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by Carrot and Stick on July 16th, 2009

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I changed my computer settings so that all pictures, gifs, jpgs do not show me a preview of the picture. It is a generic Windows icon and the file name. How do I change the settings so I can see the pictures when I access the folders without clicking?

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  • by Anonymous on July 17th, 2009

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    1. Open the Start Menu.
    2. Find the search box, located at the bottom of the start menu.
    3. In the Search Box, type gpedit.msc and Press 'Enter' on the Keyboard or click the Magnifying Glass icon to the right of the Search Box. This is to launch the "Local 'Group Policy' Editor".
    4. If a UAC prompt pops up, click Continue.
    5. In the Left Pane, click on / expand User Configuration; Administrative Templates; 'Start Menu and Taskbar'.
    6. In the Right Pane, find and Right Click 'Turn off taskbar thumbnails', and from the Context Menu Strip, click 'Properties' (in Windows 7 Beta, you may have to double click).
    7. From the Dialog Prompt Box that has popped up, find the 'Not Configured' or 'Disabled' Radio Button, and Check (Dot) it. You can re-enable this module by clicking 'Enabled'.
    8. Close the Local Group Policy Editor window.
    9. Reboot / Log-Out and then Log In again.
    10. Reap the benefits if successful!

    I hope this helps you.

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    • I've just browsed around for a registry fix, and I found this automated fix:
      http://www.tech-pro.net/files/thumbnail.reg

      Anonymous

      by Anonymous on July 17th, 2009

    • No idea if it's safe, so please follow my answer :D.

      Anonymous

      by Anonymous on July 17th, 2009

    • By the way, I know another fix, there's also doing it from the CMD, I don't know if works with any Windows NT Operating System higher than XP.
      But you can try the following...
      1. In the Start Menu, type 'CMD.exe' (without single-quotes).
      2. Press Ctrl+Enter, to open CMD with Administrative Privileges, if UAC Prompts you, just press 'Continue', because I reassure you CMD is perfectly safe, obviously :).
      3. In CMD's Prompt Screen, Enter 'regsvr32 /u shmedia.dll' (without single-quotes).
      4. Log Out / Restart, and then Log In again.
      5. Reap the benefits if successful!
      Easy, no?

      Anonymous

      by Anonymous on July 17th, 2009

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