VirtueMart Product Images not displaying

[Way2exhale]

Hi Eveyone:

I recently upgraded from 2.0.20 to VM 2.0.24a

I am still in dev mode but now my images  (thumbnails) are not showing up on my view product pages. websitename/index.php/en/shop/category-layout/clothing/clothes/dresses

So for example I am sell Clothing - so when you click on the Categories "Clothing" menu a list of clothing products I have appear (i have four items listed so far as a test) and the images above the name show up. BUT when you click on the item such as Clothes , the thumbnail comes up in that area when I select "dresses" I am taken to a blank screen instead of seeing the large image of the item and detail info I want to view.

Prior to this, I was not experiencing this problem, I am not a php guru so I don't know how to change things in that area.
Please advise
thanks

VM 2.0.24a
Joomla 2.5.16
Php 5.3.24

[jenkinhill]

Sounds like a configuration issue. In Config/templates check that Category Template is set to Use Joomla Default. If you have a main menu link to the old categories layout then you should check that, as the stand alone categories layout was removed in 2.0.24 and is now replaced.
See http://virtuemart.net/news/latest-news/450-virtuemart-2-0-24a-includes-klarna-checkout#features

3. Added a jform element to select layouts of a view. So you can now choose the layout "categories" for your menu item. Be aware that the "categories" view is obsolete and deleted, select the "category" view and the layout categories instead.

[Way2exhale]

Hi Jenkinhill

Thanks for the reference.  It turned out that I had to change the following
VM Configuration>template>Category Layout to "categories"
VM Configuration>template>Product Layout to "categories"

Once I saved the above changes had to change each Product Category > Product Category Form>Category Browse Page to "default"

That took care of the problem. Fortunately, I am still in the dev stage, so I don't have too many forms to change   

Thanks