Vista MCE - No photos in library

I have not used my Media Center in a while. Started it up tonight and there
are no photos in the library. All my Music and Videos work OK. I removed
music folder from library and added it back. No files were found. I
checked permissions on the folder and the MCX1 account has full control of
the folders.

I'm not really sure where to start troubleshooting. Any Ideas?

Don

Do you see them on the host PC and not the extender? Your
description was not very clear on what the problem is.

If you see them on the host PC and not the extender, I'd try
removing the extender affiliation and setting it up again, forcing a
rebuild of the library.

If you can't see on the host PC, that is a different problem. Do you
see the files in Windows Explorer?

You say there are no photos in the library and then you talk about
*music*

Please post a better description of what the trouble is.

On Tue, 4 Aug 2009 00:26:32 -0400, "Don C. Baker"
<> wrote:

>I have not used my Media Center in a while. Started it up tonight and there
>are no photos in the library. All my Music and Videos work OK. I removed
>music folder from library and added it back. No files were found. I
>checked permissions on the folder and the MCX1 account has full control of
>the folders.
>
>I'm not really sure where to start troubleshooting. Any Ideas?
>
>Don
Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.digitalmediaphile.com
http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx

I have my media files in three folders on my PC; Music, Photos,& Video. If
I open MC on local PC and browse to Picture Library I do not see anything.
When I open Windows Explorer I see all my photos. MC shows all my folders
and sub-folders but does not see a single photo. I see the same behavior
when running my MC locally on PC or using XBOX extender.

What I meant to say earlier was I removed and added the Photos folder from
the Picture Library but the problem still exists. All my other media is
present in the library as expected using the locall MC as well as the
extender.

Vista Ultimate SP1 is the OS.

Don

"Barb Bowman" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Do you see them on the host PC and not the extender? Your
> description was not very clear on what the problem is.
>
> If you see them on the host PC and not the extender, I'd try
> removing the extender affiliation and setting it up again, forcing a
> rebuild of the library.
>
> If you can't see on the host PC, that is a different problem. Do you
> see the files in Windows Explorer?
>
> You say there are no photos in the library and then you talk about
> *music*
>
> Please post a better description of what the trouble is.
>
> On Tue, 4 Aug 2009 00:26:32 -0400, "Don C. Baker"
> <> wrote:
>
>>I have not used my Media Center in a while. Started it up tonight and
>>there
>>are no photos in the library. All my Music and Videos work OK. I removed
>>music folder from library and added it back. No files were found. I
>>checked permissions on the folder and the MCX1 account has full control of
>>the folders.
>>
>>I'm not really sure where to start troubleshooting. Any Ideas?
>>
>>Don
> Barb Bowman
> MS-MVP
> http://www.digitalmediaphile.com
> http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx

What kind(s) of files are in the folders in your picture library?
all .jpg? if you rename one to the extension .jpeg does Media Center
see it? Are there other types of files with bmp, etc. that do not
display?

if renaming a jpg to jpeg fixes this, there is a registry entry that
can be modified that may fix this. but first let's see what happens
with this renaming test.

also, did you install anything like Nero, Roxiok, Adobe or other
image handling/editing programs?



On Tue, 4 Aug 2009 07:48:14 -0400, "Don C. Baker"
<> wrote:

>I have my media files in three folders on my PC; Music, Photos,& Video. If
>I open MC on local PC and browse to Picture Library I do not see anything.
>When I open Windows Explorer I see all my photos. MC shows all my folders
>and sub-folders but does not see a single photo. I see the same behavior
>when running my MC locally on PC or using XBOX extender.
>
>What I meant to say earlier was I removed and added the Photos folder from
>the Picture Library but the problem still exists. All my other media is
>present in the library as expected using the locall MC as well as the
>extender.
>
>Vista Ultimate SP1 is the OS.
>
>Don
>
>"Barb Bowman" <> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> Do you see them on the host PC and not the extender? Your
>> description was not very clear on what the problem is.
>>
>> If you see them on the host PC and not the extender, I'd try
>> removing the extender affiliation and setting it up again, forcing a
>> rebuild of the library.
>>
>> If you can't see on the host PC, that is a different problem. Do you
>> see the files in Windows Explorer?
>>
>> You say there are no photos in the library and then you talk about
>> *music*
>>
>> Please post a better description of what the trouble is.
>>
>> On Tue, 4 Aug 2009 00:26:32 -0400, "Don C. Baker"
>> <> wrote:
>>
>>>I have not used my Media Center in a while. Started it up tonight and
>>>there
>>>are no photos in the library. All my Music and Videos work OK. I removed
>>>music folder from library and added it back. No files were found. I
>>>checked permissions on the folder and the MCX1 account has full control of
>>>the folders.
>>>
>>>I'm not really sure where to start troubleshooting. Any Ideas?
>>>
>>>Don
>> Barb Bowman
>> MS-MVP
>> http://www.digitalmediaphile.com
>> http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.digitalmediaphile.com
http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx

1. Copy your photos to a new folder
2. Add this new folder to photo library

Try it

Thanks,
William

"Don C. Baker" <> wrote in message
news:uIwm$...
> I have not used my Media Center in a while. Started it up tonight and
> there are no photos in the library. All my Music and Videos work OK. I
> removed music folder from library and added it back. No files were found.
> I checked permissions on the folder and the MCX1 account has full control
> of the folders.
>
> I'm not really sure where to start troubleshooting. Any Ideas?
>
> Don

All the files in the folders are JPG. I renamed a few to JPEG and it made
no difference.

I added a new folder and copied some pics to it. I added folder to the
library and MCE detected the files and saidit was adding them but they
turned up blank.

I have not installed anything new. MCE has been working OK since I
installed Vista back in 2008.

Are there any MCE logs I can check?

"Barb Bowman" <> wrote in message
news:...
> What kind(s) of files are in the folders in your picture library?
> all .jpg? if you rename one to the extension .jpeg does Media Center
> see it? Are there other types of files with bmp, etc. that do not
> display?
>
> if renaming a jpg to jpeg fixes this, there is a registry entry that
> can be modified that may fix this. but first let's see what happens
> with this renaming test.
>
> also, did you install anything like Nero, Roxiok, Adobe or other
> image handling/editing programs?
>
>
>
> On Tue, 4 Aug 2009 07:48:14 -0400, "Don C. Baker"
> <> wrote:
>
>>I have my media files in three folders on my PC; Music, Photos,& Video.
>>If
>>I open MC on local PC and browse to Picture Library I do not see anything.
>>When I open Windows Explorer I see all my photos. MC shows all my folders
>>and sub-folders but does not see a single photo. I see the same behavior
>>when running my MC locally on PC or using XBOX extender.
>>
>>What I meant to say earlier was I removed and added the Photos folder from
>>the Picture Library but the problem still exists. All my other media is
>>present in the library as expected using the locall MC as well as the
>>extender.
>>
>>Vista Ultimate SP1 is the OS.
>>
>>Don
>>
>>"Barb Bowman" <> wrote in message
>>news:. ..
>>> Do you see them on the host PC and not the extender? Your
>>> description was not very clear on what the problem is.
>>>
>>> If you see them on the host PC and not the extender, I'd try
>>> removing the extender affiliation and setting it up again, forcing a
>>> rebuild of the library.
>>>
>>> If you can't see on the host PC, that is a different problem. Do you
>>> see the files in Windows Explorer?
>>>
>>> You say there are no photos in the library and then you talk about
>>> *music*
>>>
>>> Please post a better description of what the trouble is.
>>>
>>> On Tue, 4 Aug 2009 00:26:32 -0400, "Don C. Baker"
>>> <> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I have not used my Media Center in a while. Started it up tonight and
>>>>there
>>>>are no photos in the library. All my Music and Videos work OK. I
>>>>removed
>>>>music folder from library and added it back. No files were found. I
>>>>checked permissions on the folder and the MCX1 account has full control
>>>>of
>>>>the folders.
>>>>
>>>>I'm not really sure where to start troubleshooting. Any Ideas?
>>>>
>>>>Don
>>> Barb Bowman
>>> MS-MVP
>>> http://www.digitalmediaphile.com
>>> http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
> Barb Bowman
> MS-MVP
> http://www.digitalmediaphile.com
> http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx

Already did that. MCE found the photos while indexing but when I browsed
the folder it showed zero files.

"William He" <> wrote in message
news:96867E5F-7B92-4844-B871-...
> 1. Copy your photos to a new folder
> 2. Add this new folder to photo library
>
> Try it
>
> Thanks,
> William
>
> "Don C. Baker" <> wrote in message
> news:uIwm$...
>> I have not used my Media Center in a while. Started it up tonight and
>> there are no photos in the library. All my Music and Videos work OK. I
>> removed music folder from library and added it back. No files were
>> found. I checked permissions on the folder and the MCX1 account has full
>> control of the folders.
>>
>> I'm not really sure where to start troubleshooting. Any Ideas?
>>
>> Don
>

I'd be curious if this fix
http://digitalmediaphile.com/index.p...-registry-fix/

will help you. It shouldn't hurt anything.

On Sun, 9 Aug 2009 11:16:57 -0400, "Don C. Baker"
<> wrote:

>All the files in the folders are JPG. I renamed a few to JPEG and it made
>no difference.
>
>I added a new folder and copied some pics to it. I added folder to the
>library and MCE detected the files and saidit was adding them but they
>turned up blank.
>
>I have not installed anything new. MCE has been working OK since I
>installed Vista back in 2008.
>
>Are there any MCE logs I can check?
>
>"Barb Bowman" <> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> What kind(s) of files are in the folders in your picture library?
>> all .jpg? if you rename one to the extension .jpeg does Media Center
>> see it? Are there other types of files with bmp, etc. that do not
>> display?
>>
>> if renaming a jpg to jpeg fixes this, there is a registry entry that
>> can be modified that may fix this. but first let's see what happens
>> with this renaming test.
>>
>> also, did you install anything like Nero, Roxiok, Adobe or other
>> image handling/editing programs?
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 4 Aug 2009 07:48:14 -0400, "Don C. Baker"
>> <> wrote:
>>
>>>I have my media files in three folders on my PC; Music, Photos,& Video.
>>>If
>>>I open MC on local PC and browse to Picture Library I do not see anything.
>>>When I open Windows Explorer I see all my photos. MC shows all my folders
>>>and sub-folders but does not see a single photo. I see the same behavior
>>>when running my MC locally on PC or using XBOX extender.
>>>
>>>What I meant to say earlier was I removed and added the Photos folder from
>>>the Picture Library but the problem still exists. All my other media is
>>>present in the library as expected using the locall MC as well as the
>>>extender.
>>>
>>>Vista Ultimate SP1 is the OS.
>>>
>>>Don
>>>
>>>"Barb Bowman" <> wrote in message
>>>news: ...
>>>> Do you see them on the host PC and not the extender? Your
>>>> description was not very clear on what the problem is.
>>>>
>>>> If you see them on the host PC and not the extender, I'd try
>>>> removing the extender affiliation and setting it up again, forcing a
>>>> rebuild of the library.
>>>>
>>>> If you can't see on the host PC, that is a different problem. Do you
>>>> see the files in Windows Explorer?
>>>>
>>>> You say there are no photos in the library and then you talk about
>>>> *music*
>>>>
>>>> Please post a better description of what the trouble is.
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, 4 Aug 2009 00:26:32 -0400, "Don C. Baker"
>>>> <> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I have not used my Media Center in a while. Started it up tonight and
>>>>>there
>>>>>are no photos in the library. All my Music and Videos work OK. I
>>>>>removed
>>>>>music folder from library and added it back. No files were found. I
>>>>>checked permissions on the folder and the MCX1 account has full control
>>>>>of
>>>>>the folders.
>>>>>
>>>>>I'm not really sure where to start troubleshooting. Any Ideas?
>>>>>
>>>>>Don
>>>> Barb Bowman
>>>> MS-MVP
>>>> http://www.digitalmediaphile.com
>>>> http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com
>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
>> Barb Bowman
>> MS-MVP
>> http://www.digitalmediaphile.com
>> http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.digitalmediaphile.com
http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx

That was the fixed that worked!

A Long while a go I ranthe REG code below that fixed the problem locally on
my desktop but I still had the problem of no photos when using the XBOX
extender to view photos

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

;Fix the PerceivedType value for media file types in Vista.
;Created by Ramesh Srinivasan on March 22, 2008.
;http://www.winhelponline.com

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpe]
"PerceivedType"="image"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpeg]
"PerceivedType"="image"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpg]
"PerceivedType"="image"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.gif]
"PerceivedType"="image"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wmf]
"PerceivedType"="image"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.png]
"PerceivedType"="image"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wma]
"PerceivedType"="audio"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wav]
"PerceivedType"="audio"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp3]
"PerceivedType"="audio"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp2]
"PerceivedType"="audio"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wmv]
"PerceivedType"="video"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.avi]
"PerceivedType"="video"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.dvr-ms]
"PerceivedType"="video"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mpe]
"PerceivedType"="video"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mpeg]
"PerceivedType"="video"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mpg]
"PerceivedType"="video"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m1v]
"PerceivedType"="video"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mpv2]
"PerceivedType"="video"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.asx]
"PerceivedType"="video"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wm]
"PerceivedType"="video"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wmx]
"PerceivedType"="video"


"Barb Bowman" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I'd be curious if this fix
> http://digitalmediaphile.com/index.p...-registry-fix/
>
> will help you. It shouldn't hurt anything.
>
> On Sun, 9 Aug 2009 11:16:57 -0400, "Don C. Baker"
> <> wrote:
>
>>All the files in the folders are JPG. I renamed a few to JPEG and it made
>>no difference.
>>
>>I added a new folder and copied some pics to it. I added folder to the
>>library and MCE detected the files and saidit was adding them but they
>>turned up blank.
>>
>>I have not installed anything new. MCE has been working OK since I
>>installed Vista back in 2008.
>>
>>Are there any MCE logs I can check?
>>
>>"Barb Bowman" <> wrote in message
>>news:. ..
>>> What kind(s) of files are in the folders in your picture library?
>>> all .jpg? if you rename one to the extension .jpeg does Media Center
>>> see it? Are there other types of files with bmp, etc. that do not
>>> display?
>>>
>>> if renaming a jpg to jpeg fixes this, there is a registry entry that
>>> can be modified that may fix this. but first let's see what happens
>>> with this renaming test.
>>>
>>> also, did you install anything like Nero, Roxiok, Adobe or other
>>> image handling/editing programs?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, 4 Aug 2009 07:48:14 -0400, "Don C. Baker"
>>> <> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I have my media files in three folders on my PC; Music, Photos,& Video.
>>>>If
>>>>I open MC on local PC and browse to Picture Library I do not see
>>>>anything.
>>>>When I open Windows Explorer I see all my photos. MC shows all my
>>>>folders
>>>>and sub-folders but does not see a single photo. I see the same
>>>>behavior
>>>>when running my MC locally on PC or using XBOX extender.
>>>>
>>>>What I meant to say earlier was I removed and added the Photos folder
>>>>from
>>>>the Picture Library but the problem still exists. All my other media is
>>>>present in the library as expected using the locall MC as well as the
>>>>extender.
>>>>
>>>>Vista Ultimate SP1 is the OS.
>>>>
>>>>Don
>>>>
>>>>"Barb Bowman" <> wrote in message
>>>>news: m...
>>>>> Do you see them on the host PC and not the extender? Your
>>>>> description was not very clear on what the problem is.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you see them on the host PC and not the extender, I'd try
>>>>> removing the extender affiliation and setting it up again, forcing a
>>>>> rebuild of the library.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you can't see on the host PC, that is a different problem. Do you
>>>>> see the files in Windows Explorer?
>>>>>
>>>>> You say there are no photos in the library and then you talk about
>>>>> *music*
>>>>>
>>>>> Please post a better description of what the trouble is.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, 4 Aug 2009 00:26:32 -0400, "Don C. Baker"
>>>>> <> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>I have not used my Media Center in a while. Started it up tonight and
>>>>>>there
>>>>>>are no photos in the library. All my Music and Videos work OK. I
>>>>>>removed
>>>>>>music folder from library and added it back. No files were found. I
>>>>>>checked permissions on the folder and the MCX1 account has full
>>>>>>control
>>>>>>of
>>>>>>the folders.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I'm not really sure where to start troubleshooting. Any Ideas?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Don
>>>>> Barb Bowman
>>>>> MS-MVP
>>>>> http://www.digitalmediaphile.com
>>>>> http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com
>>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
>>> Barb Bowman
>>> MS-MVP
>>> http://www.digitalmediaphile.com
>>> http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
> Barb Bowman
> MS-MVP
> http://www.digitalmediaphile.com
> http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx