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Mygetaway
Member
08-23-2000
| Sunday, June 25, 2006 - 12:06 pm
I need some more help from the wonderful Draheid, or any other wonderful TVCH person who knows the answer. I got a new motherboard on Fri. Besides some issues here and there, everything seemed to be going ok. Just now I wanted to send a picture to my MIL. I double clicked the pic like normal. Before it would just open in an explorer page because I guess I hadn't picked a specific program. I got this box . I looked for that at microsoft page with no luck. Then I found it on google and dl'd it but that wasn't right either. I moved some stuff around because DH put a few new programs on for the CD writeable, etc. I've probably lost you now, but all I want is whatever that viewer is. I don't want it to open into a picture program automatically. Does this make sense? LOL? Thanks for any help you can give me.
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Draheid
Board Administrator
09-09-2001
| Sunday, June 25, 2006 - 2:31 pm
MGA: PhotoSnapViewer sounds like a program installed on your computer at some point. It may have been removed but it didn't properly reset the associations for the files. You can try opening Windows Explorer, browse to where the image is stored, right-click on the image file and click on 'Open With...Choose Program'. Select the viewer you prefer to preview with (usually something like 'Windows Picture and Fax Viewer' is a good one). Make sure the box 'Always use this program to open this type of file' is checked and click on 'Ok'. That should make all files of that type open in the selected viewer.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, June 25, 2006 - 3:22 pm
I like to have my photos open with Windows Picture and Fax Viewer. I am familiar with it, and I know how it works. And after you get that working, maybe you want to go to Start, Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs and see if PhotoSnapViewer is on there. And if you don't know what it is, and you don't use it at all, you could uninstall it.
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Indybarb
Member
06-25-2005
| Sunday, June 25, 2006 - 3:41 pm
Hi, All... you should all remember me... the technically ungifted.. same thing every year... I just read about something called BBReloader. Zachsmom suggested I come here to find out more. I am the one who has to ask every year how to get the cameras working without having them time out and also how to get the icons for each camera on my desktop. ACK, the embarrassment. But, desperate times call for desperate measures, and I can't miss BB. Any help would be appreciated.
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Mygetaway
Member
08-23-2000
| Sunday, June 25, 2006 - 4:48 pm
Thanks Dra and Juju.. I couldn't find that program on my computer. (Win Pic Fax Viewer.) The photosnap ended up being connected to Nero. DH put that on to go with one of the new drives I got. (DVDRom and CD writeable) I ended up with the photosnap as the program associated with viewing pics. I am proud of myself that I remember how to go into folder options and change that if I want. I may need some help later on with burning the songs I bought from Real Music store... but that's for a different day. 
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Indybarb
Member
06-25-2005
| Monday, June 26, 2006 - 2:44 pm
no responses? bummer
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Wendo
Member
08-07-2000
| Monday, June 26, 2006 - 4:35 pm
Indybarb, eventually, we'll get the links for those non-expiring camera links. Once we get those, you can put them into Real to make shortcuts. Then you can put those shortcuts on your desktop.
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Indybarb
Member
06-25-2005
| Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 2:39 am
thanks for answering, Wendo
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Donut
Member
07-31-2001
| Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 8:50 pm
This is related to WebTV (MSNTV) so i am not sure this is where it belongs...Probably half in need of the tech geniuses here, and half need for the other fellow Webtv users here and their opinions.. Anyways.. We have had MSN-TV plus for many years, and a few years ago switched our PC server to MSN too cuz we get both for one price (21$-the MSNTV is basically free). We want to switch to DSL on the laptop so we can get phonecalls while online and so we can maybe see the BB feeds with actual movement. I have spoken to several people at Verizon DSL, MSN, and MSN TV all day and previously and get lots of different answers, but the verdict seems to primarily be that if we switch to highspeed that the filters will prevent our MSNTV unit from working, unless we get a whole new phone line and pay them 25 a month for the dial up service. So the other option is to spend 200$ to get an MSN2 which works with Broadband. However we have seen horrid reviews about it and it loses several important features that our old one has. Including Picture in Picture, so we could no longer have one of us watdch tv while the other one surfs on the web on the tv. I can't believe that with modern technology that we can't improve our puter speed without losing our webtv. Does anyone have any ideas about this? There must be someone here who has highspeed internet and webtv too.. Hubby thinks maybe if we just get the DSL that the Webtv will just work even tho they say it won't. He also thinks Bill Gates took over MSNTV to ruin it so all the TVwebbers would have to give up and buy PCs. It's his only conspiracy theory, and after he said it I saw others on the web with the same thoughts. Anyways, my other question is about the systems (tvcards?) that allow you to see PC screen on the TV. Is that a good alternative to Web TV? MSNTV only supports windows media, and not real player, so would a PC /TV interchange system maybe be better so we could maybe watch BBfeeds on TV?? And does it work with a wireless keyboard, or do you have to sit at the laptop and watch on TV? Also, someone once mentioned that we could use our cellphones to hook the PC to broadband intead of DSL. What's the thoughts on that? Big long question.... Thanks for reading it!
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Friday, June 30, 2006 - 8:23 pm
Part of your question: Your webtv (msn-tv) takes one phone line, whether you block your calls (which keeps the webtv running without interruption but gives the caller a ringing phone with no answer) or allow your incoming calls to interrupt the webtv and rings the phone so you know you have a call coming in. The webtv unit is a modem and will not allow another modem or cable to be hooked up and function properly - the webtv and cable company says. Another seperate phone line would be necessary if you wish to have the phone and webtv function without interruption . You are right about the bad reviews on the MSN2. That's all I've heard, too. Picture in Picture is one of the best features of webtv. Turned off the webtv a few months ago, and I wish I hadn't cancelled it now, but I had to get my server straightened out - long story. I will probably have it turned back on later this year, but my computer is on cable - a seperate line from my televisions, btw. Hope someone else can answer your other questions.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 3:44 pm
Sometimes when I go to various webpages that have a picture (say like a catalogue) instead of the picture, I see a litte red x in a box. I can't click on it. What's going on?
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Draheid
Board Administrator
09-09-2001
| Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 3:52 pm
Texannie: That usually indicates the graphic image didn't load for some reason. You can sometimes use right-click on the box then left-click on 'view image' and you should either see the image or find more information about why it isn't available. Most likely it's a server problem on the site, nothing you've done on your computer.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 4:34 pm
even if it seems to be happening to me alot and at different sites?
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Draheid
Board Administrator
09-09-2001
| Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 5:03 pm
It's hard to say exactly what could be the problem, Texannie. If you want to give me a link as an example, I may be able to see if I get the same results and, if so, why. Otherwise, you might try a different browser or, if you have another computer, try that and see if it happens there too. It could be several different things that could cause it ranging from security settings to misconfigured firewall to resolving issues with your ISPs DNS servers while trying to load images from a third-party site.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, July 03, 2006 - 12:00 am
OK..i will send you a link today. i noticed at one site, i could see the pics at first and then after a while, got the x.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, July 03, 2006 - 7:02 am
here are a couple of links http://www.bulktoystore.com/store/p/15081-2-5-inch-Mini-Water-Guns-1-Dozen-.aspx http://www.specktra.net/showthread.php?s=299487497405cbed87cfbd9e5a538543&t=50058
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, July 03, 2006 - 7:23 am
I'm getting the x for the first site. The second one I can see okay.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, July 03, 2006 - 9:33 am
I am thinking it's me. I am noticing it more and more. Any clues Jimmer?
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, July 03, 2006 - 10:04 am
well harumpf. i went to etrusts (my firewall, same as zone alarm) webpage to see if they and clues. they listed the exact problem with instructions on how to fix, but it doesn't work! grrrr
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, July 03, 2006 - 10:10 am
here's the link to the explanation Link <fixed link>
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, July 03, 2006 - 11:25 am
Both opened fine for me using Mozilla Firefox browser, but now I want a mini-watergun really badly. 
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, July 03, 2006 - 11:59 am
ha ha!
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Draheid
Board Administrator
09-09-2001
| Monday, July 03, 2006 - 7:41 pm
Texannie: The image on the bulktoystore site returns a message that the image contains errors and cannot be displayed (on Netscape 7.2). The images on the message board are hosted on photobucket and display fine as far as I can tell. Here are links to the images directly. Perhaps you can see them here. If so, you should be able to see them in your browser on that page. One Two Three Note: These look a little strange out of the context of the message board where they are posted.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, July 04, 2006 - 1:14 am
error message from #1, 2, and 3. The requested URL was not found images/blocked.gif (null) I bet they do look funny out of context! LOL
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, July 04, 2006 - 2:28 pm
so basically i just need to give up on seeing pics?
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