Help me with a Vista setting?

[Superman]

I can't seem to find out how to change a certain setting on Vista. If anyone can tell me, I would much appreciate it!

On XP, any jpeg, bmp, movie file, etc., file that I had would show a preview thumbnail in its folder. I can't seem to get this on Vista. Does anyone know how to do it?

Thanks!

[InnocentBystander]

If you change your view to Medium, Large, or Extra Large icons you should get your previews.

[Superman]

If you change your view to Medium, Large, or Extra Large icons you should get your previews.

It doesn't.

[Netko]

Its likely something hijacked your picture file-types. In what program do they open when you double-click on them?

Try setting the default program to Windows Photo Gallery (by using right-click>open with...>WPG with always use this program etc. checkbox enabled).

If that doesn't help its possible some malicious or incompetent program extensively modified your entries for picture file-types. I'm not sure how to fix it in that case beyond using System restore or a repair install - its possible that there is a utility that can fix it though.

--> Just now remembered - a more mundane explanation could be that for some reason you have thumbnails disabled in Explorer. Press alt to get the menu then go tools>Folder options>View then make sure "Always show icons, never thumbnails" is disabled (first entry in the list).

[Superman]

Just now remembered - a more mundane explanation could be that for some reason you have thumbnails disabled in Explorer. Press alt to get the menu then go tools>Folder options>View then make sure "Always show icons, never thumbnails" is disabled (first entry in the list).

That's it. Got it.

Thanks!!!