Icon instead of image preview in PDF portfolio

We are creating a lot of PDF portfolio using Acrobat X Pro. Part of files included in these portfolios are simple JPEG images. On one of our machines - the one with Acrobat X Pro installed - we have a problem that inside portfolios these JPEG files are displayed as icons currently associated in Windows with JPEG images. On all other machines these portfolios are displayed correctly, as image previews, but on this one we have these images displayed as icons.
We tried some standard and some non standard things: Acrobat X Pro reinstall, antivirus software uninstall, JPEG icon association reset, etc.
What can block these images?
I
We are using (on all machines) Windows XP SP3 PL, Comodo Internet Security Premium, latest Adobe Acrobat with all updates.
Ryszard

Hi,
On my machine the previews are displayed correctly for JPEG files in Portfolios.
You can repair your Acrobat installation from Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel and see if things work correctly.

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