thumbnails on folders

[xtroop]

I am new to win7. i cannot get any folders to display as thumbnails. under view it only shows list, details, tiles and content. no thumbnails. i must be missing something, as i remember seeing it in XP.

Thank You

 

[Britton30]

Welcome to Seven Forums xtroop.

Open any folder or explorer window. In the upper right are two small icons, one with a down arrow. Click the arrow and a window with a slider will open which will let you see thumbnails depending on which one you choose.



Windows 7 won't display thumbs on folders, but show an open folder with a peek at its contents.
Also open Contol Panel|Folder options View tab and uncheck the noted box below.

 

[seavixen32]

Welcome to Windows Seven Forums.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/11738-thumbnail-previews-enable-disable.html

Open Windows Explorer and choose any folder.

Make sure the Menu Bar is showing then navigate to Organize>Folder & Search Options>View then make your choice in the Advanced Settings options.

Click Apply then OK to save your change (s).

 

[xtroop]

Thanks,,but now all my pics are showing the same picture of a lake with mountains, until i open them, then they show the pic in the file. very strange. pics are there, but u only see preview of a landscape pic(problably sample pic from computer, not mine) until u click on them to open them. any ideas? all pics show same pic

 

[Britton30]

Hmm, that sounds like the default .jpg ICON.

 

[xtroop]

it does seem to be a default image. i do not know how they got their. i gues i'm stuck with them.

 

[FliGi7]

You might try clearing and resetting the thumbnail cache:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/10797-thumbnail-cache-clear-reset.html

And running "sfc /scannow" from an elevated command prompt to make sure no system files have gone haywire.

 

[xtroop]

thumbnail cache cleanup did not work. i am hesitant about sfc scan. newbie

thank you anyway for your time.

 

[Britton30]

It'll be fine, here;s the tut for you to look through
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html

Did you try both of my ideas in post #2?

 

[xtroop]

britton,,,yes i tried both. I will take some valium and try sfc. lol

 

[Britton30]

Cool, just follow the instruction to open an Elevated cmd prompt.

 

[xtroop]

Thnaks Britton..the sfc seems to have fixed the problem. back to normal.
Thanks for your time and patience.

 

[Britton30]

You're welcome. Great to hear xtroop!