WMF/JPEG Thumbnails won't show

I am unable to get my hundreds of pieces of wmf & jpeg clipart pieces to
show as thumbnails, only as a generic program file (Usually Paintbrush).
My previous three computers had no problems with the clipart.
I have:
- Unchecked "always show as icons.."
- Messed with folder options
- Spent 35 minutes on remote assist with Dell- they say Vista sees
these files as some sort of spyware.
- Done the Vista Forum tutorials for turning thumbnails on/off
- Tried changing the registry

I need to be able to quickly see what all the theumbnails are and not
have to click individually.

Any advice would be appreciated.


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pandora

pandora wrote:
> I am unable to get my hundreds of pieces of wmf & jpeg clipart pieces
> to show as thumbnails, only as a generic program file (Usually
> Paintbrush). My previous three computers had no problems with the
> clipart.
> I have:
> - Unchecked "always show as icons.."
> - Messed with folder options
> - Spent 35 minutes on remote assist with Dell- they say Vista sees
> these files as some sort of spyware.
> - Done the Vista Forum tutorials for turning thumbnails on/off
> - Tried changing the registry
>
> I need to be able to quickly see what all the theumbnails are and not
> have to click individually.
>
> Any advice would be appreciated.
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Have a look at the following article:

Why can I not view the thumbnails for WMF files
in Vista like I was able to in Windows XP?
http://thevistaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=25399

You should be able to view your .wmf thumbs
with the freeware IrfanView. Once you have the
program downloaded and installed open it and
go to...File / Thumbnails...(or just type T ) then
browse to the files you wish to view.

IrfanView Graphic Viewer
http://www.software.com/irfanview
(get the plug-ins too)
http://www.software.com/irfanview-plugin

As for the JPEG thumbs...maybe the following
link will be useful:

File association fixes for Windows Vista
http://tinyurl.com/2xsewp
or...
http://www.winhelponline.com/article...ows-Vista.html

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John Inzer
MS Digital Media MVP

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This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

Thank you! You gave a solution that is practical and, best of all,
works! Thanks again.


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pandora

pandora wrote:
> Thank you! You gave a solution that is practical and, best of all,
> works! Thanks again.
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You're welcome.

Thanks for the update.

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John Inzer
MS Digital Media MVP

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk