My Photos Appear Correctly In My Docs!

[moggie 939]

Hello
Since I downloaded all my photos from my old to my new laptop something has changed.
Before, they showed as icons in My Docs with the actual photo showing so I could review them before opening them.
Now they all show the same as an icon with a standard picture of a scene. However, when I open each one the correct photo appears...so I have not lost any.
What have I done wrong in the transferring of them and how do I return them to normal?
Thanks all

[jno]

just a guess, but in the taskbar at the top (where it probably says "new folder" etc) there may be a little icon like a page shape that says "options" when you hover over it. Click and you will probably find other ways of displaying your photos - listed by date, big icons, small icons etc etc

[Buenchico]

Click on 'View', then on 'Thumbnails'

[VHG]

On W7 do as follows (may also work on W8)

On the main Windows menu select "Computer".

Select the "Organize" menu option, then "Folder and Search Options"

On the Folder Options windows select the "View" tab.

Near the top is an option called "Always show icons, never thumbnails".

If this has a TICK in it then you will just see icons like you are getting.

Deselect the tick and save your changes.

Now you should see your photos.

Here is a picture of the window (this is from vista but it is similar in W7 and W8)

See the option at the top

http://www.granneman.com/files/4813/1497/3675/winext-vista.gif

[moggie 939]

Thanks VHG and everyone - it worked VHG!

Don't know how that tick got in that box!!

Moggie

[netibiza]

Can someone explain how to move my photos from laptop windows xp to laptop Windows 8? without having to save them to disc.