Thumbnails in Vista

bern · Joined: Mar 12, 2007 Posts: 1434 Location: ann arbor

I have Vista Ultimate. I have a folder full of photographs, mostly in .jpg form. I can't get the folder to show me these pics in thumbnail form. All I can get is something called an Icon, or a Tile, niether of which shows a small image of the picture itself. This is easy to implement in XP under the "view" tab. The :view" tab in Vista doesn't give me a "thumbnail" option.

There must be a fix, but I sure can't find it.

goretsky · Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 11:38 pm Post subject:

Hello,

It sounds like Windows Explorer is configured to display program icons instead of thumbmails. Here's how to fix this, step-by-step:

Open Windows Explorer (filename: EXPLORER.EXE) by clicking on the Computer icon on the Desktop.
From the main menu bar, select Tools -> Folder Options. The Folder Options window will appear.
In the Folder Options window, click on the View tab.
In the Advanced Settings pane uncheck (deselect) the following items:
- Always show icons, never thumbnails
- Display file icon on thumbnails
Click on the Apply to Folders button to commit the change, and then click on the OK button to close the window.

You should now be able to see pictures' thumbnails when viewing directories.

Regards,

Aryeh Goretsky

bern · Joined: Mar 12, 2007 Posts: 1434 Location: ann arbor