[Gimp-user] jpeg files not recognised

[autolisp <forums gimpusers com>]

> On 03/08/2012 03:37 PM, andrew.alangdondavies.es wrote:
> > > Just to be sure it was not my pc I opened several jpeg/jpg files
> > > in other applications without any problems! None of them will
> > > open in GIMP! So I think the problems lies in this application.

> Right you are - or, more to the point, the problem lies with the
> GIMP installation on your local system.  Others may have more
> relevant ideas, but here's mine: 

> First, does your GIMP installation open other file formats normally
> (BMP, PNG, etc)?  If so, the problem may lie with a file called
> gimp-jpeg (or maybe gimp-jpg.exe), which may be missing, corrupted,
> or prevented from running by an error in file permissions.  If not,
> the problem is larger. 

> Either way, I would:

> 1.  Uninstall the GIMP.

> 2.  Do a global file and directory search for the word gimp, and
> delete all directories found - unless some have your own files in
> them of course!

> 3. Download a new copy of the installer at
> http://www.gimp.org/windows/ and install it.

> Note:  Since you did not specify your operating system, I will
> assume that it was made by Microsoft.  If your normal user account
> on your local computer is an Administrator account, this is a Very
> Bad Thing and should be corrected.  But just to make certain that
> the OS is not denying your user account access to some files or
> directories during installation or operation of the GIMP, you might
> want to be sure that your user account IS an Administrator account
> just for the duration of the installation process.  If the GIMP
> works then, it should still work after you convert your user account
> (back) to Restricted because your user account will still "own" the
> files created under its reign.

> I am not a dev or maintainer, your mileage may vary, I didn't do it
> (nobody saw me, you can't prove anything).  But at worst, you will
> be no worse off for trying the procedure above and it just might work.

> :o)

> Steve

That worked. I don't understand why my software removal application (uruninstaller) left a trace of something 
behind. But thanks for the solution.


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