peter richards Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 hello , cant seem to be able to view my pics that are in my documents . when i click on a pic it tells me . the drive or network that the shortcut refers to is unavailable any help would be apprecated . thanks peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPRALOOPY Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 have you moved these pics from another pc? or hdd from another pc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulfurn Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 Yeah, it sounds like youve got a load of shortcuts to the pictures, instead of the actual pictures. Its possible that youve connected a camera thats come up as a "removable drive" in My Computer, then instead of copying the pictures over to the "My Documents" folder, youve created shortcuts by mistake instead. i.e. Youve gone to "copy", and instead of clicking "paste", youve clicked "paste shortcut" which is right beneath said option on the right click menu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted June 1, 2005 Author Share Posted June 1, 2005 hi, no everything was ok untill i tried to load my sony image transfer disc about two weeks ago . my scandisc now stops at 42% saying there is an invalid long file name but was unable to fix . my norton security notified me its time for an update yesturday , and all sorts started going on half way through that , so something is not right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulfurn Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 Hmm, have you still got the piccys on the camera? - if so thats great as it means you have a backup. If not then I may have some software (I think its called "dont panic" or something) whose function is to recover lost pictures! Ive also got a app called "File Scavenger" which will do the same thing, but for any file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPRALOOPY Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 hi, no everything was ok untill i tried to load my sony image transfer disc about two weeks ago . my scandisc now stops at 42% saying there is an invalid long file name but was unable to fix . my norton security notified me its time for an update yesturday , and all sorts started going on half way through that , so something is not right if so go back to when it was all ok and start again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulfurn Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 if so go back to when it was all ok and start again What, in a time machine (noi!)? Seriously though. Disable norton and system restore to the first time you had problems as so succinctly suggested - if you have a restore point of course. One final thing - when you connect your camera to your PC, pop into My Computer and have a look for the "removable drive". If this is there then you can simply copy and paste the piccys across without having to install the Sony software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted June 1, 2005 Author Share Posted June 1, 2005 numpty here , be gentle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulfurn Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 Actually, when you right click on one of the pictures and click "properties" in the "My Documents" folder, what is the info that is given? Does it identify the file type correctly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPRALOOPY Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 What, in a time machine (noi!)? Seriously though. Disable norton and system restore to the first time you had problems as so succinctly suggested - if you have a restore point of course. One final thing - when you connect your camera to your PC, pop into My Computer and have a look for the "removable drive". If this is there then you can simply copy and paste the piccys across without having to install the Sony software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted June 1, 2005 Author Share Posted June 1, 2005 where is the systems restore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPRALOOPY Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 where is the systems restore satrt, programmes, accesories,system tools and viola system restore should be there follow on screen prompts and your away hopefully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted June 1, 2005 Author Share Posted June 1, 2005 ok , got maintenance wizard , atm its defragmenting drive c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPRALOOPY Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 ok , got maintenance wizard , atm its defragmenting drive c o/s (operating system i.e xp,98,2000) couldn't you find system restore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted June 1, 2005 Author Share Posted June 1, 2005 windows 98se Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPRALOOPY Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 sorry pete i know nothing about 98se as it was the last of the dos systems. i am quite good with 2000 and xp is idiot proof. so the pm idea would be useless as i would not be able to visualise what is being said.and most of the commands have changed, once again sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted June 1, 2005 Author Share Posted June 1, 2005 ok thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPRALOOPY Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 i will keep an eye on this thread and help where i can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted June 1, 2005 Author Share Posted June 1, 2005 cant access my e mail now , i hate fxxxxxg pcs this is what i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPRALOOPY Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 and i will try and help if i can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted June 1, 2005 Author Share Posted June 1, 2005 this is peters wife , hes just commited suicide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPRALOOPY Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 this is peters wife , hes just commited suicide oooooppps not over a pc i hope all can be fixed with an upgrade to a good o/s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted June 1, 2005 Author Share Posted June 1, 2005 few just got a bit of cpr, been thinking of xp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPRALOOPY Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 few just got a bit of cpr, been thinking of xp wait a min Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted June 1, 2005 Author Share Posted June 1, 2005 no pm dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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