MS 2000 Pro Thumbnails

[Devildog7688]

Recently received a new Dell Latitude C640. When attempting to view .jpg's as thumbnails, they will not display. I have checked every setting possible with no success. Any assistance would greatly be appreciated. The only thing I can think of doing is reloading the OS but thought maybe someone could assist me. If you want, pls respond to me at rcarter@btg.com. Appreciate any input. Semper fi rod carter

 

[apex1x]

If you are browsing in windows explorer, go to:

Tools->Folder Options-> and on the General Tab, under the Web View group, select the radio button "Enable Web Content in Folders".
~Apex1x
Miller's Law:
You can't tell how deep a puddle is until you step into it.

 

[apex1x]

Door #1: The alternative, viewing individual files in a thumbnail in the left margin of a folder viewed as a webpage. This is done by clicking on the file name. If you cannot see thumbnails of .jpg files using this method, then Win98 may not have an application associated with JPEG files.

Door #2: Is the icon for .jpg files a little flying windows flag? If so, there is no associated application. To correct this, double-click on a .jpg file. A dialog box will appear asking you which application you would like to use to open this file. I'm going to assume you do not have a graphics program for editing .jpgs (it would have probably associated jpg with itself upon installation), so choose Internet Explorer (if you do have a graphics app you'd like to use as the default application for jpg files, go ahead and choose that instead). MAKE SURE YOU SELECT THE CHECKBOX "Always use this application..."

Door #3: If jpg file types are already associated with an application, that application may not communicate viewing information to the system. You might try reassociating jpg files with a different application. You can reassociate files without doing a registry hack. Click once on a jpg file. Then hold down SHIFT and RIGHT CLICK. The shortcut menu will give you an additional option: "Open With..." This brings open the dialog box detailed in Door #2. Try associating the file with the IE4.0 application. Don't forget to select the checkbox.

Hope this helps...
~Apex1x
Miller's Law:
You can't tell how deep a puddle is until you step into it.

 

[apex1x]

The reason for .jpg not having thumbnail is you remove and re-create the .jpg file association. This can happen if you install Netscape or any type of video editing apps.

To fix this, at Start>Run type: regsvr32.exe /i shdocvw.dll
~Apex1x
Miller's Law:
You can't tell how deep a puddle is until you step into it.

 

[Devildog7688]

Apex1x, Thanks for the input and recommendations. The problem was resident since I first got the laptop a couple of weeks ago. It was built and setup by Dell. I downloaded some .jpg's from my digital camera, saved them to a /folder/file on my desktop. When I select the folder and then select "Thumbnails" the individual files are displayed as square's but the pictures are not displayed in thumbnails. Very frustrating to say the least. I will try you recommendations. Semper fi rod rcarter@btg.com