There is a quick fix for this problem that worked for me.

1) Control Panel > Folder Options > View > Show hidden files and folders
2) Navigate to: [drive
letter]:\Users\[user]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Photo Gallery
3) Delete all contents (or back up if you wish)
4) Start Windows Photo Gallery

All files should still be there, and options should stay intact, but problem
should be resoved. It may take a minute or so to rebuild your photo gallery.

Hope this helped!

Dave.G

"Ian.R" wrote:

> This is a clean installation on a new PC of Vista, yet when I try to use
> Photo Gallery I get a message after about 5 secs that Windows Photo Gallery
> has stopped working with an action button saying Close Program. I've tried
> removing all my pictures, but the problem persists.
>
> Any help please?
>
> Ian
>