+Bob+ wrote:
> "... et al." wrote ( apparently twice? ):
>
>> Pretending to be an ostrich doesn't help this annoying behavior.
>> Instead look at the checkbox just above, 'Do not cache
>> Thumbnails', and select that.
>
>
>> Pretending to be an ostrich doesn't help this annoying behavior.
>> Instead look at the checkbox just above, 'Do not cache
>> Thumbnails', and select that.
>
> Yes, I've already checked that... it still seems to create the
> thumbs.db files in any directory that it hits once it's changed to
> "icon view" on it's own (the other half of my post) - at least that's
> the only trigger I can figure out. I never use icon view for anything.
> As an example, it will change to icon view anytime I do a "save
> picture" in MSIE.
>
> I think that is what is triggering the thumbs.db generation.
I think you are correct, if you mean 'Thumbnails' view.
To see if i got the same result i reRegistered the [ShImgVw.dll]
file so it is how it originally is in WinXP, then leaving 'Do not
cache Thumbnails' checked, i started 'Internet Explorer' (msIE),
opened a website and then rightclicked a picture on the page ...
and yes for me too it opened the 'Save as' dialog to the 'My
Picture' folder in 'Thumbnails view' - how horrendously
obnoxious! Worse yet, also for me [Thumbs.db] files were created...
Shaken and stirred i came back today to test further but, perhaps
after the reboot, now it behaves like it is described on that
link i posted. The 'Do not cache Thumbnails' setting in 'Folder
Options'-cpl works for me to disallow or allow the creation of
[Thumbs.db] files. Dunno what happened there initially.
If for you the files continues to get created no matter how you
set that option, i suggest you try cutting off the evil closer to
the source, and do what i have done again already and, unRegister
[ShImgVw.dll].
Start : Run... : (Copy and paste the next line) :
RegSvr32 -u %WinDir%\System32\ShImgVw.dll
Click 'OK' and you should get a conformation-dialog.
I guess the WinXP builtin picture-viewer (that there is no way to
configure?) will stop working but who wants to use that when
there are very competent freeware mediaviewers available. Well
known examples for pictures; IrfanView and XnView
<http://www.irfanview.com/index.htm>
<http://www.xnview.com/>
( If you don't like the result, reRegister the file again:
RegSvr32 %WinDir%\System32\ShImgVw.dll
)
Further suggestions along the same path.
( When allowed, save data apart from where WinXP makes
special/special arrangements, like in 'My Documents' and 'My
Pictures'. )
I couldn't find a setting in 'Internet Explorer' to set where
saving a picture would default to, and if there isn't one, for
web-surfing use better freeware alternatives that better let you
decide how you want to organize your data. ... Firefox and Opera.
I really dislike having the open and save dialogs almost always
showing a 'List'-view and no way to let the user *me* decide how
to view things once and for all, without needing to change it
each time. Being shocked by the horrendous 'Thumbnails'-view the
dialog changes to when in 'My Pictures' and subfolders created
there, i am even more thankful that i have 'OpenWide' running.
Now, even when i used Internet Explorer and went to save a
picture, and it still initially forced me to the 'My Pictures'
folder, the contents there were listed in 'Details' view, the way
i prefer it. Phew! You can find 'OpenWide' at:
<http://lingo.atspace.com/openwide.html>
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