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Help! Viewing Windows metafiles with Windows 7 OS



David Lisgo
Japan

Help! Viewing Windows metafiles with Windows 7 OS
 
My computer broke and I now have a new one with Windows 7 OS.  I am shocked that I cannot view thumbnails of WMFs with Windows 7.  I have a few hundred thousand WMF images which I can �t view without opening each one individually. I �m so disappointed with my new OS.
 
Does anyone in the world know of some software that will allow me to view thumbnails of WMFs with Windows 7?  If so please share your secret with me.
 
David
 
 

3 Apr 2010      





libertybelle
United States

Wow - that �s a bummer. Have you tried Window �s homepage or what about a forum for Windows 7?

I have no idea!
Hope you can find help.
L

3 Apr 2010     



tastybrain
Taiwan

I have Windows 7. I �m no tech expert, but I presume you �re trying to view the files in Windows Explorer, right? I like seeing thumbnails too. Try clicking on View at the top of the Windows Explorer. Select tiles or one of the icons choices. that should fix your problem. If not, i have no idea!!! Good luck!

3 Apr 2010     



David Lisgo
Japan

"In Windows Vista and Windows 7, when you display a folder in thumbnail view, it doesn �t display thumbnails of WMF and EMF files."
 
A quote from the web in answer to a similar question.  I did see something on Windows which said it is not possible to view thumbnails with Windows 7 because of some security vunerability.
I will try the forums if no here knows. Thanks at least for the empathy.

3 Apr 2010     



David Lisgo
Japan

http://code.google.com/p/emfplugin/
This doesn �t resolve my problem as I have a 64bit computer, but there may be an update of this software in future.

4 Apr 2010