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Old 11-09-2008   #1 (permalink)
Michael Dobony


 
 

Missing Thumbnails

Instead of the customary thumbnails in my Pictures directory I have icons
of a photo frame and a portrait of 2 people down below. How do I get my
thumbnails back? Thanks.

Mike D.

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Old 11-09-2008   #2 (permalink)
John Inzer


 
 

Re: Missing Thumbnails

Michael Dobony wrote:
Quote:

> Instead of the customary thumbnails in my Pictures directory I have
> icons of a photo frame and a portrait of 2 people down below. How do
> I get my thumbnails back? Thanks.
>
> Mike D.
====================================
Maybe the following article would be worth a look:

Windows Vista -
How to Turn Folder Preview Thumbnails
On or Off in Windows Explorer in Vista
http://tinyurl.com/yosu3b
or...
Thumbnails in Windows Explorer

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John Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

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This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk


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Old 11-11-2008   #3 (permalink)
Michael Dobony


 
 

Re: Missing Thumbnails

On Sun, 9 Nov 2008 17:23:36 -0500, John Inzer wrote:
Quote:

> Michael Dobony wrote:
Quote:

>> Instead of the customary thumbnails in my Pictures directory I have
>> icons of a photo frame and a portrait of 2 people down below. How do
>> I get my thumbnails back? Thanks.
>>
>> Mike D.
> ====================================
> Maybe the following article would be worth a look:
>
> Windows Vista -
> How to Turn Folder Preview Thumbnails
> On or Off in Windows Explorer in Vista
> http://tinyurl.com/yosu3b
> or...
> Thumbnails in Windows Explorer
Thanks. Got most of them, but the BMP files are still not showing up as
thumbnails.
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 11-11-2008   #4 (permalink)
John Inzer


 
 

Re: Missing Thumbnails

Michael Dobony wrote:
Quote:

> Thanks. Got most of them, but the BMP files are still not showing up
> as thumbnails.
===================================
TYou're welcome...at least it's an improvement.

Maybe the following site will be useful:

File association fixes for Windows Vista
http://tinyurl.com/2xsewp
or...
http://www.winhelponline.com/article...ows-Vista.html


--

John Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk


My System SpecsSystem Spec
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