Windows 10: Photo Gallery Missing Files

If WLM 2011 successfully uninstalls
- try the WLM 2012 offline install pkg

 

hi slartybart
we're almost there...yes!!
windows 2012 essential, installed all correctly, it is now found in my program & features. I wasn't sure what the next step would be. But i did check to see if Photo Gallery would work, but i received these errors which i have attached. I also attempted to download the file that was needed which i chose the first one, but after reading the details and OS requirement i was unsure if it.

 

See if .NET 3.5 is enabled
Programs & Features
Turn Windows features on or off (sb at the top)
If it is NOT slected, select it and restart


If it is selected, turn it off and restart

Search the machine for wlarp and run as administrator
The 2012 version, not the one you previously downloaded.
From my machine:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Installer\wlarp.exe



You should get a repair option - pick it (if no repair - exit wlarp and let me know)
Hopefully that will pull .NET 3.5 down and solve the issue for you.

If that doesn't solve it .... go back to Pgms & Feats > Turn Windows feats on or off
select .NET 3.5
Ok, and restart

I suppose you could just manually download and install .NET 3.5

To be honest, I'm not certain .NET 3.5 is the key to solving the issue. I've never had to do anything with SQL compact to resolve WLM issues, so I'm starting from the pgm with the issue and working backwards - always using Windows to make sure any relationships are bound.

I'll be around ..

 

well mr.slartybart
seems like we're at the end of the road on this one. I've taken all steps you indicated and the net.3.5 and the SQL compact Edition is on my pc. Now heres the weird part, photo gallery will open when i right click on a photo and select the option to open with, but when i attempt to open photo gallery from the start menu, this where the error comes i need SQL compact Edition 2005. So i went to Microsoft community support and found out this issue has been ongoing since jan 2016 and no one has a definitely fix and MS is aware of the issue with window 10, but yet has no update to fix. So rather than making more attempts i decided to find another photo organizer program for windows 10 which will allow me to be able to scan my documents/jpgs . I don't know how this one "Picasso 3" will turn out but at least as of now i do have something to use until MS comes up with a fix if they ever do. So thank you so much for all your time & patience.
And giving me lessons for windows 10 dummies 101 *Smile because of this i am no longer afraid to explore and troubleshoot in windows 10.

hugs

 

I thought about this a bit more and realize that I missed a step after renaming the Windows Live folders
The next step should have been cCleaner (direct download)
Running the Registry scan to clean out the WLM 2011 entries.
Then installing WLM 2012

Your call if you want to go through the process again, this time with the cCleaner step

Picassa 3? Google product?
Highly rated, but ... Google is moving focus to the the cloud, so that pgm won't be updated.
Still, it is a good pgm.

Everyone is finding the transition to Win10 a bitt dificult - besides the changes in Windows, many pgms are moving to a new model too (Picassa, Windows Live) - it's all up in the clouds.

Take a look at the Photos App in Win10 - I'm not a fan of the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) Apps, but that's where MS is going.

You might also consider using the Picture Libraries - although there's no interface, everything you do would be manual on each file - probably not what you want.

Oh yeah ... you might as well uninstall the SQL compact - it was a good thing to test, but the test is done.

Bill
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thanks Bill
So if i decided to retry, what steps would be involved?. I use cCleaner often. So should i just run ccleaner registry for the 2011 wlm , uninstall & then reinstall wlm 2012; should i run the wlsetup-all or wlsetup-web ? The only thing about windows icloud pgm, it doesn't give me the option to scan. Unless i need to update to Picassa Window Live.

 

Simple steps, then dinner for me

1) Search for Windows Live folders

2) Rename with a suffix of -x1
(the first renames are suffix -x)

3) cCleaner - Registry > Scan
sort by data column
select only those related to Windows Live
or... if you're as confident in cCleaner as I am, select all
fix
backup - yes
- run the scan a 2nd time to clean up any reg entires asscocited with the first set

4) Restart for good measure

5) install Windows Photogallery 2012 from teh off line pkg.

I wrote these fairly quick - you might want to compare the steps to what I wrote before - ask questions.
Steps 3 & 4 are new.

Bill
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I just reviewed your thread and it looks as though I did not forget the cCleaner step.

Let me do some thinking now that I have a full stomach and a few tests on my Win10 box

Bill
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Ok, it's as I thought ... WL 2011 is getting in the way. The steps taken should have cleaned 2011 up and allowed 2012 to be installed.

The transition from WL 2011 to WL 2012 was always troublesome. The steps you've already taken worked well before ... but this is Win10 and a LOT has changed from Win7

PhotoGallery installed without issue on my Win10 box - but I didn't have WL 2011 installed
(not sure if you can even get WL 2011 anymore *Wink)

If you're up for it - it might take a few attempts and seem as though you're repeating things (you will be bc 2011 needs to be removed and ... well .. we've tried once)

I would like to see what the registry holds for Windows Live
Right click Windows icon on taskbar
Select Command Prompt (Admin) from the menu

reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Live" /s > %TEMP%\WLreg.txt
exit

Attach the WLreg.txt file in your temp folder to a post
See what wlarp2011 does if you just run it as admin without the parameters
Downloads folder? wlarp or wlarp2011 (if you renamed it)

Right click Windows icon on taskbar
Select Command Prompt (Admin) from the menu
cd %USERPROFILE%\Downloads
wlarp (or wlarp2011)

Pick Remove one or more ... programs
checkmark in anything NOT Photogallery (you'll use Pgm & Feats to normally uninstall that one)

if you were able to remove the 2011 components
Try running Photogallery from Start

if nothing other than Photogallery shows,

cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Installer"
wlarp (this is the 2012 version)
try to remove the other Live pgms (NOT Photogallery)

exit
if you were able to remove the 2011 components using wlarp 2012
Try running Photogallery from Start

Restart the machine and then try photogallery

I'll stop here, the next steps are pretty much the same thing we did before
Uninstall Windows Essentials from Pgms & Feats
Rename Windows Live folders
Clean up the register with cCleaner
Restart the machine

deviation from before: look in registry for WL 2011 remnants. This is a royal pain in a forum format - simple if the machine is in front of me. Time and care is all it really takes though + lots of questions.
Since the WL 2011 was installed on your machine and not on mine, I have to ask you a bunch of questions.

I'm not sure if all of the WL 2011 pgms are registered under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Live so I'm unsure of how to eradicate them from the system if normal channels don't work.

People use Revo uninstaller, but I've never been successful with it - maybe they're using the paid version (or I just don't get it *Wink)

There is another option ... Clean install Win10, then install Photogallery

The drawbacks are you have to
- backup your personal data
- find keys to purchased pgms - easy with Belarc advisor
- install Win10 on a blank drive - that's easy enough
- Install your favorite pgms - best to visit vendor's site and download current version if available
- restore your personal data

The advantages are
- Win10 is crispy clean after Windows Update settles down
- You have new and current pgms
- Many issues caused by the upgrade never rear their ugly head
- Junk carried over from the upgrade is gone

Read though this tutorial to get an idea of the process
Windows 10 - Clean Install - Windows 10 Forums

The only thing my process differs is at Step 5 - I prefer to clean the drive, not use the process in Step 12 (or 13 if UEFI)
Not really a big difference, but the tut steps only remove partitions. The Clean drive removes all information from the drive.

Pay strict attention to MBR vs. UEFI - the key is how you create the install media (UEFI requires the thumbdrive to be formatted FAT32 - the install will not work if it is NTFS and you have a UEFI system)

Windows Update provides the best device drivers - if any device shows a warning in Device manager, then and only then should you go to the PC mfgr or device vendor site for the driver (it took me a while to become a true beliver - but ever since Win8, I let WU do the drivers stuff)

The product key (now referred to Digital Entitlement) has been registered with MS, so you do NOT have to enter a key when you Clean install - just skip it.

I also prefer to create a local account, then switch to a MS account after Win10 is installed if you want.

That's about it - the tut explains every well. Read it, ask questions, understand each step, do your prep work ... then do the Clean install.

I'm not bailing on the original issue - I will work with you through it if you're willing.
I just know that a Clean install is the best way to avoid issues with Win10

I'll be around some today, but it's Memorial Weekend ... I'll catch up on your post Sunday or Tuesday.

Digest this post - do the wlarp stuff if you feel comfortable doing that
- forget the uninstall, rename folders, cCleaner stuff for now

 

thanks bill
but i decided not to go any further. Its getting more complicated than i can expected. I may decide to challenge it again but not too soon. I appreciate all that you've done and are willing to do. And if or when i do, i will let you know.
have a safe & fun memorial day weekend holiday!

stressful 1 *Smile

 

That's cool.

Not really complicated, but time consuming.

Picasa 3 might be useful even though Google moved their focus to the cloud. Get it - that's a pun ... focus ... photos ... I didn't say it was a good pun *Wink

I also mentioned the Windows Photos App - try it to see if it meets your needs.

It was my pleasure working with you.

I'll stay subscribed to this thread if you decide to take another stab at it ...

Enjoy your holiday weekend - hug a Veteran

Bill
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Thought of something else - a simple thing

You said that it fires up if you right click an image and select Photogalley ... so perhaps the shortcut is messed up.
Can you launch Photogallery from the install location?
If you can, then try pinning the exe to Start.

What happens if you click Photogallery in Start now?

 

hi bill
After trying to pin the photo gallery exe to start. I still get the error, "cant start ms sql server 2005 compact edition is needed" (which is already on my pc) and the link to get it will not work. And i went to check out Windows Photo app for 10, but always get an error from their link, i can never get to the store. oh well, So windows 10 is becoming a pain in the you know what...lol.
I'm going to stay with picassa for now. Because i am able to scan my document. Now when that starts giving me problems then i might have to start or search for that thread.

Enjoy your holiday and as for me i rather be on the lake fishing *Smile
thanks for all you've done!!

 

Holiday is over - I'm back to work *Wink

I should have looked harder at the Photogallery(PG) install on my Win10 box.

Found that SQL3.1CE was installed along with PG. Searching MS returned nothing for that version - only the ones you found.

But wait ... there's more

SQL3.1CE can be daownloaded here.
Cnet > Download.com houses the link, but the file comes from rto.micrsoft.com

If you want to try one more time ...
Uninstall the SQL CE you previously installed
download and install the 3.1 version - you might get compatibility issue warnings - skip them
and now try Photogallery

Or, just use Picassa *Wink

Bill
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