This actually isn't that hard of a fix - here is what I stumbled across
after wracking my brains for 2 days over this problem.
- Go into Start > Pictures
- Click the "Organize" Dropdown and click "Folder and Search Options"
- Under the "General" tab click "Show Previews and Filters"
- Under the "View" tab, make sure "Always show icons, never
thumbnails" is UNCHECKED. I also CHECKED "Display file icon on
thumbnails", for non-image files.
- Click "Apply" then "OK".Hope this helps, cos I was going nuts over this for days and I really
didn't want to hack into my registry just to fix what seemed like a
simple problem.

If anyone is still having trouble after reading this, please let me
know and I will either add screencaps or do a Captivate of the process.
I was facepalming myself once I discovered how simple it was =p


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This look like it it dealing with my issue - Thanks for the CLARITY!!! of
your instructions - but it is not fixing "completley" what I would like to do
-

GET BACK to the XP "FLAT - HORIZONTAL File Icon Display that SHOWED by
default a selection of up to 4 images on the "face" of the File Folder Icon -
or a particular Image file could be selected (under Properties) to be
displayed on the "full face" of the File Folder Icon.

(After going thru your steps - I believe I have already been doing this -
which is not what is needed - GET BACK TO THE XP View!!)

Editorial Commentary - which I hope could be delivered to or monitored by MS
- I only rarely get into these community help areas & Don't know how to use
them well.

Whoever forgot the Fundamentals of Communication - CLARITY! when they
decided to display their Graphic Design Talents with this "Half Open Vertical
File Icon with a few "Half viewable" images that can only be "half ID'd"!!!!
GRRRR!!! Don't FIX Something that was working PERFECTLY in XP!!

Thanks for any further help you can offer - Hope this is Fixable and not the
"New and Improved View" - not allowing us to go back to the view that was
availabe in XP!!

I see that other commentaries posted also think that this is awful and
creates a look more work or time consumption - if I am interpreting their
comments correctly in dealing with what I think is the same issue that I'm
presenting here.

"clokverkorange" wrote:

>
> This actually isn't that hard of a fix - here is what I stumbled across
> after wracking my brains for 2 days over this problem.
> - Go into Start > Pictures
> - Click the "Organize" Dropdown and click "Folder and Search Options"
> - Under the "General" tab click "Show Previews and Filters"
> - Under the "View" tab, make sure "Always show icons, never
> thumbnails" is UNCHECKED. I also CHECKED "Display file icon on
> thumbnails", for non-image files.
> - Click "Apply" then "OK".Hope this helps, cos I was going nuts over this for days and I really
> didn't want to hack into my registry just to fix what seemed like a
> simple problem.
>
> If anyone is still having trouble after reading this, please let me
> know and I will either add screencaps or do a Captivate of the process.
> I was facepalming myself once I discovered how simple it was =p
>
>
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>
>

Also work a lot with pictures and find it very frustrating.
I'll work in CorelDRAW Graphic Suite X4, and when making Corel PhotoPaint
the standard program for opening picture-files, Window Explorer only show a
nice & red PhotoPaint icon instead of a picture-thumbnail.

In XP it was never a problem.

I have resigned and made like this: bmp, gif, jpg and all other
picture-files to be open with Windows Pictureviewer.
Now I have my thumbnails back
But the downside - now I always have to rightclick and choose "Open with..."
to get the files open with Corel PhotoPaint

However the thumbnails work perfect with CorelDRAW (vectorprogram) and they
are not pictures, but vector-files. ^^
So I don't know what to think about this Vista-crap.

Sometimes it works - and then it dont. Irritating, isn't it ? Not to
mention all the other problems with Vista. But thats another story...

"clokverkorange" wrote:

>
> This actually isn't that hard of a fix - here is what I stumbled across
> after wracking my brains for 2 days over this problem.
> - Go into Start > Pictures
> - Click the "Organize" Dropdown and click "Folder and Search Options"
> - Under the "General" tab click "Show Previews and Filters"
> - Under the "View" tab, make sure "Always show icons, never
> thumbnails" is UNCHECKED. I also CHECKED "Display file icon on
> thumbnails", for non-image files.
> - Click "Apply" then "OK".Hope this helps, cos I was going nuts over this for days and I really
> didn't want to hack into my registry just to fix what seemed like a
> simple problem.
>
> If anyone is still having trouble after reading this, please let me
> know and I will either add screencaps or do a Captivate of the process.
> I was facepalming myself once I discovered how simple it was =p
>
>
> --
> clokverkorange
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>
>

Yes, have the same problem with Corel PhotoPaint X4 and Vista

After installing X4 : old pictures show thumbnails - new pictures don't.

I also have a XP-machine and installed X4 there - no problems viewing both
old an new thumbnails.

But I have so many problems with my Vista, I've planned to throw it out when
I get to some money. My partner works on MAC and I'll been looking that way
for some time now...


"BlueLilly" wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
> I seem to be having a very similar problem.
>
> I have the view options on the folders set up correctly, i.e. in folder
> options, always show icons is unticked. However in some of the folders
> the thumbnail is not appearing, while in other folders the thumbnail
> appears correctly.
>
> One factor that is probably of relevance is that photoshop elements v6
> has just been installed and it appears that any jpegs added to the
> hardrive after this are not being shown correctly as thumbnails. All
> that is appearing is the blue clouds icon instead of the thumbnail.
> Strangely if I change the file association, then the thumbnail will
> briefly appear for a couple of seconds and then will vanish, only to be
> replaced by the icon.
>
> Note that this problem does not affect any jpegs that were on the
> hardrive prior to the photoshop installation. The thumbnails for these
> are all appearing correctly.
>
> So now I am at a loss with what to do.
>
> Has anyone come across this particular variant of the problem?
>
> Thanks,
>
> BlueLilly
>
>
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I'm also using windows vista and i was not getting thumbnail of any file
whenvevr i minimized them in the taskbar . The Group Policy Object
Editor trick here
http://forums.techarena.in/customize...op/1111031.htm solved my
problem . Is it the same problem with you?


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There is a simple solution. In Vista, go to
Start (lower left corner)
select "Control Panel"
select "Appearance & Personalization"
Select "Folder Options"
Select the "View" tab you'll see Files and Folders
open
Uncheck box "Always show icons, never thumbnails
Click "Ok"

This in effect does the opposite of what the box says;
never show icons, always thumbnails


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There is an even easier solution to what has been suggested.

1. Go into start select the *Pictures* folder link from right hand
menu.
2. From the *Organise* menu, select "Folder & Search Options".
3. Press the *Restore Defaults *button on the *General* Tab.
4. Go into the *View* menu and choose the *Reset Folders* button.
And also in this same tab, click the *Restore Defaults* button
underneath Advanced Settings window.

Hey Presto, your pics will now appear as an image, providing you have
selected Thumbnail or Icon from the View menu.

I think certain applications alter these settings without you realising
and you can no longer view the actual image thumbail which helps if you
have lots of image files. Certain recent Vista f**kdates seem to have
caused my problem.

Hope this helps


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