Did you copy the files to the Vista computer, or are they still the external
drive?
You might download and try Irfanview, a free viewer. Try opening a file and
press "I" to see the information about the file.
http://www.irfanviewpack.com/
"Frustrated Chris" <FrustratedChris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:C9124F2F-2F2A-4E68-B42F-51ABAABB9EEA@microsoft.com...
>I recently purchased a new system with Vista to replace my old XP system
>and
> have had a ton of problems. The biggest one being the inability to see
> photos in Vista. I moved them all from my old XP system via an external
> hard
> drive and Visa Photo Gallery gives an error message "Photo Gallery can't
> open
> this picture because it might have been deleted or in in a location that
> is
> not available".
>
> All of these photos are JPGs downloaded from a Cannon camera. The new
> Vista
> system displays the file size and date of picture, but cannot view the
> image. I can't view the image in Photo Gallery, Paint or any other
> application.
>
> Can anyone help?
>