The file could be corrupt. Try it in other software like IRFANVIEW
If the image is available on a web site, supply the URL.
Bob
What causes the error messsage "unknown file format" when I try to open a .jpeg file in windows explorer?
Thanks. Ran449
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What causes the error messsage "unknown file format" when I try to open a .jpeg file in windows explorer?
Thanks. Ran449
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The file could be corrupt. Try it in other software like IRFANVIEW
If the image is available on a web site, supply the URL.
Bob
This only happens when with Microsoft Photoeditor.
Irfanview works very well.
Thanks Bob. I switched to XP now and have another world of stuff to try to learn. I suspected corrupt files in 98 for other reasons as well.
Just shows that one does more JPEG formats than the other...
Best of luck,
Bob