Microsoft Picture Manager is not opening some pictures properly, it seems to open them with random line or colours. I have reinstalled/repaired Office 2003, but this has made no difference.

Typically, if the problem is with your software application (in this case, Microsoft Picture Manager), then a repair job or a reinstallation of the software typically fixes the problem.

Repairing Microsoft Picture Manager: Clean Up Installation

On the off chance that the repair/reinstallation of Microsoft Picture Manager did not go well, attempt to make the repair once more. Additionally, if your installation has failed, it is possible that some of the old files were not removed. Use the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility to remove dangling files from the computer, and then try to use the application again.

Repairing Microsoft Picture Manager: Clean Up Most Recently Used File

The Microsoft Picture Manager application saves a list of most recently used files. If you have removed one or more of the files, it can affect the performance of Microsoft Picture Manager. To resolve the issue, follow these steps. Make sure that you back up all of your important data first since you will be editing your registry.

• Browse to the following: %userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\OIS.
• Search for the file: OIScatalog.cag.
• Double click on the file, OIScatalog.cag.
• When prompted to select the application to open this file with, select Notepad.
• Remove any lines in the populated list that begin with "mru path."
• Try opening the pictures that you were having problems with.

If you accidentally delete the OIScatalog.cag file, you don't need to worry since Microsoft Picture Manager will recreate the file the next time that you use it.

Repairing Microsoft Picture Manager: Assorted Fixes

Try each of the following just in case your recent problem with Microsoft Picture Manager is related to one of them:

• Scan the computer for viruses and spyware.
• Complete a disk cleanup.
• Update your video driver.

Restoring Corrupted JPEG Files

Unfortunately, the problem that you are experiencing with pictures that open with random lines and inappropriate coloring could be the result of corrupted jpeg files rather than an issue with your Microsoft Picture Manager Application. This possibility becomes even more likely due to the fact that you have attempted to repair or reinstall your Microsoft Office 2003 application.

If some of your JPEG Files have become corrupted, then whenever you attempt to open them, the distortions (random lines, bad colors, blurring) will appear. Sometimes, JPEG Files are damaged when the original file is compressed on the computer. If you believe this could be the problem, then you can search for a utility that repairs corrupted JPEGs such as JPEG Recovery or PixRecovery.

Susan Keenan | April 25th, 2011
Tags: corrupt jpeg, lines in pictures, Microsoft picture manager
Categories: Software

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