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Keep me posted and if that doesn't work there are other ways of doing it.
Some a tad laborious but do not worry - your photographs are NOT lost.

Maddie and Kim

Thank you also for your help tonight

Jan x

Errol

Thank you very much for all your help tonight.

Am going to get some new discs tomorrow and only download a couple of files at a time,

If that dont work I will be back

You are a Gem

Jan x

lol Maddie - the best thing to do is a batch rename
For example change it all from dscnxx.jpg to something more meaningful for starters - Windows will even change the numbers sequentially for you automatically.
Then reburn to disc (or add to a memory stick) and try to open on the new machine.
You could also try the "Transfer files and settings" wizzard.

This is exacly the point I got to Errol when I had a new pc. But as I still had old one I re opened the photos and changed the names from for example DSCN 1129 to DSCN 1129.jpeg even thought they were saved as jpgs and it worked for me.

Please dont shout at me Errol - My OH does what I think you do and he dosent understand my logic either and gets frustrated with the way I do things. But it worked.

Yes my mate says she will leave them there for the time being, so Will get some new discs tomorrow and try again.

Thank you very much for all you help, may be back again.

Trouble is I dont want to lose them as they are my daughters 18th and my 40th, and some family hols

Jan x

You are not being a pain - I know how frustrating it can be.
It is starting to sound like a bad or corrupt disc copy.
Are the images still on your old computer?

Comes up with Microsoft Photo edotor or Paint, but neither will open then.

I have noticed that the first file is fine , all photos available, but half way through second file they stop becoming available and none of the other files are available at all.

Could it be the disc like you said earlier

Sorry to be a pain

Jan x

Yes that makes total sense.
Right click on one of the files that will not open and one of the options on the list will be "Open With"
That should give you a list of programmes on your computer that may open the file - give it a try.

I can see all the files listed but on about 4 files the pictures cannot be seen, you get the picture number eg DSCN 1129 and jpeg image and size, but no preview.

Am I making sense to you,

Jan x

Kim I think Picasa 2.6 is Vista compatible but need to double check.
Jan, if you go to Computer from your Start menu and click on your CD drive can you actually see all of the files listed or only some of them?

Oh dear Errol

Tried that and it said

"Works cannot insert the selected picture because the picture may not be in the format which can be imported by the word processor. Save the picture in another format, then try inserting it again."

Thanks you

Jan x

sorry to jump in here Errol

but what if Jan installed Picasa 2 and inserted disc, would that not find pics?

I know some do not like Picasa, but it has found all mine that I thought I had lost

Kim

ok open up Works' word processor and see if you can open one of the photographs in that - one of the ones you could not open earlier.
To do that, if memory serves me correct, you click on the insert menu (at the top) and select "Picture" and then "From file". You will then have to navigate to the file on the CD - see if that works.
(Apologies if that isn't exactly how the menu looks but I don't have Works in front of me)

Sorry Errol

I am a bit thick with programs.
I have Microsoft works, Works Processor is that what you mean

LOL

Jan x

Have you got a word processing or DTP programme on the new computer?

I dont have old pc anymore

friend has got it

it had windows 98 if that helps

opening on new pc with vista

using nixon view (which is old camera's file) also tried to open on ZoombrowserEX

Maddie you are right in what you say - jpg is the file extension (tells windows what sort of file it is). It comes from the acronym jpeg which stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group and is the picture or photographic equivalent of an mp3 file - I really should get out more! lol
Jan, are you opening on the new or old computer? And what software are you using?

Ok Maddie

Thank you for your help

Jan x