Vista - Windows Photo Gallery error when trying to save changes

We are experiencing a problem with Windows Photo Gallery in Vista Home
Premium. After editing a picture (.jpg) -- e.g. cropping or red eye
correction -- when we try to save the edited picture, we receive the
following error message and the corrected photo is not saved:

"Changes to this picture can't be saved because Photo Gallery has
experienced a problem."

The error doesn't happen every time we try to edit photos, but it happens
more often than not.

Yes, this is true; there is no "save" option in WPG. I'll alter the Subject
to be more accurate.

But, when I attempt to "Make a copy," or simply close the editing session,
which automatically saves the edited photo and creates a backup, then the
error will occur.

The error report is sent to Microsoft, but a solution is never proffered.

It's strange because this error doesn't occur with every Windows session;
it's a roll of the dice.

"Edward" wrote:

The edited photo is not saved and if you want a corrected photo without red
eye, cropped,etc and upload to a service like snapfish for actual printing,
processing or special photo books or gifts, you are SOL. So we need a fix or
will have to switch to another program.

"jgkoch" wrote:

I can get edits to work if I open WPG as administrator from the start/programs window. This seems to happen with many programs that used to work. Some update seems to change permissions.?????????

HELP! I can't save any changes to my photos in Windows Photo Gallery OR Windows Live Photo Gallery. I get the 'you don't have permission' error. It worked last week, but not this week.
I'm unemployed and selling my coin collection on eBay to pay my bills, but I won't have any income this week if I can't edit these scans! (The scans are just not good enough to post as they are, they need lightening at least.)
TYSVM anyone who can help!

Try opening either photo program from the start menu/programs of Vista with a right click, and run it as administrator from the drop down menu. I have to do this even though I am the administrator and only one on my PC. I believe there is a bug in Vista causing this. I have tried resetting the permissions for photo programs and still I have to open as administrator each time. Very annoying.