So, you know when you download a file with an extension for which you don't have the program to run it, a little white icon shows up in place of what should be there. Its a page with an earmarked corner and the picture of what looks like an open window (like a webbrowser or folder).

Well, I've got those all over my computer. They are all supposed to be images...either jpegs, tiffs, or photoshop documents. They USED to show a little mini image as the icon but not anymore. I haven't done anything, so I'm not sure why they aren't showing up properly.

Any ideas?

All the other icons (for programs, pdf files, etc) are as they should be.

8/23/2008 5:51:00 PM

i dont really feel like typing the answer to this

8/23/2008 6:05:34 PM

come on, pleeease?

8/23/2008 6:17:10 PM

aids.

8/23/2008 6:33:55 PM

uh? yeah so you're not being any help...

8/23/2008 6:39:22 PM

wow, no "FORMAT C:"

8/23/2008 6:49:08 PM

format c: /q

8/23/2008 7:10:40 PM

good lord you guys are ridiculous.

8/23/2008 7:34:55 PM

google is your friend

refresh the icon cache

8/23/2008 7:45:04 PM

google said to delete the cache, that it would re-create itself.

so I deleted it and restarted.

unfortunately that didn't fix the problem

when I click on the icon it loads the picture as normal...its just that I don't have any preview of it and its driving me crazy.

and google isn't helping.

I run XP btw

[Edited on August 23, 2008 at 8:30 PM. Reason : ]

8/23/2008 8:23:40 PM

have you tried going into the folder properties and selecting thumbnails and applying them to all folders?

[Edited on August 23, 2008 at 9:22 PM. Reason : shot in the dark? i'd also look up thumbnail problem in google.]

8/23/2008 9:21:52 PM

Start > Run > regsvr32 shimgvw.dll

8/23/2008 11:05:01 PM

they show properly in the folders but only if I select thumbnails. The problem is on the desktop.

8/24/2008 8:07:23 AM