Why does Vista not show picture thumbnails?

[Stan Kay]

When I had Windows XP the MY Pictures folder gave me an option to show
thumbnails of my photographs. Now that I have moved to Vista Ultimate ver
6000 I have no such option and every thumbnail shows the same image of the
sea, mountains and clouds.

Can anyone please tell me how to get it to show a thumbnail of the picture?

 

[Charles W Davis]

Open the folder in question and click on the little down arrow to the right
of Views and select; Extra Large Icons, Large Icons, Medium Icons, Small
Icons, List, Details or Tiles.

 

[Cal Bear '66]

Control Panel (Classic view) > Folder Options > View tab, uncheck 1st item
(Always show icons, never thumbnails)

 

[Ian Betts]

When I had Windows XP the MY Pictures folder gave me an option to show
thumbnails of my photographs. Now that I have moved to Vista Ultimate ver
6000 I have no such option and every thumbnail shows the same image of the
sea, mountains and clouds.

Can anyone please tell me how to get it to show a thumbnail of the
picture?

Views menu is a toggle button, just click it several times, it changes the
view each time.

--
Ian

With patience there is always a way.

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[Marco Desloovere]

When I had Windows XP the MY Pictures folder gave me an option to show
thumbnails of my photographs. Now that I have moved to Vista Ultimate ver
6000 I have no such option and every thumbnail shows the same image of the
sea, mountains and clouds.

Can anyone please tell me how to get it to show a thumbnail of the picture?

Click on an empty spot (not a file) in your folder, and while pressing
the Ctrl-key, rotate the mouse-wheel either up or down.
You should see your pictures in a zillion different thumbnail sizes.
Choose the one that satisfies your requirements.

Marco

 

[Adam Albright]

Views menu is a toggle button, just click it several times, it changes the
view each time.

A toggle button only has two states, like a light switch can be off or
on. In software, the act of switching from one to another state is
often referred to as "toggling". Where you're giving more than two
choices you are no longer toggling. One example of a multiple choice
button is called a "radio button" when only one choice can be selected
from a list of several choices.

 

[Stan Kay]

Hi "Cal Bear '66",

Your suggestion worked fine. Many thanks for your kind and prompt advice.

 

[Stan Kay]

Many thanks for your response buy I am afraid it does not work with my
problem.

You will see that "Cal Bear '66" provided the solution.

 

[Stan Kay]

Many thanks for your response buy I am afraid it does not work with my
problem.

You will see that "Cal Bear '66" provided the solution.

 

[Stan Kay]

Many thanks for your response buy I am afraid it does not work with my
problem.

You will see that "Cal Bear '66" provided the solution.

 

[Cal Bear '66]

You're very welcome.

Enjoy!

 

[Ian Betts]

A toggle button only has two states, like a light switch can be off or
on. In software, the act of switching from one to another state is
often referred to as "toggling". Where you're giving more than two
choices you are no longer toggling. One example of a multiple choice
button is called a "radio button" when only one choice can be selected
from a list of several choices.

OK so how would you describe the View radio button that shows four states.

--
Ian

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