First time I see this problem and I am not sure if the fix below will work
but try it anyway, it will not mess your computer.
Click on Start, click on Run and type the following in the textbox:
REGSVR32 SHIMGVW.DLL
and press the Enter key.
Note that there is a space between ...32 and SHI....
> I usually view my pics using windows pic viewer because
> the icons for rotating zooming and next pic make viewing
> pics much easier. Somehow the icons are gone now. I can
> still see next pic using the keyboard shortcut, but it's
> a pain in the butt. How can i get those icons back?