Article ID: 166339
Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q166339
SYMPTOMS
When you open a JPEG file in Microsoft Photo Editor, one of the following error messages may appear:
-or-
NOTE: Microsoft 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:
160846 "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, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
165812 OFF97: Photo Editor Is Not Installed by the ValuPack
169938 PE97: General Information About Microsoft Photo Editor
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