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Jan 07
2010

How to preview images in Windows Explorer within Windows Vista

Posted by: spectrateam

Tagged in: Windows Vista
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There is a small setting inside Windows Vista where you can preview your images thought your Windows Explorer. Normally this setting comes active in a new computer. However, I have found that too many users are deactivating this setting by mistake. So this tutorial will help you to activate or deactivate this preview value in your Windows Vista.

 

We are going to be going from picture 1 to picture 2 and vice versa.

 

Without Preview Images

 

 

With Preview Images

 

So if you want to accomplish this follow these steps.

1. Go to Start

2. Click on Control Panel

Step 1 and 2

3. Click on Classic View

Step 3

4. Click on Folder Options

Step 4

5. Inside Folder Options click on the View tabs

6. Under Files and Folders check Always show icons, never thumbnails.

Checking this setting will display the pictures preview and unchecking it will display icons only.

Step 5 and 6


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