viewing images in folders

I seemed to have lost the ability to view my jpg images
and other documents images. I have set to view my folder
as a web page. Some documents will display a preview and
others dont. What do I have to do to preview all my docs
in a folder.

Hel

Hi Garzatra,

Right-click the folder for which you want to enable the
Thumbnail view, and then click Properties.
Click to select the Enable Thumbnail View check box,
and then click OK.

If the above is already selected:
This can also occur if the file association for the type
of file you are trying to preview has been changed or
damaged by third-party programs.
Go to Doug Knox's web site, click Utility, download and run
"Repair Image Preview and Thumbnail View"
http://www.dougknox.com/
http://www.dougknox.com/utility/scripts_desc/fixpix.htm

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"garzatra" wrote
I seemed to have lost the ability to view my jpg images
and other documents images. I have set to view my folder
as a web page. Some documents will display a preview and
others dont. What do I have to do to preview all my docs
in a folder.

Hel

On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 17:02:28 -0700, "garzatra"
wrote:

I seemed to have lost the ability to view my jpg images
and other documents images. I have set to view my folder
as a web page. Some documents will display a preview and
others dont. What do I have to do to preview all my docs
in a folder.

Hel

I saved this tasty bit of wisdom from a link at PCWorld:

Windows Tips: Preview Images in Windows Explorer

Restore thumbnails for image files; expand file searches; what's
FooBar?



David Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas

This Windows Explorer feature is available in Windows NT, 98, 2000,
and Millennium Edition, but it works in Windows 95 only when Internet
Explorer's Desktop Update feature is installed. The folder you're
searching in must be set to display Web contents. In Windows 9x, click
Explorer's View menu and make sure as Web Page is checked. In Windows
2000 and Me, choose Tools, Folder Options, select "Enable Web content
in folders," and click OK. If an HTML template has been applied to a
folder whose contents aren't displayed in the image-preview area,
select the folder in the left pane, right-click an empty part of the
right-hand pane, choose Customize This Folder, and use the Customize
This Folder Wizard to choose a new template or to remove
customizations. If the image preview area in any version of Windows is
too narrow, the area may suddenly disappear. Simply drag an edge of
the window to make it wide enough to accommodate the image preview.

Now you should see an image on the left side of the folder when you
select a .bmp, .jpg, .gif, or other compatible file format.
Unfortunately, this feature can disappear when a poorly designed
installation program tampers with the Registry settings for the image
files Windows is to preview. Even if you know what software caused the
glitch, uninstalling the guilty party won't necessarily restore the
health of Registry entries corrupted by the rogue installer. You have
to do that manually--a complicated procedure.

That brings up our usual warning: Boo-boos committed while editing the
Registry can cause serious problems (such as preventing Windows from
starting), so proceed at your own risk. Always back up Registry files
before making any changes.

In Windows 9x, make copies of the User.dat and System.dat files in the
Windows folder before you do anything else. In Windows NT, choose
Start, Run, type rdisk, and press Enter. In the Repair Disk Utility,
click Update Repair Info and follow the on-screen prompts. In Win
2000, choose Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Backup. In
the Backup window, choose Tools, Create an Emergency Repair Disk. When
prompted to do so, insert a floppy disk and check "Also back up the
registry to the repair directory." Click OK.

Once you've backed up your Registry, you're ready to reset. Choose
Start, Run, type regedit, and press Enter to launch the Registry
Editor. Click the plus sign (+) next to the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT folder
icon, or double-click the icon itself. From there, navigate to the
folder (called a key in Registry lingo) corresponding to the extension
of the file type that Explorer is not previewing properly. For
example, to fix the preview information for .jpg files, go to the .jpg
key. If it has a plus sign next to it, click that to expand the tree
diagram for the complete .jpg key. There you'll find a key called
ShellEx. (If you don't see it, no problem: Just right-click the .jpg
icon in the left pane and choose New, Key. Then type ShellEx and press
Enter.)

Click the plus sign next to the ShellEx key to expand the keys
underneath. There should be a key named
{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}. If it's not there, take a deep
breath, right-click the ShellEx key in the left pane, and choose New,
Key. Then type {BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1} and press Enter.
(You can now exhale.)

Select the key to see its contents in the right pane. It should
include an icon labeled (Default) and, to the right, a series of
numbers in braces. If it doesn't, and you created the key yourself,
double-click the (Default) icon in the right pane to edit its value
data. If the key was already there but has the wrong value,
right-click in the right pane and choose New, String Value. Type
(Default) and press Enter. Double-click the (Default) icon to edit its
value data. Then in the Value data box, type
{7376D660-C583-11d0-A3A5-00C04FD706EC} (including the braces) and
click OK.

Finally, proofread your typing, both for the new key and for the
string value. If you did everything right, your preview should return
whenever you select a .jpg file in any Explorer or folder window that
is set to view Web content.

Of course, this example fixes only the .jpg file type. You need to
repeat the procedure for the .gif key and any other key that refuses
to show a preview. The method outlined above won't work for every file
type, but you should be able to preview images having any of the
following extensions: .art, .bmp, .dib, .gif, .jfif, .jpe, .jpeg,
..jpg, .png, and .wmf. Have fun!

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Sincerely, | (©) (©)
| ------ooo--(_)--ooo------
Andrew H. Carter | ///\\\
d(-_-)b |

Thanks, Andrew. I thank that Windows 98 didn't support
JPG files, but now the files are previewed normally.
It isn't necessary to say that your reply is marked
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Andrew H. Carter (Applied ROT 17 Left, for Email do 17 Right) wrote:

On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 17:02:28 -0700, "garzatra"
wrote:


I seemed to have lost the ability to view my jpg images
and other documents images. I have set to view my folder
as a web page. Some documents will display a preview and
others dont. What do I have to do to preview all my docs
in a folder.

Hel


I saved this tasty bit of wisdom from a link at PCWorld:

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