Vista - Picture icon preview in browser

ik this is going to sound like a very stupid question.
do u know how to make the icons the actual picture
ex: when i go to MY PICTURES i would like to preview the picture instead of this really weird icon.
do u know if this is possible in vista?
i know it is in XP
thanks
ben

Hello Ben,

This tutorial will help show you how to turn on thumbnails in Windows Explorer for this.

Thumbnails in Windows Explorer

Hope this helps,
Shawn

hey brink,
tried the first two and they would not work
anything else?

Doublecheck with the TIP box at that link to see if Windows Photo Gallery is set as the default program with all of it's associations set to it.

Hey brink
i tried the first two ways and checked the default program and it was set to all defaults.
i even tried installing the registry download but nothing happened.
any other suggestions?

You might see if rebuilding the icon cache can help since what you have tried so far checks out.

Hi Ben,

Can you post a snip of this 'weird icon'. I have a feeling that it is this one:
If it is, then this is easy to solve. Click on 'Organize' and then click 'Properties'.

Select the 'Customize' tab and ensure that under 'Use this folder type as a template:' it displays 'Pictures and Videos'. If not, use the drop down box to select this option.

Finally, click on 'OK' to close the dialogue panel.

Make sure you have Menu Bar Enabled:
GO TO> Organize> LayOut> Menu Bar (CLICK THIS To Enable)

Then, in the menu bar the classic: <File, Edit, View, Tools & Help> should appear

GO TO> Tools> FolderOptions {3 tabs will appear: <General, View, Search>}

GO TO>*UNCHECK "Always show icons,never thumbnails" (to disable the annoying icon)

CLICK APPLY & OK

Your Pictures should be replacing the icon and appearing as default

Hope this helps. I just figured this out.. I had been looking at the previous posts and its the same thing everywhere, not useful at all for my version at least!!

GOOD LUCK!