how do i stop Thumbs.db from showing up on my computer

[Guest]

hi there
recently my young bro came over with his usb drive and uploaded some
pictures of it onto my hard drive and since then i get these Thumbs.db sh
showing up all over my comp in different folders i know they are thumbnail
files and can easily be deleted but when i do that they keep showing back up
again also i went to another forum and looked up some info in there and they
said to goto gpedit.msc and disable it there so i went there and disabled it
there but it keeps on showing up everywhere on my computer still would it be
a good idea to put that folder he uploaded onto a cd or dvd to slove the
problem i am having if anyone can help me with this problem
that would be a real great help to me or if anyone knows of any websites i
could goto to solve this prob that wouldbe a real great help too

 

[Wesley Vogel]

The thumbs.db file is generated by Windows. It is a
database file containing the small images displayed when you view a folder
in thumbnail view (as opposed to tile, icon, list, or detail view).

Thumbs.db file contains the thumbnails for a particular folder.

Windows XP uses a compressed database file (Thumbs.db) to increase
performance.

To get rid of Thumbs.db files...

Start | Run | Type: control folders | Click OK |
View tab | Check: Do not cache thumbnails |
Click Apply | Click OK

[[Disables automatic storage of folder thumbnails in a cache file. When you
store thumbnail images in a cache file, Windows can reuse them instead of
creating new ones every time you open a folder. If you disable this
automatic storage function, folders that contain thumbnails
might take longer to open.]]

If you use Thumbnail views a lot, you may want to UNCheck Do not cache
thumbnails.

To re-create the Thumbs.db file, click the folder whose contents you are
trying to view in Microsoft Windows Explorer, and then click Thumbnails on
the View menu.

Note: To see the Thumbs.db file, you must be able to view hidden files. To
view hidden files, click Folder Options on the View menu in Windows
Explorer, click the View tab, click Show All Files, and then click OK.


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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Kinker]

Rewrite with comma's and periods.

 

[Bill Sharpe]

Rewrite with comma's and periods.

and initial caps, too!