Jpeg icons turned to generic icon

[Guest]

All of my jpeg icons which are normally a small picture have all turned to a
generic icon that reads "jpeg". Now I have to launch each icon to see which
picture it actually is.
Does anyone know how to reset this back to show me the real icon?

 

[Mark F.]

All of my jpeg icons which are normally a small picture have all turned to
a
generic icon that reads "jpeg". Now I have to launch each icon to see
which
picture it actually is.
Does anyone know how to reset this back to show me the real icon?

An icon file (.ico) is not the same as a small jpeg (.jpg or .jpeg) image.
Did you convert the jpeg images to icons?

The system registry stores information about a file type and it's associated
icon. Windows Explorer displays icons as icons and images (jpg bmp gif png
etc.) with an icon that is associated with that image's file type. To view
the actual images you have to select "Thumbnails view".

Mark

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Reinstall what ever 3rd party application that provides this feature.

To see a thumbnail of the .jpg file, click the file and look at the bottom
of the Tasks pane under Details. If the Details chevron is pointing down,
click on it to display the preview.

If you want to see all of the files as little previews, select Thumbnails in
the View menu.

To see Thumbnails in the left hand pane, you need to have Common Tasks
activated.

You also need to have the folder template set for Pictures or Photo Album.

You may have to click the Folders icon on the Toolbar to switch from Folders
view to show Common Tasks in the left hand pane.

[[You can display hyperlinks to common tasks in the left pane of your folder
windows. The links provide quick access to file and folder management
activities and other places on your computer, such as My Computer, Shared
Documents, and My Network Places. Windows displays these links by default,
so they may already be displayed in your folders. If they are not, you can
use Folder Options to enable this feature.]]

Start | Run | Type: control folders | Click OK |
General tab | Select: Show common tasks in folders |
Click Apply | Click OK

Show common tasks in folders
[[Specifies that hyperlinks to common folder tasks and other places on your
computer are displayed in folders. These links appear in the left pane of
the folder window.]]

View | Customize This Folder | Select Pictures or Photo Album |
Click Apply | Click OK

Or..

Right click the folder | Properties | Customize tab |
Set to Pictures or Photo Album under what kind of folder do you want? |
Click Apply | Click OK

Use this folder type as a template:
[[Allows you to select a folder template. Folder templates apply specific
features to your folder, such as specialized task links and viewing options
for working with pictures and music.]]

Also apply this template to all subfolders
[[Specifies that the template you select for your folder is applied to all
of its subfolders as well.]]

You can view your pictures as thumbnails in any My Pictures subfolder or any
folder customized as a pictures folder.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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