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138274 2003-04-24 02:14:00 Win98SE while viewing my .jpg files something has happened to stop the file having a small preview when highlighted in explorer. I have two computers side by side with exactly the same folder options settings. In one I get a preview now in the other no preview.
This happened because I opened a .jpg photo in Ulead Photoimpact. Then all my .jpg files defaulted to opening in this programme when double clicked in explorer. My previous default was IrfanView. In order to restore this default I had to delete Ulead photoimpact from View/Folder Options/File types. IrfanView is now the default programme .jpg files open in but I have lost the small preview! Please any ideas on what has happened? Thanks David
DavidW (532)
138275 2003-04-24 03:09:00 Hey

Open up My Computer
Click Tools > Folder Options
Select "Enable Web Content in Folders"
And this should return the preview tab window thingy...



CyberChuck
cyberchuck (173)
138276 2003-04-24 03:47:00 Right click on the folder, click Properties, check Enable Thumbnail View Greg S (201)
138277 2003-04-24 11:03:00 Nope. No tools in My Computer and View/Folder Options doesn't have "Enable Web Content in Folder" as an option. "Enable Thumbnail View" in Properties doesn't do it either! Thanks for the suggestions. David DavidW (532)
138278 2003-04-24 22:12:00 what does "Enable Thumbnail View" in Properties do? and do you 'bmp's show as thumbnails?
is irfanview set as jpg default viewer in folder options>file types and also in its own options in the prog?
Trev0 (1995)
138279 2003-04-24 23:05:00 Thanks Trev0 'Enable Thumbnail View' doesn't seem to do anything. "bmp"s do show as a thumbnail and I have set jpg as the default viewer in as many places as I can find. Still no thumbnail in explorer! David DavidW (532)
138280 2003-04-25 04:55:00 do you get the Irfanview icon?

what about putting Ulead Photoimpact back on just to see if you get them back that way?
Trev0 (1995)
138281 2003-04-25 07:53:00 I started Ulead Photoimpact and opened a jpg file. After that although the IrfanView icon was showing in explorer the jpgs opend in photoimpact but no preview. I then uninstalled photoimpact and lost the Irfanview icon in explorer and the jpg files would not open by double clicking. Subsequently after much fiddling with Folder Options/file types I have got the IrfanView icons back but still no preview. I get a preview with all other graphic types bmp gif etc. ??? David DavidW (532)
138282 2003-04-25 09:17:00 Not sure if this is what you want but try this.

Right click on any .jpg file and choose 'open with', then 'choose program..'.
Select the program you want to open .jpg files and also tick "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file".

I'm using XP so hopefully the steps outlined are similar.

sam m
sam m (517)
138283 2003-04-25 11:22:00 Sorry --- No "Open With" in Win98 Rt click only gives the option "Open" no "Open With" David DavidW (532)
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