Windows Photo Gallery error when trying to save changes

We are experiencing a problem with Windows Photo Gallery in Vista Home
Premium. After editing a picture (.jpg) -- e.g. cropping or red eye
correction -- when we try to save the edited picture, we receive the
following error message and the corrected photo is not saved:

"Changes to this picture can't be saved because Photo Gallery has
experienced a problem."

The error doesn't happen every time we try to edit photos, but it happens
more often than not.

"jgkoch" <jgkoch@discussions.microsoft.com> schreef in bericht
news:507AA378-7B9B-4050-9E00-954DFE69E2A3@microsoft.com...
> We are experiencing a problem with Windows Photo Gallery in Vista Home
> Premium. After editing a picture (.jpg) -- e.g. cropping or red eye
> correction -- when we try to save the edited picture, we receive the
> following error message and the corrected photo is not saved:
>
> "Changes to this picture can't be saved because Photo Gallery has
> experienced a problem."
>
> The error doesn't happen every time we try to edit photos, but it happens
> more often than not.

I don't understand, there is no save option in WPG. After a session WPG
saves the changes automatically, and you can always restore the original if
you want. Also you can set the time when the original will be deleted.

Yes, this is true; there is no "save" option in WPG. I'll alter the Subject
to be more accurate.

But, when I attempt to "Make a copy," or simply close the editing session,
which automatically saves the edited photo and creates a backup, then the
error will occur.

The error report is sent to Microsoft, but a solution is never proffered.

It's strange because this error doesn't occur with every Windows session;
it's a roll of the dice.

"Edward" wrote:

>
> "jgkoch" <jgkoch@discussions.microsoft.com> schreef in bericht
> news:507AA378-7B9B-4050-9E00-954DFE69E2A3@microsoft.com...
> > We are experiencing a problem with Windows Photo Gallery in Vista Home
> > Premium. After editing a picture (.jpg) -- e.g. cropping or red eye
> > correction -- when we try to save the edited picture, we receive the
> > following error message and the corrected photo is not saved:
> >
> > "Changes to this picture can't be saved because Photo Gallery has
> > experienced a problem."
> >
> > The error doesn't happen every time we try to edit photos, but it happens
> > more often than not.
>
> I don't understand, there is no save option in WPG. After a session WPG
> saves the changes automatically, and you can always restore the original if
> you want. Also you can set the time when the original will be deleted.
>
>

The edited photo is not saved and if you want a corrected photo without red
eye, cropped,etc and upload to a service like snapfish for actual printing,
processing or special photo books or gifts, you are SOL. So we need a fix or
will have to switch to another program.

"jgkoch" wrote:

> Yes, this is true; there is no "save" option in WPG. I'll alter the Subject
> to be more accurate.
>
> But, when I attempt to "Make a copy," or simply close the editing session,
> which automatically saves the edited photo and creates a backup, then the
> error will occur.
>
> The error report is sent to Microsoft, but a solution is never proffered.
>
> It's strange because this error doesn't occur with every Windows session;
> it's a roll of the dice.
>
> "Edward" wrote:
>
> >
> > "jgkoch" <jgkoch@discussions.microsoft.com> schreef in bericht
> > news:507AA378-7B9B-4050-9E00-954DFE69E2A3@microsoft.com...
> > > We are experiencing a problem with Windows Photo Gallery in Vista Home
> > > Premium. After editing a picture (.jpg) -- e.g. cropping or red eye
> > > correction -- when we try to save the edited picture, we receive the
> > > following error message and the corrected photo is not saved:
> > >
> > > "Changes to this picture can't be saved because Photo Gallery has
> > > experienced a problem."
> > >
> > > The error doesn't happen every time we try to edit photos, but it happens
> > > more often than not.
> >
> > I don't understand, there is no save option in WPG. After a session WPG
> > saves the changes automatically, and you can always restore the original if
> > you want. Also you can set the time when the original will be deleted.
> >
> >

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ms-whaddabunchacrap


"Edward" wrote:

>
> "jgkoch" <jgkoch@discussions.microsoft.com> schreef in bericht
> news:507AA378-7B9B-4050-9E00-954DFE69E2A3@microsoft.com...
> > We are experiencing a problem with Windows Photo Gallery in Vista Home
> > Premium. After editing a picture (.jpg) -- e.g. cropping or red eye
> > correction -- when we try to save the edited picture, we receive the
> > following error message and the corrected photo is not saved:
> >
> > "Changes to this picture can't be saved because Photo Gallery has
> > experienced a problem."
> >
> > The error doesn't happen every time we try to edit photos, but it happens
> > more often than not.
>
> I don't understand, there is no save option in WPG. After a session WPG
> saves the changes automatically, and you can always restore the original if
> you want. Also you can set the time when the original will be deleted.
>
> I get the message"Changes to this picture can't be saved because it's no longer available. You might have lost your network connection or the picture might have been deleted." I am not on a network, photos are on the 'C' drive and they have most defininitely have NOT been deleted. What gives? This used to work fine. Perhaps one of the 4 dozen Vista "updates" screwed it up?

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ms-whaddabunchacrap


"Edward" wrote:

>
> "jgkoch" <jgkoch@discussions.microsoft.com> schreef in bericht
> news:507AA378-7B9B-4050-9E00-954DFE69E2A3@microsoft.com...
> > We are experiencing a problem with Windows Photo Gallery in Vista Home
> > Premium. After editing a picture (.jpg) -- e.g. cropping or red eye
> > correction -- when we try to save the edited picture, we receive the
> > following error message and the corrected photo is not saved:
> >
> > "Changes to this picture can't be saved because Photo Gallery has
> > experienced a problem."
> >
> > The error doesn't happen every time we try to edit photos, but it happens
> > more often than not.
>
> I don't understand, there is no save option in WPG. After a session WPG
> saves the changes automatically, and you can always restore the original if
> you want. Also you can set the time when the original will be deleted.
>
> I get the message "Changes to this picture can't be saved because it's no longer available. You might have lost your network connection or the picture might have been deleted." I am not on a network, pictures are on the "C" drive and most definitely have NOT been deleted. What gives? The editing and save (when forwarding to the next picture) features in WPG used to work just fine. Perhaps it is due to one of the 4 dozen Vista "updates" that have been installed?

I can get edits to work if I open WPG as administrator from the
start/programs window. This seems to happen with many programs that
used to work. Some update seems to change permissions.?????????


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180pilot

:cry: HELP! I can't save any changes to my photos in Windows Photo
Gallery OR Windows Live Photo Gallery. I get the 'you don't have
permission' error. It worked last week, but not this week.
I'm unemployed and selling my coin collection on eBay to pay my bills,
but I won't have any income this week if I can't edit these scans! (The
scans are just not good enough to post as they are, they need lightening
at least.)
TYSVM anyone who can help!


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petepal55

Try opening either photo program from the start menu/programs of Vista
with a right click, and run it as administrator from the drop down menu.
I have to do this even though I am the administrator and only one on
my PC. I believe there is a bug in Vista causing this. I have tried
resetting the permissions for photo programs and still I have to open as
administrator each time. Very annoying.


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180pilot