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hercule · 11-05-2004, 11:19 AM

I recently upgraded from win ME to win 2k. In win ME when I clicked on a filename in the explorer window I could have a thumnail preview of a .JPEG or a .TIFF file. In win 2k, I can only have a preview of a .JPEG file. Any settings I need to change?

greyknight17 · 11-05-2004, 11:26 AM

Welcome to TSF.

Not exactly sure what your question is. Aren't both previews then? For ME, do you mean when you hover your mouse over it, it shows a preview of the image? There are programs that allows you to see a preview in the right context menu.

Perhaps you mean a program like this one?

hercule · 11-10-2004, 02:00 PM

In response to grey knight:

No, I don't mean another program. It is simply the win ME explorer window. I click on a file name in the list (either pic.jpeg or pic.tiff) and a preview thumbnail appears to the left under the folder data.

In win2k, the preview appears only for a jpeg file (pic.jpeg) If I click on a pic in .TIFF format, there is no preview thumbnail. Of course I can double click it and my photo program will open and display it. But I like the simplicity of seeing a preview of each pic as I move down the files in the folder in explorer.

11-05-2004, 11:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
hercule Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2 OS: win2000	win2k thumbs I recently upgraded from win ME to win 2k. In win ME when I clicked on a filename in the explorer window I could have a thumnail preview of a .JPEG or a .TIFF file. In win 2k, I can only have a preview of a .JPEG file. Any settings I need to change?

11-05-2004, 11:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
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11-10-2004, 02:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
hercule Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2 OS: win2000	win2k thumbs In response to grey knight: No, I don't mean another program. It is simply the win ME explorer window. I click on a file name in the list (either pic.jpeg or pic.tiff) and a preview thumbnail appears to the left under the folder data. In win2k, the preview appears only for a jpeg file (pic.jpeg) If I click on a pic in .TIFF format, there is no preview thumbnail. Of course I can double click it and my photo program will open and display it. But I like the simplicity of seeing a preview of each pic as I move down the files in the folder in explorer. Last edited by hercule; 11-10-2004 at 02:01 PM.