jpg icons...unable to change???

[MotorCityJim]

I am able to change the Irfanview shortcut icon on my desktop but all the .jpg's in my various folders are not showing as Irfanview icon I'm using for my desktop/shortcut icon (yellow smiley face)...
I'm using windows 7 currently and any .jpg's that sit on my desktop don't show as Irfanview icon/s--they are simply 'miniature thumbnails' of whatever the photo is?!

Previously, I was using Windows XP and when I changed the icon in Irfanview 'options/preferences' to the yellow smiley face (I can't stand 'red cats' my .jpg's also all showed up as the yellow smiley faces...
is there a way, in Win 7 to allow Irfanview icons to be chosen (to represent all .jpg's) or has Bill Gates become an enemy now of the Irfanview fans/community? ;-)

Thanks in advance for any help here...

Jim K.

[MotorCityJim]

A small 'edit' is in order (above post)...I do get the yellow smiley face icons now in my photo folders--it's only on my desktop that any jpg's are not showing as smiley face icons (they're 'miniature thumbnails' of the actual photo/image/graphic).

Jim K.

[matera]

Settings for the desktop can be a little different from normal folder settings. If you do not have "Always show icons, never thumbnails" checked in Windows Explorer's Folder Options > View dialog, you will see thumbnails instead of icons on the desktop, even if you use Details view in regular Explorer windows.

[MotorCityJim]

Thanks for the feedback...
I now see my .jpg's as 'icons' and not, 'thumbnails' (since I followed your advice

Jim K.

Settings for the desktop can be a little different from normal folder settings. If you do not have "Always show icons, never thumbnails" checked in Windows Explorer's Folder Options > View dialog, you will see thumbnails instead of icons on the desktop, even if you use Details view in regular Explorer windows.