Thumbnails Missing Server 2008 R2: Where for art thou?

OK...search for this fix and you will get a simple answer like:

1. Go to Organize->Folder and Search Options then go to the View Tab and uncheck Display file icon on thumbnails.

Then this doesnt work so you find a nasty hack to the registry...not going to post that one...

Then you try this and you should be cooking with propane.

2. Control Panel->System and Security->System then click on Advanced system Settings Click on Advanced Tab then under Performance click on the Settings buttong. Here you will see a check box called Show thumbnails instead of icons...so 1. above is 1/2 the answer.

Now it still doesnt show thumbnails so try this.

3. In the folder where you have picture files like jpg or png or the like go to the change your view slider in the upper right hand corner of the screen and drag the slider to Medium Icons. You will see that small icons wont display thumbnails but just larger than small will.

Rock on fellow humans
QuiJon