I used to scan my photos, and then saved them in my pic album. For some reason, about a week ago, after scanning them, (the same size pix) and saving to the same album, they now show up as thumbnails. I've contacted my scanner manufacturer, and reinstalled the entire program. I don't think it's my scanner, but rather Windows application that's opening it. I've tried, PhotoShop, Paint, Paperport, etc. and I can resize the photo to normal size using them, but if I try to save it like that, (the normal size) they still show up small??? There must be someway to restore the original settings, so I don't need a magnifying glass to view them......HELP!
2006-09-27 03:40:19 · 4 answers · asked by Lee 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Scanners
Hi there!
Are you saying that whenever you save a photo from ANY program it is saving as a thumbnail? are you saving them as jpgs or something else? What operating system are you using and what scanner? Are they only showing up like that in you album? Is it a Yahoo album or something else?
2006-09-27 03:45:39 · answer #1 · answered by digitalkidsgroup 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, check the images that you already have. Right-click on the thumbnail (in the folder/album view), and check to see what the actual size of the image is. If the size is larger, then you just haven't opened the file. If the images have been reduced to a thumbnail size, then you may have to reset the settings for the scanner.
If the thumbnails are just the preview, then select the file, and open it with your editing progam (photo-shop, ms paint, jasc, etc.)
If the files have been resized, check the settting for your scanner, to make sure that it scans images to the size you want. There may be default settings(drop down menu), or you may be able to customize them (fill in boxes).
Otherwise, you will need to check the scanner manufacturer's website for patches (to make your scanner more compatible with your OS, for example if you scanner is rated for Win ME, and you are now using XP) or hotfixes. Also check their site for troubleshooting and faq, to see if they have help for this problem.
Finally, if you still cannot scan and save the files to the desired size, you might want to uninstall the scanner software, reinstall the scanner, and re-execute the startup tests.
2006-09-28 13:48:17 · answer #2 · answered by Jim T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can choose how to view pictures and files in xp so you probably selected to view pictures as thumbnails thats what i did
2006-09-27 10:49:51 · answer #3 · answered by blackhawks29 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Restore your computer to a previous date. the date when they used to be fine to you.
2006-09-27 10:47:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋