Viewing picture files in thumbnails problem

kacarothkacaroth
edited October 2005 in Science & Tech
Hi everyone

I just registered to this site and I gotta say that I really THANK GOD that there's a place like this...I've been searching for a while to get help with this but I found nothing on the subject that I need help with.

Anyways, I've got a bit of a problem with Windows ME. Recently, I tried to put all my picture files into thumbnails (right-click/view/thumbnails) and I realized that it doesn't work anymore. All it does is turn the page blank and it stays there, it doesn't even seem to be trying. It used to work fine so I really don't know what happened. Also, I can't open any folders that are in "my pictures". It's a weird problem and I don't really know what to do with it.

A few weeks ago, I had lots of problems with spyware and junk like that, so I ran scans and deleted all the corrupted files that it brought up. Is it possible that I deleted a file that makes photos into thumbnails? Is there a file I could download or a program that would fix this?

Any information will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks a lot
Gabe

Comments

  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited October 2005
    See if the attached file will fix your problem. It restores the registry key which the thumbnail view process needs in order to function properly. To use it, unzip the file, then double-click it and say "yes" when it asks if you want to add it to the registry. If that doesn't work, right-click it and pick "Merge". (Sorry, I'm a little hazy on WinME.)

    It would be a good idea to backup your registry first!

    If you keep having problems you may want to head over to our Spyware/Virus/Trojan Discussion Forum for a checkup. :)

    NOTE: File is for Win98/WinME ONLY!
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