Vista - Why does Vista not show picture thumbnails?

When I had Windows XP the MY Pictures folder gave me an option to show
thumbnails of my photographs. Now that I have moved to Vista Ultimate ver
6000 I have no such option and every thumbnail shows the same image of the
sea, mountains and clouds.

Can anyone please tell me how to get it to show a thumbnail of the picture?

Open the folder in question and click on the little down arrow to the right
of Views and select; Extra Large Icons, Large Icons, Medium Icons, Small
Icons, List, Details or Tiles.
"Stan Kay" <stan.kay@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:885F69AF-4B8B-4542-A912-CBE951BAC026@microsoft.com...
> When I had Windows XP the MY Pictures folder gave me an option to show
> thumbnails of my photographs. Now that I have moved to Vista Ultimate ver
> 6000 I have no such option and every thumbnail shows the same image of the
> sea, mountains and clouds.
>
> Can anyone please tell me how to get it to show a thumbnail of the
> picture?

Control Panel (Classic view) > Folder Options > View tab, uncheck 1st item
(Always show icons, never thumbnails)

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GO BEARS!


"Charles W Davis" <Anthemwebs@lvcoxmail.com> wrote in message
news:9CE22146-3B58-426C-B2B4-8F8BFFB44C16@microsoft.com...
> Open the folder in question and click on the little down arrow to the right of
> Views and select; Extra Large Icons, Large Icons, Medium Icons, Small Icons,
> List, Details or Tiles.
> "Stan Kay" <stan.kay@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:885F69AF-4B8B-4542-A912-CBE951BAC026@microsoft.com...
>> When I had Windows XP the MY Pictures folder gave me an option to show
>> thumbnails of my photographs. Now that I have moved to Vista Ultimate ver
>> 6000 I have no such option and every thumbnail shows the same image of the
>> sea, mountains and clouds.
>>
>> Can anyone please tell me how to get it to show a thumbnail of the picture?
>

"Stan Kay" <stan.kay@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:885F69AF-4B8B-4542-A912-CBE951BAC026@microsoft.com...
> When I had Windows XP the MY Pictures folder gave me an option to show
> thumbnails of my photographs. Now that I have moved to Vista Ultimate ver
> 6000 I have no such option and every thumbnail shows the same image of the
> sea, mountains and clouds.
>
> Can anyone please tell me how to get it to show a thumbnail of the
> picture?




Views menu is a toggle button, just click it several times, it changes the
view each time.

--
Ian

With patience there is always a way.

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Stan Kay [Tue, 7 Aug 2007 16:50:37 +0100] wrote:

>When I had Windows XP the MY Pictures folder gave me an option to show
>thumbnails of my photographs. Now that I have moved to Vista Ultimate ver
>6000 I have no such option and every thumbnail shows the same image of the
>sea, mountains and clouds.
>
>Can anyone please tell me how to get it to show a thumbnail of the picture?

Click on an empty spot (not a file) in your folder, and while pressing
the Ctrl-key, rotate the mouse-wheel either up or down.
You should see your pictures in a zillion different thumbnail sizes.
Choose the one that satisfies your requirements.

Marco

On Tue, 7 Aug 2007 17:42:13 +0100, "Ian Betts" <ian.betts@gmail.com>
wrote:

>Views menu is a toggle button, just click it several times, it changes the
>view each time.

A toggle button only has two states, like a light switch can be off or
on. In software, the act of switching from one to another state is
often referred to as "toggling". Where you're giving more than two
choices you are no longer toggling. One example of a multiple choice
button is called a "radio button" when only one choice can be selected
from a list of several choices.

Hi "Cal Bear '66",

Your suggestion worked fine. Many thanks for your kind and prompt advice.


"Cal Bear '66" <xxx@xxx.org> wrote in message
news:O$nOB3Q2HHA.4680@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Control Panel (Classic view) > Folder Options > View tab, uncheck 1st item
> (Always show icons, never thumbnails)
>
> --
> I Bleed Blue and Gold
> GO BEARS!
>
>
> "Charles W Davis" <Anthemwebs@lvcoxmail.com> wrote in message
> news:9CE22146-3B58-426C-B2B4-8F8BFFB44C16@microsoft.com...
>> Open the folder in question and click on the little down arrow to the
>> right of Views and select; Extra Large Icons, Large Icons, Medium Icons,
>> Small Icons, List, Details or Tiles.
>> "Stan Kay" <stan.kay@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
>> news:885F69AF-4B8B-4542-A912-CBE951BAC026@microsoft.com...
>>> When I had Windows XP the MY Pictures folder gave me an option to show
>>> thumbnails of my photographs. Now that I have moved to Vista Ultimate
>>> ver 6000 I have no such option and every thumbnail shows the same image
>>> of the sea, mountains and clouds.
>>>
>>> Can anyone please tell me how to get it to show a thumbnail of the
>>> picture?
>>
>
>

Many thanks for your response buy I am afraid it does not work with my
problem.

You will see that "Cal Bear '66" provided the solution.

"Charles W Davis" <Anthemwebs@lvcoxmail.com> wrote in message
news:9CE22146-3B58-426C-B2B4-8F8BFFB44C16@microsoft.com...
> Open the folder in question and click on the little down arrow to the
> right of Views and select; Extra Large Icons, Large Icons, Medium Icons,
> Small Icons, List, Details or Tiles.
> "Stan Kay" <stan.kay@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:885F69AF-4B8B-4542-A912-CBE951BAC026@microsoft.com...
>> When I had Windows XP the MY Pictures folder gave me an option to show
>> thumbnails of my photographs. Now that I have moved to Vista Ultimate
>> ver 6000 I have no such option and every thumbnail shows the same image
>> of the sea, mountains and clouds.
>>
>> Can anyone please tell me how to get it to show a thumbnail of the
>> picture?
>

Many thanks for your response buy I am afraid it does not work with my
problem.

You will see that "Cal Bear '66" provided the solution.

"Ian Betts" <ian.betts@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:89AD495E-5CFC-4E13-AA05-7A1F79D49F40@microsoft.com...
>
>
> "Stan Kay" <stan.kay@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:885F69AF-4B8B-4542-A912-CBE951BAC026@microsoft.com...
>> When I had Windows XP the MY Pictures folder gave me an option to show
>> thumbnails of my photographs. Now that I have moved to Vista Ultimate
>> ver 6000 I have no such option and every thumbnail shows the same image
>> of the sea, mountains and clouds.
>>
>> Can anyone please tell me how to get it to show a thumbnail of the
>> picture?
>
>
>
>
> Views menu is a toggle button, just click it several times, it changes the
> view each time.
>
> --
> Ian
>
> With patience there is always a way.
>
> Please Reply to Newsgroup so all can read.
> Requests for assistance by email can not and will be deleted.

Many thanks for your response buy I am afraid it does not work with my
problem.

You will see that "Cal Bear '66" provided the solution.

"Marco Desloovere" <marco_desloovere@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:eaahb39allt12mugttm9mk7169pdu2p5cd@4ax.com...
> Stan Kay [Tue, 7 Aug 2007 16:50:37 +0100] wrote:
>
>>When I had Windows XP the MY Pictures folder gave me an option to show
>>thumbnails of my photographs. Now that I have moved to Vista Ultimate ver
>>6000 I have no such option and every thumbnail shows the same image of the
>>sea, mountains and clouds.
>>
>>Can anyone please tell me how to get it to show a thumbnail of the
>>picture?
>
> Click on an empty spot (not a file) in your folder, and while pressing
> the Ctrl-key, rotate the mouse-wheel either up or down.
> You should see your pictures in a zillion different thumbnail sizes.
> Choose the one that satisfies your requirements.
>
> Marco