posted on November 9, 2008 03:36:26 PM new
Would this "hack"work for uploading images to Vendio?
XP Web Photo Publishing Wizard - Hack for Vista
Microsoft claims to have discontinued the "Web Publishing Wizard" in Vista, but it turns out, they just renamed it. This wizard allows you to easily upload photos to photo gallery software on your web site. See later post.
[ edited by pixiamom on Nov 19, 2008 04:37 AM ]
I am not sure whether or not this will work. You might want to give it a try, but be very careful changing the registry file (in other words, make sure that you trust the source where you found this information). I am skeptical that this will solve the problem, but if you decide to try it, please do let us know the results.
posted on November 16, 2008 08:52:25 AM new
I'm not a computer whiz and can't figure out how to change the path in the registry. I can see that the Vendio uploader is in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Explorer\PublishingWizard\PublishingWizard\Providers
and that Kodak, Fuji and other uploaders are in:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\PublishingWizard\internetphotoprinting\downloadedProviders
I find a number of places on the web cite this as the fix and I wish Vendio would take a hard look at it and provide a Vista uploader for us. I'll try to find time to bake some cookies and see if my geek neighbor will edit the registry for me.
posted on November 16, 2008 10:55:10 AM new
Hello,
Thank you very much! I am checking with our engineers to see if this is something that can be written into the executable file, or if the workaround will need to be done manually.
posted on November 18, 2008 09:08:43 PM new
Here's a (hopefully final) step-by-step instruction on the manual fix for Vista users:
Publishing Files in Bulk to Vendio with Vista
1. In the Search box on the start menu type Regedit
2. Double Click on the blue highlighted Regedit field
3. In the left frame, find and single click on InternetPhotoPrinting
4, On top menu click Edit>New>Key
5. Name the key Providers
6. Single Click the new Providers Key
7. On top menu click Edit>New>Key
8. Name the new key Vendio
9. Single click the new key Vendio
10. From the top menu select Edit>New>String Value
11. Name the new string value Description
12. Single click the string Description
13. From the top menu click Edit>Modify
14. In the value field, type Upload images to Vendio
15. In the left frame, single click on the key Vendio
16. From the top menu select Edit>New>String Value
17. Name the new string DisplayName
18. Single click the string DisplayName
19. From the top menu click Edit>Modify
20. In the value field, type Vendio Image Hosting
21.. In the left frame, single click on the key Vendio
22. From the top menu select Edit>New>String Value
23. Name the new string IconPath
24. Single click the string IconPath
25. From the top menu click Edit>Modify
26. In the value field, type or paste %APPDATA%\\Vendio\\awlogo32.ico
27.. In the left frame, single click on the key Vendio
28. From the top menu select Edit>New>String Value
29. Name the new string HREF
30. Single click the string HREF
31. From the top menu click Edit>Modify
32. In the value field, type or paste http://www.vendio.com/my/client/xp_wizard_step1.html
33. Close regedit
When you want to upload:
1. From the Start Menu, Go to Windows Photo Gallery
2. In the left frame, double click on the folder you want to upload
3. Highlight all the pictures you want to upload
4. From the top menu, select Print>Order Prints from Vendio Image Hosting
This will bring up the log in screen.
I'm also going to post this to the EO board for users eho don't regularly read this forum.
posted on November 19, 2008 07:31:23 PM new
Thanks, Nathan, I blame Microsoft for declaring that Web Publisher is not available in Vista. Now that Vendio knows Web Publisher is available and how to access it, I expect a speedy Vista Express Publisher from Vendio.
posted on April 2, 2009 10:52:42 PM new
Christopher: I have the Sales Manager Pro icon on my computer but does that mean it's installed? How do I uninstall it so I can upload the 7.0.5 version of SMP?
The computer guru I'm married to is asleep, or I'd see if he could help me.
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posted on April 3, 2009 09:18:24 AM new
Hello Roadsmith,
Please note that XPress Publisher is different from SM Pro. If you are trying to install the XPress Publisher, so that you can upload images in bulk to Vendio, then you do not need to uninstall anything. Simply follow the link that Chris provided and install that program.
SM Pro is the offline Vendio software that is used to list items to eBay (with a similar function as our online website). If you can see the SM Pro icon on your computer, then it is probably already installed. If it is currently working correctly on your computer, then there is no reason to upgrade to 7.0.5. The new version is to correct a problem that some Vista users were having with SM Pro. There are no new features. If you are on Windows Vista, and the older version of SM Pro is not working correctly for you, then it can be uninstalled from Add/Remove programs on your computer.
Please let us know should you have any trouble with this.
