Getting Rid Of Big Green Checks On Photo Thumbnails ??

[billt460]

Does anyone know how to get rid of those stupid big green check marks that cover half of your thumbnail pictures on all the photos in your, "My Pictures" folder? I've Googled it and tried every method posted, and none of them work. I'm running Windows 7. I can't believe they would not only do something this stupid, but not have a simple way to remove them. They make it impossible to locate your pictures, because they cover so much of an already too small of a thumbnail.

 

[Quattro Pete]

Not sure what you're talking about. I am not seeing any check marks on my Win7 machine.

Have you tried going to the "View" menu at the top of the folder and choosing some other view there, such as "Large icons" for example?

 

[ZeeOSix]

You didn't get it fixed back then ... ?
https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/foru...39870/re-pictures-in-folders#Post4839870

 

[billt460]

Originally Posted by ZeeOSix
You didn't get it fixed back then ... ?
https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/foru...39870/re-pictures-in-folders#Post4839870

No. Nothing I've tried works.

 

[billt460]

Originally Posted by Quattro Pete
Have you tried going to the "View" menu at the top of the folder and choosing some other view there, such as "Large icons" for example?

There is no "view" icon to click on in "My Pictures". At least none that I can find.

 

[billt460]

Originally Posted by Quattro Pete
Not sure what you're talking about.

This,

 

[Quattro Pete]

This isn't your "My Pictures" folder. This is your Desktop Background selection UI.

Click on the Windows icon in bottom left corner and type in Pictures, and then click on it. That should take you to "My Pictures" folder.

 

[billt460]

Originally Posted by Quattro Pete
This isn't your "My Pictures" folder. This is your Desktop Background selection UI.

Click on the Windows icon in bottom left corner and type in Pictures, and then click on it. That should take you to "My Pictures" folder.

I don't have any trouble getting to the folder. I'm having trouble getting rid of the check marks on the pictures.

 

[OVERKILL]

Can you show a screenshot of your My Pictures folder so we can see it there?

That looks like a 3rd party app causing that. It's not native to Windows AFAIK.

 

[Quattro Pete]

Originally Posted by billt460
Originally Posted by Quattro Pete
This isn't your "My Pictures" folder. This is your Desktop Background selection UI.

Click on the Windows icon in bottom left corner and type in Pictures, and then click on it. That should take you to "My Pictures" folder.

I don't have any trouble getting to the folder. I'm having trouble getting rid of the check marks on the pictures.

But you are in the wrong folder.

 

[Quattro Pete]

Originally Posted by OVERKILL
Can you show a screenshot of your My Pictures folder so we can see it there?

That looks like a 3rd party app causing that. It's not native to Windows AFAIK.

Look at the path in his screenshot. He is in the Control Panel, choosing which pictures should be in the rotation of desktop backgrounds.

 

[OVERKILL]

Yeah, saw that, but I'm going off his claim that this shows up in "My Pictures" too LOL

 

[SZR48207]

That isn't standard Windows 7 behavior. Are you running any desktop addons?

 

[MrMoody]

It's Norton 360. Turn it off here.

 

[billt460]

Originally Posted by MrMoody
It's Norton 360. Turn it off here.

I have Norton Security, not Norton 360. I have read that Norton causes this. But If I turn it off I'll have no anti viral protection. So I would have to remove it, then install something else immediately or else risk getting viruses. And I'm not 100% sure that is causing it.

 

[Imp4]

How would unchecking 'Backup Status Indicators' leave you with no antivirus protection???

Don't turn off your antivirus, just uncheck the box as MrMoody has suggested....

 

[OVERKILL]

Originally Posted by Imp4
How would unchecking 'Backup Status Indicators' leave you with no antivirus protection???

Don't turn off your antivirus, just uncheck the box as MrMoody has suggested....

Yup, this, if that stupid option is the cause, then by all means, it's not going to leave the computer "vulnerable" and is certainly a simple "fix".

 

[billt460]

It worked! Thank you! Mine was called, "Backup Status Overlays". But regardless, unchecking that box worked. Thanks again.

 

[SZR48207]

Originally Posted by billt460
Originally Posted by MrMoody
It's Norton 360. Turn it off here.

I have Norton Security, not Norton 360. I have read that Norton causes this. But If I turn it off I'll have no anti viral protection. So I would have to remove it, then install something else immediately or else risk getting viruses. And I'm not 100% sure that is causing it.


I'd ditch Norton, period. It's bloated junk masquerading as security.

Go with what works - Microsoft Security Essentials.

 

[billt460]

Originally Posted by Reddy45
I'd ditch Norton, period. It's bloated junk masquerading as security.

I'll agree with you there. I'm tired of all the B.S. Norton "provides". Like these idiotic check marks. As soon as my trial runs out, I'll replace it with something else.