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to: Rich Gauszka
from: Mike `/m`
date: 2006-01-14 11:01:34
subject: Re: WMF patch is released

From: Mike '/m' 

On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 20:55:46 -0500, "Rich Gauszka"
 wrote:

>
>"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
>news:7ligs153feaugcgi6h3d59la6tihj6415f{at}4ax.com...
>> On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 17:48:00 -0500, "Gregg N"

>> wrote:
>>
>>>"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
>>>news:c3ags1hlj5p29v8m2ipqkdn787aagn5tdv{at}4ax.com...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I installed the patch on one Windows XP PC.  Now the Microsoft image
>>>> viewer cannot display some image files.   MS Photo Editor
works fine, as
>>>> does MS Paint.
>>>>
>>>> Also the XP screensaver does not display .bmp files anymore.
>>>>
>>>>  /m
>>>
>>>Did you remember to
>>>
>>>    regsvr32 %windir%\system32\shimgvw.dll
>>>
>>>if you unregistered it before?
>>
>> Yup.  I did that (and saw the "successful" dialog box)
before I visited
>> Windows Update for the patch.
>>
>> /m
>
>I just tried it using the screensaver slideshow with 5 .bmp files. They
>displayed fine. No probems with the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer either.
>
Yeah, that's what I would expect.  I'm at a loss what fell through the
cracks on the XP PC.

btw, my W2K PCs are all fine with the patch.

 /m

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