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re: Question about 'Stop Windows from saving the thumbnail cache (THUMBS.DB)' Double negative?
Tuesday, January 7, 2003 at 2:44 pm
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Posted by triplate (4621 messages posted)


Checked = disabled....unchecked = enabled...


On Tuesday, January 7, 2003 at 1:59 pm, Doug wrote:
>I have a question about Stop
>Windows from saving the thumbnail cache (THUMBS.DB)
:


>
>Is it possible that we have a double negative here? I have read and re-read the article
>and feel the advice is the opposite of what is intended.
>
>It depends what is meant by "turned off" but I guess that the "Do not cache thumbnails"
>option in Explorer should be checked - which to me is "turned on".
>
>However for clarity I feel that it might be as well to talk about checked or unchecked
>rather than on and off.
>
>If I have misunderstood something I apologise - Doug
>


Written in response to:
Question about 'Stop Windows from saving the thumbnail cache (THUMBS.DB)' Double negative? (Doug: Tuesday, January 7, 2003 at 1:59 pm)

Responses to this message:
*re: Question about 'Stop Windows from saving the thumbnail cache (THUMBS.DB)' Double negative? (taylor: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 at 2:16 am)

All messages in this thread [show all]
-Question about 'Stop Windows from saving the thumbnail cache (THUMBS.DB)' Double negative? (Doug: Tue, Jan 7, 2003, 1:59 pm)
-re: Question about 'Stop Windows from saving the thumbnail cache (THUMBS.DB)' Double negative? (triplate: Tue, Jan 7, 2003, 2:44 pm)
-re: Question about 'Stop Windows from saving the thumbnail cache (THUMBS.DB)' Double negative? (taylor: Tue, Jan 21, 2003, 2:16 am)
*re: Question about 'Stop Windows from saving the thumbnail cache (THUMBS.DB)' Double negative? (Paul M: Mon, Jul 18, 2005, 8:48 am)
*re: Question about 'Stop Windows from saving the thumbnail cache (THUMBS.DB)' Double negative? (Tom Swanson: Tue, Jan 7, 2003, 7:10 pm)
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