I would like to view .jpg file on a MS Access 2000 form but only get an icon instead of the real contend. Bitmap files however work OK but I like to save some space.

I have already tried the icon/content property setting.

I understand the correct graphic filter/s should be in place. I need help to load this filter if it should solve the problem or any other means to display .jpg files directly on a form.

As far as I can tell, Access hates .jpg files. Sometimes they cause unnecessary bloat (orders of magnitude increase, not just the size of the file), OLE errors, and the iconized problem you noted. A couple possible answers:

Use a .bmp or (better, .wmf) file as a background for a form. Because these are "native" Windows image formats, they don't have the hideous overhead associated with....uhhhh, non-monopolistic computing. http://www.access-programmers.co.uk/ubb/smile.gif
If you're talking about images linked with each individual record, look up "jpg" in the Forms Forum and you'll find several different ways to deal with this.

HTH,
David R