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01/14/2011 09:01:11 AM · #1

ok...stop snorting

Last night I went to my both my C:HD and external MyBook HD, (first time yesterday, but I had been on them both about a wk and half ago) my thumbnails are randomly coming up...some are pictures they are all in order but some show up like this

then when I try to open one of the file/pictures this comes up....

we tried downloading the Nikon Camera RAW but that didn't fix it...

It has been working fine up to last wk-ish but all of a sudden it has stopped...I haven't done any changes to the computer, it is new but I've had it since Thanksgiving....

does anyone have any ideas? HELP PLEASE...Thank you

01/14/2011 09:25:32 AM · #2

that is weird, especially if it worked before...these are raw files?

looks like you're running win7? if so you can try downloading and installing the raw view from MS

link

Message edited by author 2011-01-14 09:30:05.

01/14/2011 09:29:43 AM · #3

Originally posted by smardaz:

that is weird, especially if it worked before...these are raw files?

yes, I can open my JPEG's through Fast Picture Viewer (we had thought that the trial version had run out, but discovered that the one that usually comes up is Windows Photo Viewer....) and of course I can open my PSD in my PSE8, I just can't open my RAW ones

ETA: and it's just weird how they are randomly coming up on the thumbnails...some with the pictures, some with whatever that is for a thumbnail...

Message edited by author 2011-01-14 09:30:56.

01/14/2011 09:30:24 AM · #4

dang sorry that was for xp....still looking

Message edited by author 2011-01-14 09:31:51.

01/14/2011 09:31:42 AM · #5

Originally posted by smardaz:

that is weird, especially if it worked before...these are raw files?

looks like you're running win7? if so you can try downloading and installing the raw view from MS

link

we did download a Nikon RAW version last night...but this looks different...

01/14/2011 09:33:17 AM · #6

might try this link

01/14/2011 09:34:31 AM · #7

Originally posted by smardaz:

might try this link

that was the one that Rick downloaded last night...it was a traditional Yellow and Black Nikon logo colors sight

01/14/2011 09:35:44 AM · #8

hmmm i work in IT and this like this get under my skin.....wish i could get in front of the pc

01/14/2011 09:49:00 AM · #9

Originally posted by smardaz:

hmmm i work in IT and this like this get under my skin.....wish i could get in front of the pc

I just don't get it as it was working fine last wk...I do know that when I got the computer my son-in-law downloaded something so I could view my RAW files in my drives, not sure which one he downloaded...I'm going to wait until my husband comes home and I will have him do the download as I don't want to bugger things up anymore (I know enough to be very dangerous...therefore I let him do the buggering....lol)

adigitalromance

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

01/14/2011 10:53:31 AM · #10

If you want to see if it's the computer or the files, plug the external into another computer and see if the problem follows the files.

I know that's not a fix, but it can help in narrowing down the problem.

Message edited by author 2011-01-14 10:53:41.

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

01/14/2011 10:55:39 AM · #11

Originally posted by adigitalromance:

ok, I can do that...I did unplug the external file and take it with me this past wkend, but I never hooked it up to my laptop to work on anything (I know bad girl), but it still doesn't make sense that it is both the C drive and my E drive that are effected the same...

Cory

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV

01/14/2011 10:56:16 AM · #12

Originally posted by smardaz:

hmmm i work in IT and this like this get under my skin.....wish i could get in front of the pc

Have a look at GoTo Meeting and GoTo assist... I couldn't live without them.

01/14/2011 11:03:39 AM · #13

Originally posted by Ja-9:

Originally posted by adigitalromance:
If you want to see if it's the computer or the files, plug the external into another computer and see if the problem follows the files.

I know that's not a fix, but it can help in narrowing down the problem.

ok, I can do that...I did unplug the external file and take it with me this past wkend, but I never hooked it up to my laptop to work on anything (I know bad girl), but it still doesn't make sense that it is both the C drive and my E drive that are effected the same...

they all open and it opens in Windows Photo Gallery...so it's my desktop that is the problem...at least that narrows it down....

01/14/2011 04:54:03 PM · #14

ok, just a bit more information...I'm using Windows 7 and Windows Photo Viewer...do they not have a RAW Nikon file converter? they must it was working on here last wk...errrrr

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01/14/2011 07:02:24 PM · #15

just curious...how many out there are using Windows 7 - can open your RAW pictures WITHOUT third party software? from what I've read Nikon does not support RAW files in Window 7 64bit WITHOUT third party software....

True/False???

I know that my Windows 7 64bit was working like normal for at least 35-40 days after (last time I used it that I know of) I purchased my new computer. If I was using a trial version of something wouldn't they have bugged the pants off me to purchase it at the very least sent me an e-mail that it was ending??? And why 35-40 days????

01/14/2011 07:47:45 PM · #16

there is a file you can download from MS to view raws in xp so i dont see why you couldnt do it in 7

01/14/2011 07:56:52 PM · #17

Originally posted by smardaz:

there is a file you can download from MS to view raws in xp so i dont see why you couldnt do it in 7

all MS tells us to do is go to the Cannon/Nikon websites...

what I don't get is that I can see some but not all my pictures when I open a file...weird...it's driving me crazy

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

01/14/2011 08:03:21 PM · #18

they are random...either they should all be the little blank picture...or they should all be my pictures...ahhh

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

01/14/2011 08:12:13 PM · #19

Originally posted by smardaz:

hmmm i work in IT and this like this get under my skin.....wish i could get in front of the pc

If you both download and install Timbuktu you can. They used to have a full-featured 30-day trial version ... it is great for remotely observing or controlling a remote computer.

Message edited by author 2011-01-14 20:13:41.

Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon

01/14/2011 08:25:07 PM · #20

Originally posted by GeneralE:

Originally posted by smardaz:
hmmm i work in IT and this like this get under my skin.....wish i could get in front of the pc

If you both download and install Timbuktu you can. They used to have a full-featured 30-day trial version ... it is great for remotely observing or controlling a remote computer.

what I don't understand Paul...is that about a wk ago it was working fine (haven't been in my files since then) all the thumbnails looked right and I could open them....

shoot if I can at least "see them all" then I can import them to LR3...but I can't see them all

SDW

Canon EOS-60D

01/14/2011 10:45:27 PM · #21

Ja-9 I'm having the same problem. I can view jpg and other files but it will not let me view .CR2 RAW files. It goes to the same screen shot you posted in the your original post. I have had that problem since getting my new computer with win-7 back in September 2010. I also cannot run CS3. I have tried to fix both problem with no success.

I want to get a new camera when I can but I would have to get PS4 or LR and hope it lets me view the pictures. So I don't know if I should invest in a camera because of the cost of the software, not knowing if it will work. But I want so bad to be an active member of the community and enjoy taking pictures again. I may have to take the risk.

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

01/14/2011 11:25:02 PM · #22

Now you know why I use equipment until it breaks and software until it won't run on the replacement. Basically, I sacrifice speed for consistency.

When you use cutting-edge technology, expect to need a lot of bandages.â�¢

adigitalromance

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

01/14/2011 11:59:10 PM · #23

Originally posted by Ja-9:

they all open and it opens in Windows Photo Gallery...so it's my desktop that is the problem...at least that narrows it down....

To review...
Â·Some thumbnails are not displaying correctly in explorer and photo viewer
Â·They were working correctly for a while after a program was installed (which was probably the codec to view raw NEF files)
Â·These thumbnails display correctly on another machine (which means it is not the files themselves)
Â·You get an error message for some files in windows photo view (which probably uses the same codec as explorer)

Since you know it's not the files, my advice would be to reinstall the software being used to read the files, in this case the codec. Here is Nikon's version.

Be sure to uninstall the old codec, which may be the same version, but is possibly corrupted. This is probably in the Control Panel under "Uninstall a program."
I would uninstall, reboot, install, reboot and try again.

Let us know, I'm hooked now. :-D