JPG File Errors

Poster: Brian K. Carlson
Dated: Wednesday October 20 2004 - 23:47:09 BST

I am trying to open a picture but I received this error message.


Windows cannot find pd.exe.

This program is needed for opening files of type 'JPG File'.



If any one knows how I can resolve this problem I would greatly appreciate any help I can.

Poster: Andy
Dated: Wednesday October 20 2004 - 23:51:48 BST

Sounds like you've got a virus or are trying to open a jpeg containing one. I heard something a short while ago about viruses being attached to .jpg files but can't remember exactly where.

You shouldn't need anything fancy to open a jpeg, you definately don't need pd.exe so I can only guess it's of suspicious origin.

Cheers
Andy

Poster: Brian K. Carlson
Dated: Thursday October 21 2004 - 0:08:59 BST

That would be easy if I were looking at something downloaded from the internet but this is a digital picture that I took and set on my computer.

Poster: Andy
Dated: Thursday October 21 2004 - 0:18:05 BST

Are you running "Popup Defender" by any chance?

-- Andy

Poster: fredlongworthhighschool
Dated: Thursday October 21 2004 - 8:49:58 BST

Are you double-clicking on the file? Try loading your photo application first and then using file..open to open the file.

Poster: kevin3442
Dated: Friday October 22 2004 - 7:19:01 BST

Sounds to me like you had Adobe's "Photo Deluxe" installed on your computer, and it had registered .jpg files to open with pd.exe (PhotoDeluxe). For some reason, your system cannot find the executable (pd.exe) to run PhotoDeluxe and open the jpg file. Why can't it find pd.exe? I don't know. pd.exe may have been deleted. PhotoDeluxe may have been uninstalled incompletely, leaving the registry setting behind.

Just a guess.

Kevin

Poster: Brian K. Carlson
Dated: Friday October 22 2004 - 12:48:16 BST

Kevin how you knew that I had Photo Deluxe I have no idea but it does make sense. I will try to reinstall and hopefully that will make it better.