can view in folders some graphic file types- not others

[Joe]

In Vista, when I open up a directory- and I choose view icons (of any size)-
I can see icons of tif, jpeg and gif files but not wmf or cgm file types. Is
there any way to get Vista to show these?

I have other graphic programs which can show those files, but I like to be
able to quickly view a folder's collection of images as icons.

Joe

 

[Joe]

OK, I'll give you Vista smart guys another chance. <G>
Joe

 

[Dave]

I'm no smart guy, because I don't have an answer.
But it's probably because those formats are very old. I found where in Jan
'06 MS issued a security patch for wmf files in Vista, so maybe they are
afraid it could be a security problem.
They've also dropped support for animated Gifs in Windows Photo Gallery.

 

[Joe]

Yuh, you're probably right- MS just abandoned those file types- but they
were visible in XP's directories.

Joe