Corrupted picture files and xp slideshow

[druid]

i have corrupted bmp and jpeg files i cannot open. xp will show
slideshow thumbs of the pictures and show them on the parent folder.
how does xp do this if i cannot open them? somehow xp is reading the
data though the headers are bad. i have tried several picture rescue
programs to no avail.

 

[Chuck]

Have you tried irfanview?
The thumbnail you can see may be associated with the folder, or may be the
entire readable contents of the picture file.