Windows Photo Import Autoplay Option gone

OH SHOOOOTTTTTTT!! I'm so sorry Ramesh. It's all my fault for not reading
proper.

Ok here's my problem. I slot my card into the card reader and Autoplay pops
up. I then select the Import Photos (using windows) and a small rectangular
box opens up on the bottom right hand side of the screen. Initially, it has
the Options link (e.g. file's names/folder's name, rotate pic, delete pics
after importing, etc). After a few uses (i was still exploring the options
and not yet 'settled down'), around 5 i think, this programme just assumes
that i want a certain set of options forever and decided not to ask me again
before it starts importing.

Meaning, when i click on Import Photos (using windows), it just scans the
card, and then import photos immediately!!!!

Is there any way I can edit the options? Please
advise...........................


"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> >> I need the options
>
> Which options, exactly? Completely rephrasing your question would help. Looks like your problem is different than Jared's.
>
> <quote>
> I always use the import feature on Vista whenever I plugin my USB
> Drive with pictures on it. Problem is, it's not there anymore.
> </quote>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "Monica" <Monica@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news3E63513-CB5D-41DC-BDCC-C576EA7FEAA7@microsoft.com...
> It is available! Anyway, i dont think this is the solution to my problem,
> isn't it? This is merely the Autoplay options. When i put my card into the
> reader, i always select "Import photos using windows" anyway.
>
> I need the options.................... rather desperately. i got lots of
> photos to upload.
>
> Please further adviseeee!! Thanks.
>
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
>
> > You may the settings are not saved. Or the "Import pictures using Windows" option itself is unavailable?
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> > Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
> >
> >
> > "Monica" <Monica@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FCD34B62-680D-495B-BECE-30BD59C82EE4@microsoft.com...
> > Hi Ramesh
> >
> > OMG i have tried this but it still doesn't work!
> >
> > "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
> >
> > > Tried these steps posted by Dave?
> > >
> > > <quote>
> > >
> > > open the Control
> > > Panel and then type "Autoplay" in the search box. Click AutoPlay to open the
> > > AutoPlay Control Panel. Now find the entry for Pictures and set it either to
> > > "Ask me eery time" or "Import pictures using Windows." Save your changes.
> > >
> > > </quote>
> > >
> > > --
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> > > Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
> >
> >
>

Hi Monica,

You can always get back to those options in Windows Photo gallery. In the
Gallery, click File and then click Options. Cl;ick the Import tab, and
you'll see all the available options for controlling the photo import
wizard. You can find more information in this help topic:

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...5406b1033.mspx


--
Dave Johnson
Windows User Assistance team
Microsoft Corporation

OICCC!!! OMG thank you sooo much for the help... !

"Dave Johnson [MSFT]" wrote:

> Hi Monica,
>
> You can always get back to those options in Windows Photo gallery. In the
> Gallery, click File and then click Options. Cl;ick the Import tab, and
> you'll see all the available options for controlling the photo import
> wizard. You can find more information in this help topic:
>
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...5406b1033.mspx
>
>
> --
> Dave Johnson
> Windows User Assistance team
> Microsoft Corporation
>

I am having the same problem. Up until today, when I inserted my memory card
with photos on it, I had several options. All of a sudden today, I only have
one option, which is to open the folder to view files.

I ran the regsvr commands, and now I have the import option back, which is
good because that is the one I use most of the time.

However, if I recall correctly I used to have one or two other options to
choose from, I think one of them was to view pictures with windows photo
viewer.

How can I get all the options back?

More importantly, why did I lose these options. The only thing I can think
of is that I uninstalled a trial version of Adobe Photoshop CS3 in between
when the autoplay was working and when it failed. Is this likely the source
of this problem?

Should I consider using system restore to go back to before I installed and
uninstalled the Photoshop CS3 trial?

I have a similar problem in which I want to move pictures from my compact
card using Nikon View. I looked at the choices in the Control Panel under
auto run, but I need to see Nikon View in order to select it as the default
program to auto run, and of course it isn't there. It was a simple matter in
XP, but I have looked every where in Vista and can't find the answer.

"JoshSommers" wrote:

> I am having the same problem. Up until today, when I inserted my memory card
> with photos on it, I had several options. All of a sudden today, I only have
> one option, which is to open the folder to view files.
>
> I ran the regsvr commands, and now I have the import option back, which is
> good because that is the one I use most of the time.
>
> However, if I recall correctly I used to have one or two other options to
> choose from, I think one of them was to view pictures with windows photo
> viewer.
>
> How can I get all the options back?
>
> More importantly, why did I lose these options. The only thing I can think
> of is that I uninstalled a trial version of Adobe Photoshop CS3 in between
> when the autoplay was working and when it failed. Is this likely the source
> of this problem?
>
> Should I consider using system restore to go back to before I installed and
> uninstalled the Photoshop CS3 trial?

I have a similar problem but your suggested fix did not help... When I attach
my Canon camera the box comes up asking what program to use but when I select
ACDSee9 nothing happens... If I choose Jasc Paint or Word it works fine ? Any
help would be appreciated...

Jomo

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> Tried these steps posted by Dave?
>
> <quote>
>
> open the Control
> Panel and then type "Autoplay" in the search box. Click AutoPlay to open the
> AutoPlay Control Panel. Now find the entry for Pictures and set it either to
> "Ask me eery time" or "Import pictures using Windows." Save your changes.
>
> </quote>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "Monica" <Monica@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7B5C37EE-1806-40CB-84BC-3976CFC2D792@microsoft.com...
> Hi Ramesh
>
> sorry but I have added in the Regsvr... still it auto imports without the
> options link.
>
> i'm using vista 32 bit. please help, thanks.
>
> "Monica" wrote:
>
> > OMG help! after i typed in "C:\program files\windows photo
> > gallery\photovoyager.dll", it says:
> >
> > 'C:\Program' is not recognised as an internal or external command, operable
> > program or batch file.
> >
> > Help!! And my options still doesnt comes out.
> >
> > "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
> >
> > > Click Start, type cmd.exe. Right-click cmd.exe in Search results, and choose "Run as Administrator". In the Command Prompt window, type the following commands one by one and press ENTER after each line.
> > >
> > > Regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Gallery\PhotoVoyager.dll"
> > > Regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Gallery\PhotoAcq.dll"
> > > Regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Gallery\PhotoViewer.dll"
> > > Regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Gallery\PhotoCinematic.dll"
> > > Regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Gallery\PhotoClassic.dll"
> > >
> > > --
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> > > Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
> > >
> > >
> > > "Monica" <Monica@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F018DBDE-13E8-40CB-8647-41D05C28154C@microsoft.com...
> > > Hello, I have the exact same problem as Jared. It's pretty irritating.
> > > However, being a comp idiot, the solution seems kind of confusing. I hope
> > > that some kind soul would retype a proper step by step solution for me.
> > > Pleaseeee.......
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > Monica
> > >
> > > "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Thanks for the update, Jared. Glad that helped.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Regards,
> > > >
> > > > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> > > > Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Jared" <Jared@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message newsBB20347-EA9A-47F6-A5F2-A2093C84B135@microsoft.com...
> > > > Ramesh & David:
> > > >
> > > > IT WORKED !! I can't Thank You guys enough. It works PERFECTLY now. Good
> > > > karma pooints for you guys, haha. I'll definitely be back here if anything
> > > > else comes up, which I doubt will. Vista has been running exceptionally
> > > > smoothly despite what other people say.
> > > >
> > > > Thanx again,
> > > > Jared
> > > >
> > >
>

Yours is a completely different problem. It appears that the ACDSee9 autoplay handler is broken. See if reinstalling the application fixes the problem.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Jomo" <Jomo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:45307A61-B1C3-45AD-B50D-3F8F190D93CC@microsoft.com...
I have a similar problem but your suggested fix did not help... When I attach
my Canon camera the box comes up asking what program to use but when I select
ACDSee9 nothing happens... If I choose Jasc Paint or Word it works fine ? Any
help would be appreciated...

Jomo

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> Tried these steps posted by Dave?
>
> <quote>
>
> open the Control
> Panel and then type "Autoplay" in the search box. Click AutoPlay to open the
> AutoPlay Control Panel. Now find the entry for Pictures and set it either to
> "Ask me eery time" or "Import pictures using Windows." Save your changes.
>
> </quote>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "Monica" <Monica@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7B5C37EE-1806-40CB-84BC-3976CFC2D792@microsoft.com...
> Hi Ramesh
>
> sorry but I have added in the Regsvr... still it auto imports without the
> options link.
>
> i'm using vista 32 bit. please help, thanks.
>
> "Monica" wrote:
>
> > OMG help! after i typed in "C:\program files\windows photo
> > gallery\photovoyager.dll", it says:
> >
> > 'C:\Program' is not recognised as an internal or external command, operable
> > program or batch file.
> >
> > Help!! And my options still doesnt comes out.
> >
> > "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
> >
> > > Click Start, type cmd.exe. Right-click cmd.exe in Search results, and choose "Run as Administrator". In the Command Prompt window, type the following commands one by one and press ENTER after each line.
> > >
> > > Regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Gallery\PhotoVoyager.dll"
> > > Regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Gallery\PhotoAcq.dll"
> > > Regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Gallery\PhotoViewer.dll"
> > > Regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Gallery\PhotoCinematic.dll"
> > > Regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Gallery\PhotoClassic.dll"
> > >
> > > --
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> > > Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
> > >
> > >
> > > "Monica" <Monica@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F018DBDE-13E8-40CB-8647-41D05C28154C@microsoft.com...
> > > Hello, I have the exact same problem as Jared. It's pretty irritating.
> > > However, being a comp idiot, the solution seems kind of confusing. I hope
> > > that some kind soul would retype a proper step by step solution for me.
> > > Pleaseeee.......
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > Monica
> > >
> > > "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Thanks for the update, Jared. Glad that helped.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Regards,
> > > >
> > > > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> > > > Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Jared" <Jared@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message newsBB20347-EA9A-47F6-A5F2-A2093C84B135@microsoft.com...
> > > > Ramesh & David:
> > > >
> > > > IT WORKED !! I can't Thank You guys enough. It works PERFECTLY now. Good
> > > > karma pooints for you guys, haha. I'll definitely be back here if anything
> > > > else comes up, which I doubt will. Vista has been running exceptionally
> > > > smoothly despite what other people say.
> > > >
> > > > Thanx again,
> > > > Jared

Hi, I've got teh same problem, I've tried the regsvr32 entries, unplugged the
USB, etc.
Still no dice.
It used to work for about two months, but now I have to start up Windows
Photo Gallery to manually import. Also, I noticed WPG will not exit normally
(after I close, it would still be in memory). I have to go manually to kill
it, otherwise I cannot restart WPG.
Help!

"Monica" wrote:

> OICCC!!! OMG thank you sooo much for the help... !
>
> "Dave Johnson [MSFT]" wrote:
>
> > Hi Monica,
> >
> > You can always get back to those options in Windows Photo gallery. In the
> > Gallery, click File and then click Options. Cl;ick the Import tab, and
> > you'll see all the available options for controlling the photo import
> > wizard. You can find more information in this help topic:
> >
> > http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...5406b1033.mspx
> >
> >
> > --
> > Dave Johnson
> > Windows User Assistance team
> > Microsoft Corporation
> >

Ramesh:

I have tried all of your suggestions in this thread and I still can't get
autoplay to import my pictures from my canon rebel xti. Currenty, when I
open the autoplay window, i have "import pictures using windows" selected for
pictures and, what is weird, i have two identicle entries for my camera under
"Devices". For both of these entries i have selected "import pictures using
windows".

Because the above hasn't worked since the first time, i usually go to
start/computer where my camera is identified and right click than select
import pictures.

Any help is appreciated...thanks in advance...j

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> Thanks for the update, Jared. Glad that helped.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "Jared" <Jared@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message newsBB20347-EA9A-47F6-A5F2-A2093C84B135@microsoft.com...
> Ramesh & David:
>
> IT WORKED !! I can't Thank You guys enough. It works PERFECTLY now. Good
> karma pooints for you guys, haha. I'll definitely be back here if anything
> else comes up, which I doubt will. Vista has been running exceptionally
> smoothly despite what other people say.
>
> Thanx again,
> Jared
>