Much thanks - that has bothered me for over a year.

Stephen

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On Fri, 6 May 2011 19:47:55 -0700 (PDT), lbbss
wrote:

after much searching I found the solution. unchecked the "Always
show Icons never thumbnails" button, it's the first item on the list
in the Windows Explorer / Tools / View tab, and the problem was
solved.