Windows 7 Preview Pane not working

Anonymous
2009-09-14T09:17:03+00:00

Hi everybody,

It seems that I've some kind of problem with the PREVIEW PANE of the EXPLORER which only works for pictures and not for others type of files ( for video it only shows a pic, doesn't work for .txt, .pdf etc).

Would you know how to fix this problem ?

Regards

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Anonymous
2012-06-08T13:47:07+00:00

Here you go,

In Windows Explorer, click Organize / Folder and Search options / View Tab.

Remove the Check Mark from the Always show Icons never Thumbnails option.

Click Apply / OK.

Regards

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-04-05T12:47:59+00:00

    Here you go,

    In Windows Explorer, click Organize / Folder and Search options / View Tab.

    Remove the Check Mark from the Always show Icons never Thumbnails option.

    Click Apply / OK,

    Makes absolutely no difference and has nothing to do with the preview pane on the right.

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-12-13T17:15:55+00:00

    Here you go,

    In Windows Explorer, click Organize / Folder and Search options / View Tab.

    Remove the Check Mark from the Always show Icons never Thumbnails option.

    Click Apply / OK.

    Regards

    Thanks AnhNguyen Nhu it worked.

    temp fix only...very disapointing!!!

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-12-07T23:46:24+00:00

    Here you go,

    In Windows Explorer, click Organize / Folder and Search options / View Tab.

    Remove the Check Mark from the Always show Icons never Thumbnails option.

    Click Apply / OK.

    Regards

    The perfect solution. This has been driving me nuts for sometime. I looked in folder/view tab many times before and overlooked that switch.

    Thank you

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-12-03T02:43:11+00:00

    Had the same problem - ran a repair on Adobe and it resolved the issue!  So simple :)

    Thanks for your help This one actually worked

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