Thumbs.db+Removal

To remove a thumbs.db file from your SPL folder, create a new folder (preferably on a local drive). Then carefully select each file in the current SPL folder. Do NOT use Select All. Copy the selected files to the new folder. Voila! File count in the new drive reflects the XML file + jpg files, without the hidden thumbs.db file.

From Help File Windows XP, by default, shows the thumbnails view of certain folders, whether you want it to or not. Even if you choose Details (or some other view) as your default by going to Tools -> Folder Options -> View tab and click **Apply to All Folders**, Explorer may still revert back to the clumsy Thumbnails view. It does this for any folder in which it finds the THUMBS.DB file; naturally, if you delete this file, it won't happen again. The problem is that Windows seems to repeatedly recreate the THUMBS.DB file automatically. Here's how to stop this from happening: This is one of the most common errors in SPL R4 document submitted for the purpose of registering a drug establishment or listing a drug. "To stop your computer from generating and regenerating future Thumbs.db files, do the following: If you’re on the desktop… 1. Click **Start** 2. Double-click Control Panel 3. Double-click Folder Options

Or, if you have My Computer open and are browsing any folder in your system… 1. Click **Tools** (next to File, Edit, View at the top of the screen) 2. Click **Folder Options**

After performing either of those two operations, the "Folder Options" window will open up. 1. Click on the **View** tab 2. Check off the circle next to **Do not cache thumbnails** 3. Click the **Ok** button Once you click the Ok button, your computer will cease to generate Thumbs.db files. If you delete any of the existing Thumbs.db files, they will not return. Be forewarned though, if you browse a folder that contains a large quantity of image files (or extremely large image files), it will take a long time for that folder to load even if you have previously browsed it because the thumbnail images will not have been cached in Thumbs.db."