Photo Gallery Runtime Error

While updating thumbnails, the program crashes, with the following:

Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library

Runtime Error!

Program: C:\...

This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way.
Please contact the application's support team for more information.

LikesVista wrote:
> While updating thumbnails, the program crashes, with the following:
>
> Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library
>
> Runtime Error!
>
> Program: C:\...
>
> This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an
> unusual way. Please contact the application's support team for more
> information.
=======================================
Maybe the following article would be worth a look:

(944221) Windows Live Photo Gallery stops
responding or will not start
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/944221/en-us

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John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://support.microsoft.com/ph/695

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

Thanks, but I don't have Pictures.pd4 on my system.

"John Inzer" wrote:

> LikesVista wrote:
> > While updating thumbnails, the program crashes, with the following:
> >
> > Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library
> >
> > Runtime Error!
> >
> > Program: C:\...
> >
> > This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an
> > unusual way. Please contact the application's support team for more
> > information.
> =======================================
> Maybe the following article would be worth a look:
>
> (944221) Windows Live Photo Gallery stops
> responding or will not start
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/944221/en-us
>
> --
>
> John Inzer
> MS Picture It! -
> Digital Image MVP
>
> Digital Image
> Highlights and FAQs
> http://support.microsoft.com/ph/695
>
> Notice
> This is not tech support
> I am a volunteer
>
> Solutions that work for
> me may not work for you
>
> Proceed at your own risk
>
>
>

It should be located in
C:\Users\(youraccount)\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Win dows Photo Gallery

\AppData is normally hidden.
To see it, open Windows Explorer,
Click on "Organize" and select "Folder and Search Options"
Click on "View"
Click on "Show hidden files and folders"
OK



"LikesVista" <LikesVista@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A932BA89-32C3-4582-9561-4E6ECB5558AA@microsoft.com...
> Thanks, but I don't have Pictures.pd4 on my system.
>
> "John Inzer" wrote:
>
>> LikesVista wrote:
>> > While updating thumbnails, the program crashes, with the following:
>> >
>> > Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library
>> >
>> > Runtime Error!
>> >
>> > Program: C:\...
>> >
>> > This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an
>> > unusual way. Please contact the application's support team for more
>> > information.
>> =======================================
>> Maybe the following article would be worth a look:
>>
>> (944221) Windows Live Photo Gallery stops
>> responding or will not start
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/944221/en-us
>>
>> --
>>
>> John Inzer
>> MS Picture It! -
>> Digital Image MVP
>>
>> Digital Image
>> Highlights and FAQs
>> http://support.microsoft.com/ph/695
>>
>> Notice
>> This is not tech support
>> I am a volunteer
>>
>> Solutions that work for
>> me may not work for you
>>
>> Proceed at your own risk
>>
>>
>>

LikesVista wrote:
> Thanks, but I don't have Pictures.pd4 on my system.
================
Yes...you do.

Pictures.pd4 is found at the following location.

C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\
Windows Photo Gallery\Pictures.pd4

The file can also be found with an Advanced
Search for pd4.

Go to...Start / Search / Advanced Search.

Check the box..."Include non-indexed, hidden,
and system files" Enter pd4 in the Name field
and left click the Search button.

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://support.microsoft.com/ph/695

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

Thanks. I tried, and got so far, but ended up with the same error.

"Dave" wrote:

> It should be located in
> C:\Users\(youraccount)\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Win dows Photo Gallery
>
> \AppData is normally hidden.
> To see it, open Windows Explorer,
> Click on "Organize" and select "Folder and Search Options"
> Click on "View"
> Click on "Show hidden files and folders"
> OK
>
>
>
> "LikesVista" <LikesVista@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A932BA89-32C3-4582-9561-4E6ECB5558AA@microsoft.com...
> > Thanks, but I don't have Pictures.pd4 on my system.
> >
> > "John Inzer" wrote:
> >
> >> LikesVista wrote:
> >> > While updating thumbnails, the program crashes, with the following:
> >> >
> >> > Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library
> >> >
> >> > Runtime Error!
> >> >
> >> > Program: C:\...
> >> >
> >> > This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an
> >> > unusual way. Please contact the application's support team for more
> >> > information.
> >> =======================================
> >> Maybe the following article would be worth a look:
> >>
> >> (944221) Windows Live Photo Gallery stops
> >> responding or will not start
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/944221/en-us
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> John Inzer
> >> MS Picture It! -
> >> Digital Image MVP
> >>
> >> Digital Image
> >> Highlights and FAQs
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/ph/695
> >>
> >> Notice
> >> This is not tech support
> >> I am a volunteer
> >>
> >> Solutions that work for
> >> me may not work for you
> >>
> >> Proceed at your own risk
> >>
> >>
> >>
>

LikesVista wrote:
> Thanks. I tried, and got so far, but ended up with the same error.
====================================
Sorry, but I don't know what "got so far" means.

Did you close Photo Gallery and rename your
Pictures.pd4 file to OLD_Pictures.pd4?

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://support.microsoft.com/ph/695

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

Sorry, yes. I then opened Photo Gallery and waited while it updated tags and
thumbnails; it got so far doing that, then crashed with the same error.

"John Inzer" wrote:

> LikesVista wrote:
> > Thanks. I tried, and got so far, but ended up with the same error.
> ====================================
> Sorry, but I don't know what "got so far" means.
>
> Did you close Photo Gallery and rename your
> Pictures.pd4 file to OLD_Pictures.pd4?
>
> --
>
> John Inzer
> MS Picture It! -
> Digital Image MVP
>
> Digital Image
> Highlights and FAQs
> http://support.microsoft.com/ph/695
>
> Notice
> This is not tech support
> I am a volunteer
>
> Solutions that work for
> me may not work for you
>
> Proceed at your own risk
>
>
>

LikesVista wrote:
> Sorry, yes. I then opened Photo Gallery and waited while it updated
> tags and thumbnails; it got so far doing that, then crashed with the
> same error.
===================================
Ok thanks...apparently a corrupted database
is not the cause of the problem.

Here's another guess.....maybe you have an
issue with your video driver.

Try reducing your Graphics Hardware Acceleration
as per the instructions in the following article.

(272193) PI: How to Troubleshoot
Graphics Issues
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=272193
(scroll down to: Windows Vista)

If reducing your Graphics Hardware Acceleration
cleared up the issue...you need to update your
video driver. Once the driver is updated...return
your acceleration to Full.

Go to the support website of your video
adapter's mfg. and search for Vista
compatible drivers.

If you don't know the make and model of
your video adapter...check the documentation
that came with the computer.

Also you could try these steps...
Go to...Start / Search...type...
msinfo32 ...press enter.

On the System Information screen...choose...
Components / Display / Adapter Description

You should find the make and model of your
display adapter as well as the driver version.

If the driver on the support website is more
current than the one you are running...
download it and install it. Also you should find
installation instructions at the support site.

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://support.microsoft.com/ph/695

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

I followed the instructions for Vista, but step 1 produces nothing in the
search results.

"John Inzer" wrote:

> LikesVista wrote:
> > Sorry, yes. I then opened Photo Gallery and waited while it updated
> > tags and thumbnails; it got so far doing that, then crashed with the
> > same error.
> ===================================
> Ok thanks...apparently a corrupted database
> is not the cause of the problem.
>
> Here's another guess.....maybe you have an
> issue with your video driver.
>
> Try reducing your Graphics Hardware Acceleration
> as per the instructions in the following article.
>
> (272193) PI: How to Troubleshoot
> Graphics Issues
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=272193
> (scroll down to: Windows Vista)
>
> If reducing your Graphics Hardware Acceleration
> cleared up the issue...you need to update your
> video driver. Once the driver is updated...return
> your acceleration to Full.
>
> Go to the support website of your video
> adapter's mfg. and search for Vista
> compatible drivers.
>
> If you don't know the make and model of
> your video adapter...check the documentation
> that came with the computer.
>
> Also you could try these steps...
> Go to...Start / Search...type...
> msinfo32 ...press enter.
>
> On the System Information screen...choose...
> Components / Display / Adapter Description
>
> You should find the make and model of your
> display adapter as well as the driver version.
>
> If the driver on the support website is more
> current than the one you are running...
> download it and install it. Also you should find
> installation instructions at the support site.
>
> --
>
> John Inzer
> MS Picture It! -
> Digital Image MVP
>
> Digital Image
> Highlights and FAQs
> http://support.microsoft.com/ph/695
>
> Notice
> This is not tech support
> I am a volunteer
>
> Solutions that work for
> me may not work for you
>
> Proceed at your own risk
>
>
>