Filmstrip, Thumbnails, Desktop Image, Active Desktop: all missing

[Guest]

I was trying to clean a virus from my machine, and ever since:
- Explorer will not display thumbnails or the filmstrip (even when the
option is selected from the View menu)
- I have a .jpg file selected as my desktop image but it only shows up when
my laptop is shutting down
- When I right click on my desktop, Active Desktop is no longer an option

I'm on XP SP2, IE v. 6.0.2900

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

For Problem 1, type these commands in Start/Run dialog:

regsvr32 shimgvw.dll
regsvr32 /i shell32.dll
regsvr32 /i mshtml.dll

I don't think such an option appears in the menu in XP.

 

[MOLLY STINEMAN]

regsvr32 shimgvw.dll = LoadLibrary("shimgvw.dll") failed - The system

cannot find the file specified.

regsvr32 /i shell32.dll = DllRegisterServer and DllInstall in shell32.dll
succeeded.

regsvr32 /i mshtml.dll = DllRegisterServer and DllInstall in mshtml.dll
suceeded.

.... still no thumbnails or filmstrip

 

[MOLLY STINEMAN]

....but my desktop picture is back - Yeah!!!

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

LoadLibrary("shimgvw.dll") failed - The system cannot find the file
Probably that's where your problem lies. Extract a copy of shimgvw.dll from
XP CD (source path) and place in %Systemroot%\System32 folder. Register the
DLL again if required. You'd see this prompt:

 

[MOLLY STINEMAN]

I copied the file from my xp cd to my c\windows\system32 file (where it
already existed, so I replaced it) and then reran your command (regsvr32
shimgvw.dll) but am still receiving "LoadLibrary("shimgvw.dll") failed - The
system cannot find the file specified."

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Try:

regsvr32 %systemroot%\system32\shimgvw.dll
-or-
regsvr32 C:\Windows\System32\shimgvw.dll

 

[MOLLY STINEMAN]

Additionally, when I click on the "Security Center" link within Control
Panel, nothing happens... all other links/buttons on that screen function as
designed.

 

[MOLLY STINEMAN]

The file is there (C:\Windows\System32\), and named properly (shimgvw.dll),
but when I run either of your commands I'm still getting "the system cannot
find the specified file"

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

I copied the file from my xp cd to my c\windows\system32 file

May I know how you copied it from the XP CD? You actually need to extract
the file, not copy it.

 

[MOLLY STINEMAN]

The XP CD that I have is the "Dell Operating System" disk... I did a search
for that file and then copy/pasted it.

I have no idea how to "extract".

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/expand.mspx

 

[MOLLY STINEMAN]

I couldn't get that to work either... I uninstalled SP2 and reinstalled it
and all of my issues are now resolved