I have some .jpg files, from 2007, that I was able to open without problems. I last opened them in 2017 but have just tried to open them (yesterday), with both Paint and Paintshop Pro (I even tried Irfanview), and I get the message that the file is unsupported. Anyone any idea what could have changed recently to cause this?
Windows 1809 (OS Build 17763, 1217)
Yes , I can open other, recent, files .
I've tried uploading a file but get the message that it isn't a valid image file!
one of the files has been uploaded at the following link.
RareFile.net - Backup your Files Online and Share it!
Sorry, can't see where to click there to start downloading it. Try zipping it and uploading the zip file as an attachment (Go Advanced, Paperclip icon).
victor pickett1_2.rar
Worked this time as an archive! Thanks for the suggestion.
I downloaded that and unpacked it.
Can't view it. "file format not supported".
It's not valid. Should say 'JFIF'
Here's a valid one:
Given the clue in the above, try opening it with VLC player. You may be surprised.
Thanks to dalchina, I managed to open the file (using VLC player) and saw the video clip, but have no idea how it got there.This, and the associated 2nd file, are both copies of hand written documents and shouldn't contain video clips. !!!
Now all you've got to work out is who's been spying or playing tricks...
(Oh, and where the real documents went...)
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