>On 03/08/2012 03:37 PM, andrew.alangdondavies.es wrote: >>> Just to be sure it was not my pc I opened several jpeg/jpg files >>> in other applications without any problems! None of them will >>> open in GIMP! So I think the problems lies in this application.
>Right you are - or, more to the point, the problem lies with the >GIMP installation on your local system. Others may have more >relevant ideas, but here's mine: >First, does your GIMP installation open other file formats normally >(BMP, PNG, etc)? If so, the problem may lie with a file called >gimp-jpeg (or maybe gimp-jpg.exe), which may be missing, corrupted, >or prevented from running by an error in file permissions. If not, >the problem is larger. >Either way, I would: >1. Uninstall the GIMP. >2. Do a global file and directory search for the word gimp, and >delete all directories found - unless some have your own files in >them of course! >3. Download a new copy of the installer at >http://www.gimp.org/windows/ and install it. >Note: Since you did not specify your operating system, I will >assume that it was made by Microsoft. If your normal user account >on your local computer is an Administrator account, this is a Very >Bad Thing and should be corrected. But just to make certain that >the OS is not denying your user account access to some files or >directories during installation or operation of the GIMP, you might >want to be sure that your user account IS an Administrator account >just for the duration of the installation process. If the GIMP >works then, it should still work after you convert your user account >(back) to Restricted because your user account will still "own" the >files created under its reign. >I am not a dev or maintainer, your mileage may vary, I didn't do it >(nobody saw me, you can't prove anything). But at worst, you will >be no worse off for trying the procedure above and it just might work. >:o) >Steve That worked. I don't understand why my software removal application (uruninstaller) left a trace of something behind. But thanks for the solution. -- autolisp (via gimpusers.com) _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
