Disable Folder Thumbnails

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Sem

hello
i was wondering if anyone knows any tricks or registry settings i could use
to stop vista from generating thumbnails for folders "live folders" but keep
them enabled for files

ive reached the end of the road here im managed to put up with the other
annoyances of vista but this one is one too many

:(
 
Sem said:
hello
i was wondering if anyone knows any tricks or registry settings i
could use to stop vista from generating thumbnails for folders "live
folders" but keep them enabled for files

ive reached the end of the road here im managed to put up with the
other annoyances of vista but this one is one too many

:(
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Try this...

Make a copy of any picture (preferably in
landscape orientation)...open it in MS Paint
or your favorite image editor and fill it with
a color...Yellow might be a good choice.

Rename the picture...
folder.jpg
Right click the picture and choose...Copy...

Now...right click any folder that displays
thumbs on the outside and choose...Paste.

The folder will now display your folder.jpg.

Continue right click / paste on your folders
until all are done.

Here's a more detailed article on it:

How to Change Folder Thumbnail Preview
Picture in Windows Vista Explorer
http://tinyurl.com/9hmb6f
or...
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/...il-preview-picture-in-windows-vista-explorer/

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John Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

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This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

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me may not work for you

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Thanks for the reply
i was already aware of that trick but since i want "live folders"
gone/disabled system wide for all folders it wouldn't be practical

never mind tho ill switching back to XP and i can only hope and pray MS
gives us the option in windows 7
 
Sem said:
Thanks for the reply
i was already aware of that trick but since i want "live folders"
gone/disabled system wide for all folders it wouldn't be practical

never mind tho ill switching back to XP and i can only hope and pray
MS gives us the option in windows 7
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Sorry...

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John Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk
 
John Inzer said:
Sorry...
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Argh! I was really hoping to do this myself. I've got my own custom set of
icons, like Sem, for folders and filetypes, and I dislike the appearance of
the icons of folders with thumbnails inside them clashing with my custom
icons. But - turning thumbnails off is no good; because I still want to be
able to see thumbnails of image files when I'm in the folders! I hope this is
addressed at some point in the form of a registry fix or an option.
 
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