Thumbnails

[Metspitzer]

Has something changed in the way Windows 7 does thumbnails?
I never remember getting a "thumbnail protected" or some odd error
when trying to delete a folder that is empty except for the thumbnail.

 

[Nil]

Has something changed in the way Windows 7 does thumbnails?
I never remember getting a "thumbnail protected" or some odd error
when trying to delete a folder that is empty except for the
thumbnail.

You should tell us what the exact error message is, and you could
probably look it up yourself by googling the exact error message.

I'm guessing that Windows doesn't want to delete the folder while it's
displaying the thumbnail. Try selecting a different folder, then right-
click on the folder you want to delete, so that the thumbnail doesn't
display - then choose "Delete" from the context menu. Read the dialog
boxes carefully to make sure you're not deleting the wrong folder.

 

[Peter Jason]

Has something changed in the way Windows 7 does thumbnails?
I never remember getting a "thumbnail protected" or some odd error
when trying to delete a folder that is empty except for the thumbnail.

Make sure the default viewer for the thumbnails is "Live photo viewer"
and not "Windows Live Photo Gallery".