Not thumbnails but... thin vertical lines? (Halp!) jugularity <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> 11/5/2008 4:38:18 AM -"I’m having a problem with thumbnails not showing up... The thumbnails are just thin stripes as oppose[d] to actual, you know, thumbnail images."- That's the only reference I have managed to dig up so far in the wide world of the Web (from 'this page' (http://dpotter.net/Technical/2008/05/nextgen-gallery-review-displaying-images-gallery)). The reply from the technical expert read, in part: -"Man... The problem you’re having sounds very strange.."- It appears I'm facing a problem that is so unusual, I could be a candidate for Ripley's Believe It or Not, if only Ripley's feature was still around. Maybe it is. It's not that all of my image files refuse to show up as thumbnails. But a good too many appear as thin vertical lines, in their folders. (Yet they open up functionally in the usual applications). Ahhh, Vista, Vista, Vista. So now you're getting the picture as to why I am reaching out to you, maybe a bit too embarrassingly. (How fast we can sink while desperate. It's not pretty.) If you know what the heck is going on here, perhaps you'd be kind enough to give a feller a helping hand. Mercy. I mean, merci. -- jugularity

Re: Not thumbnails but... thin vertical lines? (Halp!) "John Inzer" <oobie[ at ]doobie.xyz> 11/5/2008 2:08:40 PM jugularity wrote: [Quoted Text] > -"I’m having a problem with thumbnails not showing up... The > thumbnails are just thin stripes as oppose[d] to actual, you know, > thumbnail images."- > > That's the only reference I have managed to dig up so far in the wide > world of the Web (from 'this page' > (http://dpotter.net/Technical/2008/05/nextgen-gallery-review-displaying-images-gallery)). > The reply from the technical expert read, in part: > > -"Man... The problem you’re having sounds very strange.."- > > It appears I'm facing a problem that is so unusual, I could be a > candidate for Ripley's Believe It or Not, if only Ripley's feature was > still around. Maybe it is. > > It's not that all of my image files refuse to show up as thumbnails. > But a good too many appear as thin vertical lines, in their folders. > (Yet they open up functionally in the usual applications). Ahhh, > Vista, Vista, Vista. > > So now you're getting the picture as to why I am reaching out to you, > maybe a bit too embarrassingly. (How fast we can sink while desperate. > It's not pretty.) If you know what the heck is going on here, perhaps > you'd be kind enough to give a feller a helping hand. > > Mercy. I mean, merci. ============================ Maybe it would be worth a try to clear your thumbnail cache...have a look at the following article: How to clear the thumbnail cache in Windows Vista http://tinyurl.com/5wf36l or... http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/229/1/How-to-clear-the-thumbnail-cache-in-Windows-Vista.html -- John Inzer MS-MVP Digital Media Experience Notice This is not tech support I am a volunteer Solutions that work for me may not work for you Proceed at your own risk

Re: Not thumbnails but... thin vertical lines? (Halp!) jugularity <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> 11/6/2008 8:26:36 AM Thank you very much John..! I tried your suggestion happily but, alas, it failed to do the trick. I'm much obliged for you to have taken the time to help. -- jugularity

Re: Not thumbnails but... thin vertical lines? (Halp!) "John Inzer" <oobie[ at ]doobie.xyz> 11/6/2008 1:42:38 PM jugularity wrote: [Quoted Text] > Thank you very much John..! I tried your suggestion happily but, alas, > it failed to do the trick. I'm much obliged for you to have taken the > time to help. ================================ My next guess would be that your video driver may need an update. As a test...you could try reducing your Graphics Hardware Acceleration and if an improvement is realized... you definitely need to update your video driver. "No guarantees and proceed at your own risk." Windows Vista - How To Reduce Graphics Hardware Acceleration 1. Click Start, type personalization in the Start Search box, and then click Personalization in the Programs list. 2. Click Display Settings. 3. Click Advanced Settings. 4. Click the Troubleshooting tab, and then drag the Hardware Acceleration slider to the left until it is one notch to the right of None (the Basic acceleration setting). 5. Click OK, and then click Close. 6. If you are prompted to restart the computer, click Yes. If the problem is improved...reinstall/ update your video driver. If the problem is not improved...return the acceleration to Full and seek a different solution. Good luck. -- John Inzer MS-MVP Digital Media Experience Notice This is not tech support I am a volunteer Solutions that work for me may not work for you Proceed at your own risk

Re: Not thumbnails but... thin vertical lines? (Halp!) jugularity <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> 11/23/2008 9:42:28 AM Thank you again for generously helping. And I'm impressed you managed to dig up such a solution; you really know your way around these nuts and bolts. I also appreciated your impeccably spelled out directions. A "Change Settings" button appeared in the "Troubleshoot" tab, but it was grayed out. A message followed: "Your current display driver does not allow changes to be made to hardware acceleration settings." So that's what running into a brick wall feels like. Grazi once more, John. -- jugularity

Re: Not thumbnails but... thin vertical lines? (Halp!) barman58 <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> 11/23/2008 10:21:46 AM Hi jugularity, I have seen this type of error with image files (.jpg), that have been transferred from an XP system. It normally does not affect all files just a small proportion :confused:. and is caused by the horizontal and vertical resolution becoming confused. normally opening the files will show them normally. If you load and save them with an application that displayes them correctly that will normally cure the problem. To check if this is the cause I use Irfanview to open an affected file and on the info screen it shows the DPI on a normal file this will show as 100(%) X 100(%) I have seen figures in affected files of 11000 in the vertical field. 'IrfanView - Official Homepage - one of the most popular viewers worldwide' (http://www.irfanview.com/) Hope this helps -- barman58

Re: Not thumbnails but... thin vertical lines? (Halp!) "John Inzer" <oobie[ at ]doobie.xyz> 11/23/2008 9:41:01 PM jugularity wrote: [Quoted Text] > Thank you again for generously helping. And I'm impressed you managed > to dig up such a solution; you really know your way around these nuts > and bolts. > > I also appreciated your impeccably spelled out directions. > > A "Change Settings" button appeared in the "Troubleshoot" tab, but it > was grayed out. A message followed: "Your current display driver does > not allow changes to be made to hardware acceleration settings." > > So that's what running into a brick wall feels like. > > Grazi once more, John. ============================================ This is a definite indication that you need to update your video driver. Go to the support website of your video adapter's mfg. and search for Vista compatible drivers. If you don't know the make and model of your video adapter...check the documentation that came with the computer. Also you could try these steps... Go to...Start / Run...type... msinfo32 ...press enter. On the System Information screen...choose... Components / Display... You should find the make and model of your display adapter as well as the driver version. If the driver on the support website is more current than the one you are running... download it and install it. Also you should find and follow the installation instructions at the support site. Once the driver is updated...return your acceleration to Full. -- John Inzer MS-MVP Digital Media Experience Notice This is not tech support I am a volunteer Solutions that work for me may not work for you Proceed at your own risk