Create Bigger Thumbnails In Windows XP

You can follow these steps to increase the size of the thumbnail images in Windows Explorer’s thumbnail view.

1. Run regedit.
2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer.
3. In the right pane right-click on the ThumbnailSize key and select Modify. If the ThumbnailSize keys do not exist, you can create them by right-clicking on an empty space in the right pane and selecting “New – DWORD Value”.
   
4. You can set the Value between 32 and 256, the higher the number you choose, the larger you thumbnail will be.
5. Close regedit.

Disable Windows Explorer Thumbnail View

You can disable the Windows Explorer’s ability to show the Thumbnail View.

1. Open regedit (registry editor)
2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Advanced \
3. Change ClassicViewState to 1
4. Close regedit