a mile long and they say it's rather dangerous to fool with
it. So, I feel very stuck now. Paint did not support the pics....don't want
to do any damage to my p.c. as I am not computor literate. Any suggestions?
John Inzer - 23 Apr 2008 16:00 GMT
> Thanks John for your fast reply. I believe you found the problem. To
> fix this there is a list a mile long and they say it's rather
> dangerous to fool with it. So, I feel very stuck now. Paint did not
> support the pics....don't want to do any damage to my p.c. as I am
> not computor literate. Any suggestions?
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Are you running any MS Office programs?
Or digital image editing programs?

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razzbery - 23 Apr 2008 23:52 GMT
>> Thanks John for your fast reply. I believe you found the problem. To
>> fix this there is a list a mile long and they say it's rather
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>Are you running any MS Office programs?
>Or digital image editing programs?
No...to both questions
John Inzer - 24 Apr 2008 02:04 GMT
>>> Thanks John for your fast reply. I believe you found the problem. To
>>> fix this there is a list a mile long and they say it's rather
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>>
> No...to both questions
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Try downloading and installing the
following freebie and let us know
the result:
Irfanview
http://www.techspot.com/download299.html
(get the plug-ins too)
http://www.techspot.com/downloads/472-irfanview-plugins.html

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razzbery - 24 Apr 2008 06:02 GMT
>>>> Thanks John for your fast reply. I believe you found the problem. To
>>>> fix this there is a list a mile long and they say it's rather
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>(get the plug-ins too)
>http://www.techspot.com/downloads/472-irfanview-plugins.html
Thankyou...thankyou!!!! I did download it and it's working great.
John Inzer - 24 Apr 2008 08:26 GMT
>>>>> Thanks John for your fast reply. I believe you found the problem.
>>>>> To fix this there is a list a mile long and they say it's rather
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>>
> Thankyou...thankyou!!!! I did download it and it's working great.
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You're welcome.
Thanks for the update.

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