Windows 10: Photo Gallery Missing Files

Hello
Today my photo gallery had stop working since installed 6 months ago. After researching the issue, i was told to uninstall and reinstall. Which i uninstall and downloaded the Window Essential 2012 which includes all of the program within it. However after installing, now Photo Gallery won't open and with this error received that these 3 files are missing.
1. WLXPhotoSqm.dll. 2. DmxBici.dll. 3. WLXPhotobase.dll. I ran the new install twice. I attempted a system restore which failed to correct the problem. I attempted to do a clean boot, that also failed. After reading some of the similar threads here, i downloaded the the Restore_Windows Photo_Viewer.reg which that did not fix the issue either. Aslo in my Window Live Folder, there are no document there. I use window live photo gallery to import/scan from my printer and need this option.

Can someone please help me to resolve this problem?.

thanks in advance.

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Is there a way to rename the files (with an event tag for example) as they are imported? Photo Gallery had this feature. I miss it now that I've 'upgraded'.

 

Two things you can try

1) Do a repair
WinKey+R
type wlarp in the run box

if the repair doesn't fix the issue, try the offline install pkg

How do I install Windows Essentials while offline? - Windows Help



Scroll down to Legal information near the bottom of the page
Expand the section
> Essentials installer files for Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2008
Download the pkg for your native language
Install the applets you want to use from that pkg

 

thanks for the help but none of these work. 1. wlarp windows cannot find. 2. offline installer wlsetup-all.exe does not work. Once it is ran and i chose to install the complete package, the indicator show it is installing and i get a confirmation installment is done, however it is not found in my program menu nor in my C drive. The other apps are found such as movie maker window mail, etc are they but will not open due to the files missing.

 

Ok, try it this way

Uninstall Windows Live using Programs and Features - if it's there

In File Explorer
Search your c:\ drive for
kind:=folder Windows Live




Rename (do NOT delete) all Windows Live folders in the search results to
Windows Live-x
Windows Live Mail-x
Windows Live Writer-x
etc

Restart the machine

Then try installing with offline installer pkg

 

thanks slartybart
per your instructions 1. window live was not found in the program & feature. 2. i have located all the file folder and Mail & Writer were not found. I have 3 folders that are empty. So i need some additional help. Should i change the empty folders name to Mail & Writer; also should i rename all those that are listed with the -X as you indicated? Attach is a list of the folders found. I don't want to assume anything and create a bigger problem.
thanks in advance
i hope i did this right

 

Ok, the results included more than Windows Live - don't worry about that.

I echoed your screen shot and boxed in the folders that you should rename
Only rename the boxed folders.




I forgot to ask
In Files Explorer, is view hidden files selected?

If not, please select that option and run the same search again.

If the results are different - I think you grasp the concept.

There is more than one folder with the same name, rename each of them accordingly
(basically just tacking -x on the end of the name)

Windows Live to Windows Live-x
Windows Live Photo Acquisition to Windows Live Photo Acquisition-x
Windows Live Photo Gallery to Windows Live Photo Gallery-x

Oh - you don't have to "create" the mail and writer folders from the empty ones.
The intent is to get the Windows Live folders out of the way by renaming them.
I don't want you to delete them in case there are files in the folders such as pictures.

 

yes, view hidden file is selected.

 

Thanks, almost there - you're doing great!

After you have renamed the folders

download cCleaner (free)
install - remove the checkboxes from any extra software offered (Google Chrome for example)
Run cCleaner
Select Registry
Select all entry types




Press the Scan for issues button
Select all in the scan results panel
Press the fix selected issues... button
Notes: You'll probably see a bunch of Net 1 and eHome Firewall entries - don't worry about them.
Both are references to depreciated features in Win10.

I've never had to use a cCleaner reg backup, but ... it's better to have it than wish you had it *Wink
Answer yes to the back up dialog - remember where you save the file.
Press the Fix all button

Run the scan a 2nd time and follow the same steps
exit cCleaner
Restart your machine

There's one question I have left
Where are those PhotoGallery and Mail folders I see in your search results. They're not Windows Live, just the names

If they're in an xxx Apps folder, then they're most likely a Windows Universal Platform (WUP) app, not Windows Live applets

Post another search (details view, sort by name) - that would help.

If you're sure that all Windows Live folders are renamed - you can go ahead without waiting for me to confirm - you seem competent *Wink

The next step is to install Windows Live Photogallery from the offline installer (post# 2) - choose PhotoGallery only for now
Net 3.5 is required for Windows Live - the installer should ask and offer to download. You can also get it in Programs and Features > turn Windows features on > Select Net 3.5 (sb at the top)

 

ok slartybart
thank you again for working with me on this. I did considered myself computer savy until windows 10 was created. Thats where my user name stressful 1 comes from. Lol.
So this is where we are now. I have renamed the folders to -X. Although the actual renaming of the new name never showed, after i renamed them to -x, i assume maybe they would be visable once i did a restart. Also, i use Ccleaner regularly but not much for the registry. Therefore i scan and fixed all issues several times until no issue were found. Now the offline installer-not a pkg installer. i have is an exe file. (wlsetup-all-exe). So in my attempt to install i get the option to choose all or othesr. When i chose a specific one , the next option states that i have all the programs install. However, when i check my program & features, Window Live is not there. I did a search and found windows mail & photo gallery in my C-Drive programs x86, but they are not under the name Windows Live,. I have attached the output of installing the w,setup-all exe file
.

 

That is very odd indeed.

Does Windows Essentials 2012 appear in Programs and Features?

Does Windows Essentials 2012 appear in cCleaner > Tools > Uninstall?

Can you run wlarp?
WinKey+R - type wlarp in the run box

No? Does wlarp show up if you use File Explorer search?

I'll read your post again, but it seems as though you did all of the steps.

Also, please do another File Explorer search
Windows Live kind:=folderview: details
sort on the name column

Thanks

 

I read your post again and I'm beginning to think that you previously had WLM 2011 installed

If that's true, then the uninstall probably requires the WLM 2011 wlarp

Do the search I previously requested for a current reference
.... here's a trick
With the search results in File Explorer (details view & sorted by name)

Select all
Copy Path (Home tab)
Paste into your text editor (notepad is fine)
Attach the text file to your post.




Before doing the cleanup - make sure you have a copy or a backup of your pictures.
You renamed the Windows Live folders in the previous attempt so anything in those folders are safe.

I forget if Photogalley is a organizer only or if it stores your images and manages them.

The Photogallery folder I wasn't sure about the contents. You might want to copy that folder, just in case, outside of the Windows Live tree. If the search shows that it is in Windows Live-x then you're ok

What I'm asking you to do is verify that your data is safe before running the cleanup.

An easy way to locate all images is to use File Explorer Search on This PC
kind:=picture

As long as you're sure you have your images and that they are not in a Windows Live directory tree, then I don't see any reason not to proceed.

If you have wlarp on your system
Try running with the cleanup:all parameter

Command Prompt (Admin)
x64 machine:
"c:\program files (x86)\windows live\installer\wlarp.exe" /cleanup:all /q

x32 machine:
"c:\program files\windows live\installer\wlarp.exe" /cleanup:all /q

When the uninstall has completed, the dialog box will close

If you cannot find wlarp, download the WLM 2011 version from here:
http://g.live.com/1rewlive4arp/wlarp.exe

Then run wlarp fom the location you save it (Downloads folder in the following example)

Command Prompt (Admin)
cd %USERPROFILE%\Downloads
wlarp.exe /clenup:all /q

 

hi slartybart
thanks again so much for working with me.
ok. i have completed step 1. and the text notepad is attached. 2nd. Photo gallery is an organizer and all my photos has been backed up to an external drive, if i missed anything it won't bother me much as long as this problem is fixed. 3rd. Iwl new search results 0522.txt didn't have wlarp so i downloaded the one you attached and received this error upon installing which is also attached. Based on these previous steps i didn't go any further as to not create more problems.


wl new search results 0522.txt

 

Ok, thanks

There are two folders that should be renamed
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Windows Live"
and
"%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows Live"
edit: It's possible that WLARP created them when installed - not sure, but please rename them.

Once those two are safe by rename
Launch WLARP 2011 again (the one you downloaded)
If WLARP isn't found (bc of the reanme) - search for it
WinKey then type (in the air) wlarp (the search box shows up when you start typing)





- this time answer YES to the
Would you like to uninstall now?
question in the dialog box.