Cannot display thumbnails of the emf

In my work, I got more 30 000 files to emf, wmf and svg formats. I have recently upgraded to Windows 7 from XP and the ability to see thumbnails of the metafiles in windows has disappeared.

It seems that this is due to a security problem, but is it possible to turn on their return. Absolutely, I rely on them for my work. I tried to work with the image viewers. But really need integration with windows I have all my other systems, like update to our VPN through windows Explorer.

Is it possible to turn on thumbnails of metafile, even being fully aware of the security risks.
Or y at - it of the development tools that will help the situation. Or is the only way to go back to Windows XP?

Thank you very much
Cate

Hi Cate Detheridge,

WMF and EMF files are vector based, so there is really no image allowing to make a thumbnail of. A basic vector image is nothing more than a whole mathematical instructions to redo a few image, similar to the files MIDI are on the audio side don't contain any of the waveforms.

You can of course convert these EMF (Enhanced Meta File) files in a file based raster chart that should generate a thumbnail.

Windows 7 does not generate thumbnails for these vector files based.

However, there are several non-Microsoft that would convert and generate thumbnails for these file types, you can use your favorite search engine and download these programs and check.

Important note: this response contains a reference to third party World Wide Web site. Microsoft provides this information as a convenience to you. Microsoft does not control these sites and no has not tested any software or information found on these sites; Therefore, Microsoft cannot make any approach to quality, security or the ability of a software or information that are there. There are the dangers inherent in the use of any software found on the Internet, and Microsoft cautions you to make sure that you completely understand the risk before retrieving any software from the Internet.

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