Thumbnail Preview not shown for pictures in Vista?
Q: I have a lot of pictures on my Vista computer. When I try to find a photograph in a folder the icon does not show me what the photograph looks like. It is just a generic mountain and lake scene for every picture. How can I turn on the actual picture to be depicted in the icon of the file?
In the Views drop-down in the Task pane, select one of the following views:
- Medium Icons
- Large Icons
- Extra Large Icons
If thumbnail previews are not generated, then open Folder Options applet via Control Panel or from Start - Search box (by running the command "control folders"). In the View tab of Folder Options, uncheck the following option:
Click OK.
If that does not work, try clearing the thumbnail cache using the Disk Cleanup tool. See article How to clear the thumbnail cache in Windows Vista? for more information.
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Comment by Gwendolyn Zamora on 2 October 2008:
i didnt know how to do that, and neither did anyone else i know, thanks so much! :DD