No Thumbnails on "Open" Command in Editor

I've been using Photoshop Elements 10 since early August and it's been working well.
However, since yesterday, when I use the File/Open command in Edit to get a new picture, I no longer see thumbnails, just a graphic of an orange flower. The pictures (mainly JPEG with some RAW/NEF) still open fine and if I single click one of the orange flowers I get a preview at the bottom of the Open screen. However, this is far from convenient. FYI, I usually work set to "large icons" but I've tried all the different size settings.
FYI, I've recently bought a new computer with Windows 7 Professional 64 bit and reinstalled PSE10. However, all was working fine immediately after the change of computer and the lack of thumbnails has only just started.
Any thoughts?

In view of the crickets in here, I've found my own solution.
Under Control Panel/Folder Options/View there's a tick box saying "Always display icons, never thumbnails". I've no idea how it got ticked but unticking it fixed my problems.
Hope this helps somebody in the future.

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