By default in Windows XP, thumbnails for pictures are enabled when browsing the contents of your computer using My Computer or Windows Explorer. As you might know, the Thumbnails feature can come in handy when browsing through your digital photos and other images. Without the Thumbnails view, you have to open each image individually or use some type of photo software that provides thumbnail browsing.
Enabling thumbnails might affect your PC performance, making browsing through your files and folders a bit slower, which is worse on PCs loaded with lower memory. Therefore, if you don't need to browse through your pictures often or use photo software to view them, think about keeping the Thumbnails feature disabled.
The Thumbnails feature on Windows Vista is disabled by default. Nevertheless, you can easily enable this feature:
1. Double-click on the Computer (or My Computer) icon on your desktop.
If the Computer icon isn't on the desktop, open Windows Explorer by opening the Start Menu, clicking All Programs, choosing Accessories, and clicking Windows Explorer. By default, the Computer icon isn't displayed on the desktop. If you want to add this icon to the desktop
2. Click on the Organize button on your toolbar, and select Folder and Search Options. If your toolbar isn't visible, press one of the Alt buttons on your keyboard to make it appear.
3. Click on the View tab.
4. Uncheck the Always Show Icons, Never Thumbnails option. and then click OK to exit.
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