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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?

By Winter Rain Asked Jul 16 2009 11:17PM
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by wing.walker on Jul 17, 2009 at 1:25 am Permalink

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Left click on "View" at the top and make sure the setting is on "Show large icons" or "Thumbnails". That should bring back the images.

UPDATE: In Vista, open your My Pictures folder and click on Organize (on the toolbar).
Open "Folder and Search Options", then the View tab. Uncheck "Always show icons, never thumbnails". Scroll down a bit and check "Remember each folder's view settings". Then Apply and OK.

You can find more info here, including the steps for Windows XP. http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/window-on-windows/
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Avatar Winter Rain Jul, 17 2009 at 05:59 PM
Pretty hot too.
Avatar -Icy- Jul, 17 2009 at 06:04 PM
blush i did not notice, wait i am pleading the 5th.
Avatar Anonymous Jul, 18 2009 at 10:58 AM
How did you break it :D?
You did it the unsafe way, beware that Windows Explorer 6 and earlier, does not have a safeguard of offset setting by virii.

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by Winter Rain on Jul 17, 2009 at 10:25 am Permalink

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I can only see icons, but I don't want to see icons. I want to see the actual picture when I open my pictures folder.
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Avatar wing.walker Jul, 17 2009 at 11:11 AM
I updated my answer. Hope that helps!

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by Anonymous on Jul 17, 2009 at 10:42 am Permalink

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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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Avatar Anonymous Jul, 17 2009 at 10:46 AM
I've just browsed around for a registry fix, and I found this automated fix:
http://www.tech-pro.net/files/thumbnail.reg
Avatar Anonymous Jul, 17 2009 at 10:46 AM
No idea if it's safe, so please follow my answer :D.
Avatar Anonymous Jul, 17 2009 at 10:51 AM
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?


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