Anyone know a cure for vanished thumbnails please?? - Page 2

electrocop · 11th December 2015, 10:19

Try removing VLC altogether and see if that sorts it - you can always try reinstalling later to prove a point. I prefer Media Player Classic myself.....

James.uk · 11th December 2015, 16:51

Media player classic is already installed, but it's nowhere near as comprehensive as VLC, i.e. it wont open half my video stuff...

I have had VLC installed for years, with thumbnails working, this loss of thumbnails only happened when I had a security update download from Microsoft recently.... grrrrrr.......

I can't go back as my system restore system doesn't work.....

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Deskjet990 · 11th December 2015, 18:02

Control panel, System, advanced settings, make sure the box is ticked for thumbnails and not icons.

regards Deskjet990

James.uk · 13th December 2015, 15:45

Cannot find any reference to thumbnails under, control panel/systems/ advanced settings/ ???

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MangoMan · 13th December 2015, 17:11

Can you not get this window to open - as shown in Photo?

You can change your view option here no matter what your Folder Options are set to. If you cannot, then I would say there is a glitch somewhere in you OS, which in that case I would take it to someone who can fix it, (a repair) that's of course if you don't know how.

Although I could be wasting my breath - as I obviously was in Post #8.....

James.uk · 13th December 2015, 17:17

Hi Mangoman, I have a similar icon (not the same) that gives me similar choices, selecting thumbnails fails to alter anything, all the other choices work OK..

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Deskjet990 · 14th December 2015, 11:28

Sorry, that is for windows7, try this for XP.
My documents, My Pictures, View, select Thumbnails only!
If that does not work then you have a problem with XP. Suggest you run "system file checker" which should put right the fault.
regards Deskjet990

James.uk · 14th December 2015, 14:29

Hi 990

Thumbnails was already selected in my docs/my pictures/view/ so I selected something else then went back to selecting thumbnails.. It still shows icons....

How do I run the "system file checker" please?

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Deskjet990 · 14th December 2015, 18:47

Hi James
Go to start, run, then typecmd in the open box.
Then click ok to open a command point.
type: sfc/scannow.
It will take some time to scan.
regards Deskjet990

klarzy · 14th December 2015, 19:44

you may have a bit of software which has tried to be default for your image files...

right click on a thumbnail, choose "open with"
look at the list and choose, (usually paint or photo viewer)
tick the "always use this program" box
hit enter and the pic should open
close it and go back to your list then try the large icons option

11th December 2015, 18:02	#13
Deskjet990 Avid contributor Rover 75 Tourer Connoisseur SE CDT Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bury St Edmunds Suffolk Posts: 136 Thanks: 33 Thanked 36 Times in 9 Posts	Try this Control panel, System, advanced settings, make sure the box is ticked for thumbnails and not icons. regards Deskjet990

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klarzy This is my second home none but not gone Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: March, Cambs Posts: 16,437 Thanks: 894 Thanked 4,247 Times in 3,025 Posts	you may have a bit of software which has tried to be default for your image files... right click on a thumbnail, choose "open with" look at the list and choose, (usually paint or photo viewer) tick the "always use this program" box hit enter and the pic should open close it and go back to your list then try the large icons option __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]….All praise Bananaswan….

11th December 2015, 10:19	#11
electrocop Avid contributor Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 104 Thanks: 11 Thanked 24 Times in 21 Posts	Try removing VLC altogether and see if that sorts it - you can always try reinstalling later to prove a point. I prefer Media Player Classic myself.....

11th December 2015, 16:51	#12
James.uk Passed Away 2002 Pale Blue. Rover 75 CDTi Connoisseur auto. 170K miles Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Near the M67. Posts: 14,509 Thanks: 199 Thanked 585 Times in 397 Posts	Media player classic is already installed, but it's nowhere near as comprehensive as VLC, i.e. it wont open half my video stuff... I have had VLC installed for years, with thumbnails working, this loss of thumbnails only happened when I had a security update download from Microsoft recently.... grrrrrr....... I can't go back as my system restore system doesn't work..... ...

13th December 2015, 15:45	#14
James.uk Passed Away 2002 Pale Blue. Rover 75 CDTi Connoisseur auto. 170K miles Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Near the M67. Posts: 14,509 Thanks: 199 Thanked 585 Times in 397 Posts	Cannot find any reference to thumbnails under, control panel/systems/ advanced settings/ ??? ...

13th December 2015, 17:17	#16
James.uk Passed Away 2002 Pale Blue. Rover 75 CDTi Connoisseur auto. 170K miles Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Near the M67. Posts: 14,509 Thanks: 199 Thanked 585 Times in 397 Posts	Hi Mangoman, I have a similar icon (not the same) that gives me similar choices, selecting thumbnails fails to alter anything, all the other choices work OK.. ....

14th December 2015, 11:28	#17
Deskjet990 Avid contributor Rover 75 Tourer Connoisseur SE CDT Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bury St Edmunds Suffolk Posts: 136 Thanks: 33 Thanked 36 Times in 9 Posts	Sorry, that is for windows7, try this for XP. My documents, My Pictures, View, select Thumbnails only! If that does not work then you have a problem with XP. Suggest you run "system file checker" which should put right the fault. regards Deskjet990

14th December 2015, 14:29	#18
James.uk Passed Away 2002 Pale Blue. Rover 75 CDTi Connoisseur auto. 170K miles Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Near the M67. Posts: 14,509 Thanks: 199 Thanked 585 Times in 397 Posts	Hi 990 Thumbnails was already selected in my docs/my pictures/view/ so I selected something else then went back to selecting thumbnails.. It still shows icons.... How do I run the "system file checker" please? ...

14th December 2015, 18:47	#19
Deskjet990 Avid contributor Rover 75 Tourer Connoisseur SE CDT Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bury St Edmunds Suffolk Posts: 136 Thanks: 33 Thanked 36 Times in 9 Posts	Hi James Go to start, run, then typecmd in the open box. Then click ok to open a command point. type: sfc/scannow. It will take some time to scan. regards Deskjet990