Picture icon preview in browser

[Neverhavemoney]

ik this is going to sound like a very stupid question.
do u know how to make the icons the actual picture
ex: when i go to MY PICTURES i would like to preview the picture instead of this really weird icon.
do u know if this is possible in vista?
i know it is in XP
thanks
ben

 

[Brink]

Hello Ben,

This tutorial will help show you how to turn on thumbnails in Windows Explorer for this.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/73715-thumbnails-windows-explorer.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[Neverhavemoney]

hey brink,
tried the first two and they would not work
anything else?

 

[Brink]

Doublecheck with the TIP box at that link to see if Windows Photo Gallery is set as the default program with all of it's associations set to it.

 

[Neverhavemoney]

Doublecheck with the TIP box at that link to see if Windows Photo Gallery is set as the default program with all of it's associations set to it.

Hey brink
i tried the first two ways and checked the default program and it was set to all defaults.
i even tried installing the registry download but nothing happened.
any other suggestions?

 

[Brink]

You might see if rebuilding the icon cache can help since what you have tried so far checks out.

 

[Dwarf]

Hi Ben,

Can you post a snip of this 'weird icon'. I have a feeling that it is this one:
If it is, then this is easy to solve. Click on 'Organize' and then click 'Properties'.

Select the 'Customize' tab and ensure that under 'Use this folder type as a template:' it displays 'Pictures and Videos'. If not, use the drop down box to select this option.

Finally, click on 'OK' to close the dialogue panel.

 

[djfla]

Make sure you have Menu Bar Enabled:
GO TO> Organize> LayOut> Menu Bar (CLICK THIS To Enable)

Then, in the menu bar the classic: <File, Edit, View, Tools & Help> should appear

GO TO> Tools> FolderOptions {3 tabs will appear: <General, View, Search>}

GO TO>*UNCHECK "Always show icons,never thumbnails" (to disable the annoying icon)

CLICK APPLY & OK

Your Pictures should be replacing the icon and appearing as default

Hope this helps. I just figured this out.. I had been looking at the previous posts and its the same thing everywhere, not useful at all for my version at least!!

GOOD LUCK!