pictues saved in doucments

I have some family pictures that I saved in my documents it used to be that I could click on the thumbnail and that would make them larger to view. Somehow they are no longer thumbnails I have to open them thru the open program window and when I pick a program and try to checkmark the little box that says " always use this proram to open" it won't allow me to click on it. How can I make these family pictures a thumbnail again? And why can I not click that little box. I hope this makes sence thank you very much

 

Welcome to the board Shocked06969! Open the folder the pics are in and click view>thumbnails. Hopefully that'll get you there but it almost sounds like your association for that file type is broke. So, if that doesn't work, what happens when you double click on a pic? Is that when you get the open with window? What kind of icon do they have

 

Yes the view icon is checked some of them are icons and some of them are not when they used to all be icons the icon looks similar to folder with blue lines if tha makes sence when I double click on it thats when I get the open with window I can open them just fine thru internet explorer but nothing else and when I try to check mark the littlke box that says "always use this program to open" it won't work I can't check mark it

 

Try downloading and running the file on line 17, right hand side. It should be labled restore thumbnail views in XP.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

 

thank you very much for all your help I will try it and let u know how it works

 

Thank you very much for all your help I jsut tried the download u gave me it still did not work the icons look like a sheet of paper with a window in it. if htat makes sence.. any other sugestions.

 

If you double click one of the files, does it open in the proper application based on the type of file you double-click?

 

if I double click on the file it opens the open program window where u can choose the program the only one I can seem to open them in is internet explorer but then I try to check mark the box that says always open with this program and it won't checkmark like i'm not allowed or somethig