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    Taskbar Thumbnails

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by rick0415, Mar 26, 2008.

  1. rick0415

    rick0415 Notebook Enthusiast

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    At one time I had taskbar thumbnails showing but now I can't seem to get it back. the "Show Window Previews (thumbnails)" is grayed out. Is there another setting I'm missing? I have Windows Aero chosen.
     
    rick0415, Mar 26, 2008
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    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

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    oh ur lucky, i actually had to physically disable that
     
    McGrady, Mar 26, 2008
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    It might require Desktop Composition? Where are you anyway?
    Go to Control Panel > Sys & Maint > Perf & Tools > Adjust Visual Effects
    Be sure desktop composition and the transparency settings are on. Actually, enable everything, click Apply, then disable what you don't want and click Apply again. (Otherwise it acts weird for me sometimes.)
     
    swarmer, Mar 26, 2008
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    rick0415 Notebook Enthusiast

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    No that didn't work either. It's very weird. I logged in on the Administrator account and the option was available to click on or off. Later after I'd logged in on my regular account, I went back in to Admin account and the option was grayed out.
     
    rick0415, Mar 27, 2008
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  5. Lawrence

    Lawrence Notebook Evangelist

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    mmm try this...

    1. Open the registry and browse
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer"

    2. add/set "TaskbarNoThumbnail" (Dword) = 0
     
    Lawrence, Mar 27, 2008
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    rick0415 Notebook Enthusiast

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    That didn't work either....thanks for the help though
     
    rick0415, Mar 27, 2008
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    rick0415 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I found something interesting. I logged on using the administrator account and low and behold thumbnails were working again. So I created a new account and sure enough Thumbnails work in it too. Must be a setting in my regular account that is wrong but for the life of me I can't find it.
     
    rick0415, Apr 11, 2008
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    NinjaNoodles Notebook Evangelist

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    Did you try Lawrence's suggestion while logged into the account in question? It won't work if you do it from the administrator account.

    Although, you might have to give the account admin rights to edit the registry. Not sure.
     
    NinjaNoodles, Apr 11, 2008
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