My comment disappaered?

Starting Setup, It tries to connect the giveaway server, and reports "Launching the program failed". Is there solution?

When starting Setup, a "failure to launch the program" message received. Solution?

Running Windows 10, 64bit, on Toshiba Laptop
Program loads, but states I need to update my graphics card....
Graphic card vendor: Intel Corporation
Graphic card name: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM 1.1)
Graphic chip name:
Graphic card vendor: Intel Corporation
Graphic card name: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM 1.1)
Graphic chip name: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family.
Tried to update driver using Device Manager and installed Intel Driver Update Utility. Driver is up to date.
currentDriverVersion: 10.0.14393.0
availablePackageVersion: 10.1.1.14
Due to error situation the program will not allow me to register it, either.
Not sure, but maybe my laptop is just too old. I've spent several hours trying to get this to work. Looked like it might be a good program to get rid of some of my duplicate photos.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

Had the same problem many others have had; Received the "Encoutered a Problem and had to Close" dialog. This is the Error Report inside the dialog, "EventType : clr20r3 P1 : phototheca.exe P2 : 2.0.0.1524
P3 : 57c9b112 P4 : system.management P5 : 4.0.0.0 P6 : 4ba1e140
P7 : fe P8 : 133 P9 : pszqoadhx1u5zahbhohghldgiy4qixhx.

On my Windows 10 x64 it only works if i open its shortcut properties then go to Compatibility tab then check "Run this program in compatibility mode for: Windows 8", otherwise it crashes.

Installed on Windows 10 x64. When launched I get the following error: "LoadLibrary failed with error 1114: A dynamic link library (DLL) initialization routine failed." Click OK and the program closes.

installed program fine but when I click on "Register Now" i enter the provided registration number, enter my email & password and then... NOTHING! there's no "finish" or "next" or "register" link to click on! hitting enter doesn't do anything either. Please fill me in on how to register the software. thanx!

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Oh, and can Phototheca perform a structured upload and download from web archives, such as Flickr and Google Photos, syncing photos, changes, and archives?

Thanks.
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Win 7/64. I cant register the program. I have the key, however there is no place to copy it to, when I click 'Register' in the program. I tried this numerous times. It may be because it wants me to update my Intel Graphics Drivers, but they are fine. I am in Safe Mode with Networking, and can't restart into normal mode at the moment, so program lists graphics Drivers to download. Fine, but why cant I just register the program. Obviously I cant do anything else. I can mess with restart later.
Didn't want to miss this program before time runs out. Looks good.

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Just to confirm:

No raw?

No Windows Explorer details view, only thumbnail views ( where my directory names are too long under the thumbnail to differentiate one directory from another )?

Can you scan a source and subfolders and import the files, not just information on the files, putting the copied files in structured order?

Do you have a page where you "compare Phototheca features and benefits to ...", say, free Picasa, that does all of the above?

Thanks.
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Emsisoft recognizes the set-up file as dangerous. I'll pass.

Phototheca won't install. Gives an error about it being corrupt. Tried re-downloading, but still have same results.

How do I register this software?

thank you

Installed right away on my Win7 x64; registered okay only after inserting the reg code on 2 different screens, but that's no big deal. I think this program will be very useful to me, since I have TONS of photos that have been hard for me to organize the way I want them to be. Big thanks to GAOTD and Lunarship Software!

Installed on Win 10 Pro 64 bit. All went well. Program is really nice. This will be a big time saver when it comes to looking for a particular photo. The duplicate finder seems to work....will want to experiment more. Wasn't sure what to do with the program at first, but after clicking on everything there are some nice features. Well worth the time to download and install.

The program requires the Microsoft visual C++2008 SP1redistributable package to be installed
(version 9.0. 30729.17)

Will not register. "Entered license key is unknow."

Error hen lauching the install and virus alert..

Brilliant software. Sorted out approximately 1500 photos on 2 separate external hard drives, removed duplicates and moved them to new computer. All done very quickly and painlessly.

Hummm error failed to launch program....

Lunarship Software,
Thank you!
You can re-install the program after the stock?
The license will be gone?
I was planning to reinstall the system.

What does this software have that other image organizers do not?
What are the features that would recommend installing Phototheca when I already have 4 other similar software? How is this better?

Also: once again, we are dealing with a company that does not provide any information about who they are and a physical address. I avoid downloading software from such companies.

Phototheca will not run. keep getting error message.

System.AggregateException: One or more errors occurred. ---> System.IO.IOException: The process cannot access the file 'I:\Temp\3sbvfiix.dll' because it is being used by another process.
at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
at System.IO.FileStream.Init(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, Int32 rights, Boolean useRights, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options, SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES secAttrs, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy, Boolean useLongPath)
at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share)
at Microsoft.CSharp.CSharpCodeGenerator.FromFileBatch(CompilerParameters options, String[] fileNames)
at Microsoft.CSharp.CSharpCodeGenerator.FromSourceBatch(CompilerParameters options, String[] sources)
at Microsoft.CSharp.CSharpCodeGenerator.System.CodeDom.Compiler.ICodeCompiler.CompileAssemblyFromSourceBatch(CompilerParameters options, String[] sources)
at System.CodeDom.Compiler.CodeDomProvider.CompileAssemblyFromSource(CompilerParameters options, String[] sources)
at System.Xml.Serialization.Compiler.Compile(Assembly parent, String ns, XmlSerializerCompilerParameters xmlParameters, Evidence evidence)
at System.Xml.Serialization.TempAssembly.GenerateAssembly(XmlMapping[] xmlMappings, Type[] types, String defaultNamespace, Evidence evidence, XmlSerializerCompilerParameters parameters, Assembly assembly, Hashtable assemblies)
at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.GetSerializersFromCache(XmlMapping[] mappings, Type type)
at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.FromMappings(XmlMapping[] mappings, Type type)
at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapClientType..ctor(Type type)
at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol..ctor()
at uCommunication.WebReference.Service..ctor()
at uCommunication.Connector..ctor()
at Phototheca.UI.ApplicationInitializer.ApplicationInitializer.PrepareRequest(ApplicationModel model)
at Phototheca.UI.ApplicationInitializer.ApplicationInitializer.<>c__DisplayClassb.b__5()
at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.InnerInvoke()
at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Execute()
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.ThrowIfExceptional(Boolean includeTaskCanceledExceptions)
at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Wait(Int32 millisecondsTimeout, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
at Phototheca.UI.ApplicationInitializer.ApplicationInitializer.Initialize(ApplicationModel model)
at uPhoto.Program.Main(String[] args)
at .(String[] )
---> (Inner Exception #0) System.IO.IOException: The process cannot access the file 'I:\Temp\3sbvfiix.dll' because it is being used by another process.
at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
at System.IO.FileStream.Init(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, Int32 rights, Boolean useRights, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options, SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES secAttrs, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy, Boolean useLongPath)
at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share)
at Microsoft.CSharp.CSharpCodeGenerator.FromFileBatch(CompilerParameters options, String[] fileNames)
at Microsoft.CSharp.CSharpCodeGenerator.FromSourceBatch(CompilerParameters options, String[] sources)
at Microsoft.CSharp.CSharpCodeGenerator.System.CodeDom.Compiler.ICodeCompiler.CompileAssemblyFromSourceBatch(CompilerParameters options, String[] sources)
at System.CodeDom.Compiler.CodeDomProvider.CompileAssemblyFromSource(CompilerParameters options, String[] sources)
at System.Xml.Serialization.Compiler.Compile(Assembly parent, String ns, XmlSerializerCompilerParameters xmlParameters, Evidence evidence)
at System.Xml.Serialization.TempAssembly.GenerateAssembly(XmlMapping[] xmlMappings, Type[] types, String defaultNamespace, Evidence evidence, XmlSerializerCompilerParameters parameters, Assembly assembly, Hashtable assemblies)
at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.GetSerializersFromCache(XmlMapping[] mappings, Type type)
at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.FromMappings(XmlMapping[] mappings, Type type)
at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapClientType..ctor(Type type)
at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol..ctor()
at uCommunication.WebReference.Service..ctor()
at uCommunication.Connector..ctor()
at Phototheca.UI.ApplicationInitializer.ApplicationInitializer.PrepareRequest(ApplicationModel model)
at Phototheca.UI.ApplicationInitializer.ApplicationInitializer.<>c__DisplayClassb.b__5()
at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.InnerInvoke()
at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Execute()<---

Call stack:
DB log is:

Any ideas?

Well it "might" be an interesting program BUT 3 INSTALLS, and never get to the register part;.......all I ever get is the SPLASH screen and then it disappears.......won't ever open.....figured maybe it wouldn't work on XP but the Specs say's it does.
Curious but used up my spare time trying to "see" what it can or will do.

Earlier I posted a comment stating that I had to try a few times to get the registration code to be accepted and that the program crashed and froze my PC and that after rebooting the program simply wouldn't work - Didn't say anything offensive or derogatorily yet GOTD censorship removed my comment - I was hoping that the developer would step in and offer assistance but GOTD have denied me of that opportunity. I can see why Karl and the others gave upon this site I'm doing likewise I'm hacked off with downloads that won't work for one reason or another. There are plenty of other similar sites that work perfectly well .... Publish this comment GOTD IF YOU DARE!

I used the registration code in the Readme file but get an error message that the license failed to register and that the key is invalid. Please help.

Installed and registered ok. Started it on my pictures folder and it began to scan all 56,000 pictures. Now this will take a very long time!
What and where is it storing I presume links to the actual location of the pictures?
Anyway, not too impressed with the layout and speed of access to the pictures as Picasa is sooo much quicker.

I am an avid user of Zoner pd version. All I use it for is sorting tagging my many many photos and items related.
Does Phototheca recognize raw, PSD, txt, zipped files? On their website there is no link to those items in the FAQ section.
Thanks

Repeatedly getting a "Failed to connect to server. Please try again later" error when running the setup.exe file.

If you get a message saying that Phototheca won't work because your video card is using an old version of OpenGL, I have a solution.
Goto the following webpage, and download opengl32.dll, https://cristianadam.eu/20150514/grim-fandango-remastered/

The download is a zip file. You will need to open the zip file and then extract the dll file inside to the following folder C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Phototheca\Application
Where it says , just select the folder with the same name as your Windows username.

Once, you've done this, restart Phototheca, and it will not work, and you won't get the error message anymore.

You may want to try upating your video driver before doing so, as maybe a newever video driver will support a newer version of OpenGL. Phototheca actually suggests you do this, and offers to take you to the driver download page for your video card manufactuer. However, if this doesn't help, follow my above instructions.

How can someone recommend a program before they have even tried it!!

When I decide to download a program from Giveaway of the day so as to test it out, I am given two options, the first is through my Facebook account which then places a link onto my facebook page, which in theory is telling my friends that I recommend this program even though I have yet to download it!
The second choice is to receive a direct link to the download which would then allow me to try the program out without me advertising the program first, and then If I found the program is worth mentioning, I would certainly have no issues in placing a link on there!
So, my obvious choice is the get the direct link, the problem is, I never receive one, even though Giveaway of the day manage to email me every day with their offers, apparently after asking this question on a web forum, I find myself not the only one with this same problem!! To me, THIS STINKS.

Installed perfectly on Win7 64. This is something I will be buying and supporting. Imported pictures from network storage drive filled with 1000's of photos. I can now simply tag and sort my photos into categories without having to thumb through the many photos. The only thing so far that could make this better is the use of arrow keys to thumb through the photos and adding a tag key to tag those I want to move. Thank you GOTD! This one is defiantly a keeper.

As usual, I scanned the file after unzipping with Malwarebytes, and for what its worth, Microsoft essentials, and it showed clean. I have also scanned with Malwarebytes after installing and again no problem. It always does concern me when an install is flagged as a problem, so I fully concur with your concern, but I have found Malwarebytes to be pretty solid so I would suspect a false positive.

Installed OK on Windows 7 x64, registered using the provided key, and it appears to be the full version non expiring, (needs a restart of the program).
It looks very good, though it will take time to find out just how good. The import is non destructive so leaves pictures where they currently are, and flags pictures within the program if a picture is removed later from its location by another program.
I am getting three vertical bars on the opening screen from time to time which clear then return when performing functions such as go to full screen, seems to be a small bug.
I have installed this on my C drive so hope the database of pictures or however it keeps track does not get too big as my C drive is an SSD. Hopefully I can move it in the future if it does increase in size, as I can see no means of relocating any such possible database, though of course this may be no problem.
A keeper for me, so many thanks to GOTD and Lunarship Software

I've been downloading programs for several years from GOTD and suddenly today my Anti-Virus quarantined the setup file for Phototheca for having a suspicious file called "Installcore.Gen7"

Have you altered your wrapper and or is this a false positive?