WD97: Opening a JPEG File in Photo Editor Causes an Error

ID: Q166339

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
Microsoft Office 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you open a JPEG file in Photo Editor, one of the following error messages may appear:

Unknown File Format

-or-

Cannot open or find this file "<path>"

NOTE: Photo Editor 3.0 may not open JPEG images with the .jpeg extension from the Windows desktop. You may need to open this file by clicking Open on the File menu within Microsoft Photo Editor.

CAUSE

Microsoft Office 97 installs a JPEG filter that is incompatible with Microsoft Windows 95 Plus Pack Desktop Themes. This incompatibility does not occur with Microsoft Office 97 on computers that do not have the Desktop Themes installed.

RESOLUTION

Install the new version of the Themes.exe file included on the Microsoft Office 97 CD-ROM in the following location:

<drive>:\Valupack\Patch

where <drive> is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive.

For additional information about Themes.exe and how to obtain it, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q160846 "Illegal Operation" Error Message Changing Desktop Themes

MORE INFORMATION

The Microsoft Photo Editor is a standalone product that is installed by a complete installation of Microsoft Office 97 for Windows or Microsoft Word 97 for Windows. It allows you to customize graphic images you create, scan, or open.

For additional information about Microsoft Photo Editor, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q165812 OFF97: Photo Editor Is Not Installed by the ValuPack

Q169938 PE97: General Information About Microsoft Photo Editor

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbdta word8 word97
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb