Usually when you click on a JPEG or GIF file in the Windows Explorer, the image will appear in a separate window. Recently, I am no longer able to do this. When I click on an image, I get a window that says, “Windows cannot find IMGSERVR.EXE. This program is needed for opening files of type 'Graphics Image Server 1.0”. WTF? Is this a Windows program? I went to Miscrosoft’s website and I get diddly. I don’t really need this since I have a couple of photo editing programs that can view these files. It would be nice to not have to fire them up, however, when I just want to see the file.
Is IMGSERVR.EXE anywhere on your hard drive (Start | Find | File or Folders)? Deleted any directories lately whilst housecleaning?
Off hand, I’d say you deleted IMGSERVR.EXE (Graphics Image Server), which was set up to view those graphics files, but maybe you just lost the association with graphics files. I don’t recognize the program, so I don’t think it was included with Windows. Did you set up your machine yourself, or did Windows come pre-installed?
The file is nowhere to be found on my computer. The computer came with Windows 95 installed. The only backup I have is the dreaded “rescue disc.” I don’t recall ever deleting this file. I did, however re-assign the image files to one of my photo editing programs. I’m gonna get a new computer soon and will return this one to its original state. I assume that, by using the rescue disc and reformatting and reloading the original software, the program will return. Still, it bugs me that this happened.
Well, some retailers will throw extra junk on your computer without providing disks or anything, so you may never get that program back. Not a big deal though; as you said, you can have your photo editing software associated with the files, or you can download similar, free programs from the Internet.
You simply set your file association for that kind of file to be the program IMGSERVR.EXE
If you have a graphic program you can change it to open that kind of file instead.
Go to tucows.com and download Irfanview - the program is GREAT.
I should add that when you install it, it should, IIRC, give you a list of files that it could associate itself with. Unless you use photoshop to open and edit certain files, I’d associate it with pretty much everything.
I went ahead and associated all non-bitmap files to I-Photo Plus, the low-end editing software that came with my scanner. For the little I do with photos, if will do just fine.
I appreciate all the info!