Are thumbnails thumnails?

[Pete]

I have posed this question but unfortunately the fixes suggested have
not helped.

XP suddenly decided to produce tiny useless images of all graphics. I
have searched help and other places but seem only to find mention of
thumbnails. However when I have a folder with graphics and displaying
all the little images, then select Thumbnail view I get larger images.

This prompts my question if the larger images are Thumbnails what are
the tiny images termed? Maybe I am looking for help but using
incorrect terminology.

I work with graphics and displaying a tiny image of all the files
slows thing considerably.

Thanks

Pete.

 

[David Candy]

I've seen you ask this before. What you describe is not part of windows (unless these are bmp files as bmp files can be icons). Suggest you look into your graphic apps.

 

[Phil Weldon]

'Pete' wrote, in part:
| XP suddenly decided to produce tiny useless images of all graphics. I
| have searched help and other places but seem only to find mention of
| thumbnails. However when I have a folder with graphics and displaying
| all the little images, then select Thumbnail view I get larger images.
|
| This prompts my question if the larger images are Thumbnails what are
| the tiny images termed? Maybe I am looking for help but using
| incorrect terminology.
|
| I work with graphics and displaying a tiny image of all the files
| slows thing considerably.
_____

Are you describing what you see in Windows Explorer? If so, choose
'Details' from the 'View' menu in the top toolbar of Windows Explorer. Then
you will see only text information about each file (name, type, size, date,
etc.). Your choice of what information to display.

Assuming your real question is 'I work with graphics and displaying a tiny
image of all the files slows thing considerably.' then you could

* In the 'View Tab' of 'Folder Options' uncheck the 'Do not cache
thumbnails box
* Organize your graphics files
* Install more RAM

But then I can't really tell from your post whether you NEED to see images
in Windows Explorer.
And you don't state what type of image files you work with.

The choices of what to see are
List
Details
Icons
Tiles
Thumbnails
Film Strip
some of which only apply in the 'My Pictures' folder.

Phil Weldon


|I have posed this question but unfortunately the fixes suggested have
| not helped.
|
| XP suddenly decided to produce tiny useless images of all graphics. I
| have searched help and other places but seem only to find mention of
| thumbnails. However when I have a folder with graphics and displaying
| all the little images, then select Thumbnail view I get larger images.
|
| This prompts my question if the larger images are Thumbnails what are
| the tiny images termed? Maybe I am looking for help but using
| incorrect terminology.
|
| I work with graphics and displaying a tiny image of all the files
| slows thing considerably.
|
| Thanks
|
| Pete.

 

[Pete]

I've seen you ask this before. What you describe is not part of windows (unless these are bmp files as bmp files can be icons). Suggest you look into your graphic apps.

Thanks David, checked the graphics apps and all seemed in order,
uninstalled the main viewer, cleaned registry, reinstalled...Problem
solved.

Pete.

 

[Pete]

Thanks to you both.

Pete