Preview Icons Distorted.

The last few days my file preview icons on my computer are looking strange. Before they used to be a smaller version of the image, now they look blurry with a black frame around them. The jpeg file itself is fine when I open it in preview or back into PSE, I havn't changed any settings and I am always saving it at the highest resolution. Can anyone tell me whats going on?
This is what they look like now
This is what they should look like.
I recently installed some actions I purchased, maybe that is screwing something up??

Try to adjust the zoom percentage in organizer.
If you are using PSE 11 the zoom option is in the right bottom in organizer.
Refer the following screenshot:
Thanks
Harshit yadav

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