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    • hellnbakH Offline
      hellnbak
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      Finally replaced my wimpy laptop with a beast that can more than handle even my largest models. Unfortunately it came with Win 8 installed.
      Got everything installed and it works great, except for the fact that my skp thumbnails show only the Sketchup logo.
      Now, I can't say for certain that this is a Win 8 thing, but my other computers didn't have this problem (all win7).
      When I bought the laptop my intention was to replace Win 8 with Win 7. I swore I would never use Win 8 after reading all the horror stories about it, but I decided since I have it I might as well check it out. Learning new things is not my strong point, but I've been playing around with it and have downloaded a lot of video tutorials, and the more I use it and learn about it I'm finding out (much to my surprise) that I actually kind of like it, to the point that I've decided I might just keep it. This is also much easier, since going from 8 to 7 is a bit more complicated than just installing the new OS.
      IF I can get this thumbnail problem worked out.
      I have searched the forums about this, but haven't found anything that could help.
      Any suggestions?

      "Politicians are just like diapers -- they need to be changed often, and for the same reason"

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        driven
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        are Preview Pane and Thumbnails turned on in the Windows Explorer?

        john

        learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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        • hellnbakH Offline
          hellnbak
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          @driven said:

          are Preview Pane and Thumbnails turned on in the Windows Explorer?

          john

          Sorry, been very busy.

          No, I did not have Preview Pane turned on, but I never do. Turning it on made no difference. And, yes, thumbnails were turned on.

          Finally resorted to the old standby, Mystic Thumbs. Price has gone up a bit since I used it last, but it does the job.

          I've decided to keep Win 8. It's kinda interesting, something different. I am going to replace the SSD and HD with better ones though. Overall, this new laptop is amazing. It was touted as a desktop replacement, and I believe it. Kinda silly for me though, I only use it when I go out for coffee.

          "Politicians are just like diapers -- they need to be changed often, and for the same reason"

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