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Old 06-06-2008   #4 (permalink)
bobg


 
 

Re: Print Pictures Error Pops Up

Thank you John. I'll try it tomorrow when I'm a little more alert. We'll
see what happens. bobg

"John Inzer" <oobie@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> bobg wrote:
Quote:

>> HP Desktop Vista Home Premium SP1. I've been using Windows Photo
>> Gallery for about a year. It recently stopped working. All is OK
>> till I click Print on a selected Photo. (I get a popup "Printer
>> Pictures Error" while attempting to print your pictures.) No other
>> explanation, number or info. I'm using a Canon390 which has worked
>> great...and I've done as lot of photo printing. I've checked the
>> driver, reconnected the printer (USB), and downloaded and installed
>> Windows Live Photo Gallery. No change jin the problem
>> However, I don't have any problem printing text and or photos from my
>> Windows Mail folder.
>> I'm strictly a user, not a guru so please try to keep it simple....if
>> possible.
> ====================================
> No guarantees...but I think I would try
> uninstalling / reinstalling the printer...
>
> And there's a slight chance that renaming
> or deleting the PhotoGallery database
> would make an improvement.
>
> This database named "Pictures.pd4" is
> found at the following location.
>
> C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\
> Windows Photo Gallery\Pictures.pd4
>
> The file can also be found with an Advanced
> Search for pd4.
>
> Go to...Start / Search / Advanced Search.
>
> Check the box..."Include non-indexed, hidden,
> and system files" Enter pd4 in the Name field
> and left click the Search button.
>
> If you right click / rename the file to: Pictures.OLD
> the gallery will create a new Pictures.pd4 the
> next time it is launched.
>
> --
>
> John Inzer
> Digital Media MVP
>
> Notice
> This is not tech support
> I am a volunteer
>
> Solutions that work for
> me may not work for you
>
> Proceed at your own risk
>
>
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