How to get thumbnails to preview when I change Desktop Background?

Not sure what I'm doing wrong. When I choose Change Desktop Background
and then select a folder, I don't see any thumbnails of the pictures,
just a stupid eyeball with 32.

If I go to View>Icons, it is grayed and only lets me stay with Tiles.

If I highlight a picture and try View>Details, it only shows "name."

Any suggestions???

philherz wrote:
> Not sure what I'm doing wrong. When I choose Change Desktop Background
> and then select a folder, I don't see any thumbnails of the pictures,
> just a stupid eyeball with 32.
>
> If I go to View>Icons, it is grayed and only lets me stay with Tiles.
>
> If I highlight a picture and try View>Details, it only shows "name."
>
> Any suggestions???

It sounds like you have your images files associated with another
program. Do you have CompuPic on your computer? I know they use a goofy
looking eyeball for their icon.

gls858

Brink;638389 Wrote:
> > philherz;638328 Wrote:
> > Not sure what I'm doing wrong. When I choose Change Desktop Backgroun
> > and then select a folder, I don't see any thumbnails of the pictures
> > just a stupid eyeball with 32
> >
> > If I go to View>Icons, it is grayed and only lets me stay with Tiles
> >
> > If I highlight a picture and try View>Details, it only shows "name.
> >
> > Any suggestions???> >
>
> Hi Philherz
>
> Have you double checked to make sure that you have thumbnails turne
> on? This will show you how if needed
>
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/73...s-explorer.htm
>
> A eyeball with a 32 in it as a icon sounds like it may be associate
> with a 3rd party program instead. Do you have another image viewin
> program installed that this icon may be associated with
>
> Shaw

Philherz

If you do have a 3rd party image viewing program installed, then yo
can set "Windows Photo Gallery" back to the default program to get you
thumbnails back. This will show you how. Just be sure that you hav
thumbnails turned on from above to

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83...sociations.htm

Shaw

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That's gotta be it- I have an old copy of ACDSee that I associate
jpgs with.

I have to go back to using "Windows Photo Gallery"???

No way around it?

thnx



On Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:23:01 -0600, gls858 <> wrote:

>philherz wrote:
>> Not sure what I'm doing wrong. When I choose Change Desktop Background
>> and then select a folder, I don't see any thumbnails of the pictures,
>> just a stupid eyeball with 32.
>>
>> If I go to View>Icons, it is grayed and only lets me stay with Tiles.
>>
>> If I highlight a picture and try View>Details, it only shows "name."
>>
>> Any suggestions???
>
> It sounds like you have your images files associated with another
>program. Do you have CompuPic on your computer? I know they use a goofy
>looking eyeball for their icon.
>
>gls858

philherz;638844 Wrote:
> That's gotta be it- I have an old copy of ACDSee that I associat
> jpgs with
>
> I have to go back to using "Windows Photo Gallery"??
>
> No way around it
>
> thn
>
>
>
> On Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:23:01 -0600, gls858 <gls858@xxxxxx> wrote
> > > >
> > >philherz wrote
> >
> > > It sounds like you have your images files associated with anothe
> > >program. Do you have CompuPic on your computer? I know they use
> > goof
> > >looking eyeball for their icon
> >
> > >gls858 > >

Sorry philherz, not if you want the thumbnails back

Shaw

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Hi,

FYI, I associated .JPG files with another third-party app (IrfanView), but thumbnails display just fine here. See if the following setting has any impact in your system:

Open Windows Explorer, click Tools, Folder Options. Click the View tab, and then deselect the Always show icons, never thumbnails check box.

>> Click the View tab, and then select the Always show icons, never thumbnails check box.

Is that the Open dialog box you're referring to? What happens if you browse a different folders that contains images?

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"philherz" <> wrote in message news:...

That's gotta be it- I have an old copy of ACDSee that I associate
jpgs with.

I have to go back to using "Windows Photo Gallery"???

No way around it?

thnx



On Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:23:01 -0600, gls858 <> wrote:

>philherz wrote:
>> Not sure what I'm doing wrong. When I choose Change Desktop Background
>> and then select a folder, I don't see any thumbnails of the pictures,
>> just a stupid eyeball with 32.
>>
>> If I go to View>Icons, it is grayed and only lets me stay with Tiles.
>>
>> If I highlight a picture and try View>Details, it only shows "name."
>>
>> Any suggestions???
>
> It sounds like you have your images files associated with another
>program. Do you have CompuPic on your computer? I know they use a goofy
>looking eyeball for their icon.
>
>gls858

That fixed it...I left my 3rd party image viewer as ACDsee and just
followed your suggestion:

"Open Windows Explorer, click Tools, Folder Options. Click the View
tab, and then deselect the Always show icons, never thumbnails check
box."

Works great!!

thnx



On Sat, 8 Mar 2008 14:00:40 +0530, "Ramesh, MS-MVP"
<ramesh@unknownhost> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>FYI, I associated .JPG files with another third-party app (IrfanView), but thumbnails display just fine here. See if the following setting has any impact in your system:
>
>Open Windows Explorer, click Tools, Folder Options. Click the View tab, and then deselect the Always show icons, never thumbnails check box.
>
>>> Click the View tab, and then select the Always show icons, never thumbnails check box.
>
>Is that the Open dialog box you're referring to? What happens if you browse a different folders that contains images?

Excellent! And thanks for the feedback.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
Winhelponline.com blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog


"philherz" <> wrote in message news:...

That fixed it...I left my 3rd party image viewer as ACDsee and just
followed your suggestion:

"Open Windows Explorer, click Tools, Folder Options. Click the View
tab, and then deselect the Always show icons, never thumbnails check
box."

Works great!!

thnx



On Sat, 8 Mar 2008 14:00:40 +0530, "Ramesh, MS-MVP"
<ramesh@unknownhost> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>FYI, I associated .JPG files with another third-party app (IrfanView), but thumbnails display just fine here. See if the following setting has any impact in your system:
>
>Open Windows Explorer, click Tools, Folder Options. Click the View tab, and then deselect the Always show icons, never thumbnails check box.
>
>>> Click the View tab, and then select the Always show icons, never thumbnails check box.
>
>Is that the Open dialog box you're referring to? What happens if you browse a different folders that contains images?