pdf and psd thumbnails

[Janetb]

I have old KB articles which tell you how to add ShellEx registry keys in
order to view thumbnails in Windows Explorer for formats other than the
ususal jpgs and tifs. It worked well on my old Windows 2000, where I added
thumbnail views for psd's and pdf's. I was going to use it now for my Windows
XP Professional, but I noticed the articles are not for XP. And the tifs and
jpgs do not have that additional reg key as they did on my 2KPro.....How can
this be done safely on XP Professional for psd's and pdf's?

 

[John Inzer]

I have old KB articles which tell you how to add ShellEx registry
keys in order to view thumbnails in Windows Explorer for formats
other than the ususal jpgs and tifs. It worked well on my old Windows
2000, where I added thumbnail views for psd's and pdf's. I was going
to use it now for my Windows XP Professional, but I noticed the
articles are not for XP. And the tifs and jpgs do not have that
additional reg key as they did on my 2KPro.....How can this be done
safely on XP Professional for psd's and pdf's?

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Installing Adobe Reader should be all that's
necessary for .pdf thumbs to be viewable.

Maybe the following link will help with the
..psd files.

Display PSD Thumbnails
http://tinyurl.com/28equk
or...
http://photoshopcontest.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=6741&sid=633ff9ceaa034fd900b9157b1696ae2d

--

John Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[Janetb]

That's good for psd files, but how about pdf, etc., etc.....I put vector-file
brochures (.cdr) into jpg or pdf for emailing and would like to have the pdfs
come up in thumbnails along with the jpgs.....
Janet

 

[John Inzer]

That's good for psd files, but how about pdf, etc., etc.....I put
vector-file brochures (.cdr) into jpg or pdf for emailing and would
like to have the pdfs come up in thumbnails along with the jpgs.....
Janet

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Once again...

Installing Adobe Reader should be all that's
necessary for .pdf thumbs to be viewable.

--

John Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[Janetb]

I use PDF-XChange as my pdf viewer....Should that work?

Besides, the old KB articles for W2000 showed a generic way to get image
thumbnails in WExplorer for each of a multitude of formats (.gif, .png, .art,
..dib, etc.). Isn't there something similar in XP? The only reason I didn't go
ahead with that technique is that the ShellEx key you add does not already
appear for the formats I DO get WindowsExplorer thumbnails for--which it DID
in 2000...

The old KB articles are: 192573, 292499, 243401.

Thanks,
Janet

 

[John Inzer]

I use PDF-XChange as my pdf viewer....Should that work?
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Sorry...but all I know is that I can see .pdf
thumbs and I have Adobe Reader 9 installed.

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John Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[Janetb]

OK Folks---To sum up: still looking for a way to view thumbnails as images
rather than icons in Thumbnail View of Windows Explorer for image files other
than tif, jpg, and psd in XP Prof....

One of my earlier posts in this thread gives old KB articles which tell you
how to do this in Windows 2000. I hesitate using this technique because my
present system (XP Pro) which DOES show images for the three formats
mentioned above does NOT have the added ShellEX file in the registry entries
for those three formats, whereas they DID in my old 2KPRO....

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Janet

 

[John Inzer]

OK Folks---To sum up: still looking for a way to view thumbnails as
images rather than icons in Thumbnail View of Windows Explorer for
image files other than tif, jpg, and psd in XP Prof....

One of my earlier posts in this thread gives old KB articles which
tell you how to do this in Windows 2000. I hesitate using this
technique because my present system (XP Pro) which DOES show images
for the three formats mentioned above does NOT have the added ShellEX
file in the registry entries for those three formats, whereas they
DID in my old 2KPRO....

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Janet

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Apparently I'm not understanding the request...
I thought you wanted to view .pdf thumbs...
which should happen if you install Adobe Reader.

There is a registry patch at the link below
that *might* solve your problem.

Read the following articles about editing
your registry before proceeding:

Information About Editing the Registry
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=256986#Topic2

(322756) How to back up, edit, and restore
the registry in Windows XP and Windows
Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756

Scroll down to #17 right column:
"Restore Thumbnail Views In XP":
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

--

John Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[Vaer]

Apparently I'm not understanding the request...

I believe he is looking for a generic way to add thumbnails for any file
format.

At least that's what I was looking for when I found this article.

 

[Tammara]

While we're on the topic, I also want to view my .ai and .eps thumbnails. I'm
a graphic designer and it drives me crazy that I can't browser through my
library files unless I go out of my way to save everything with a jpg version.

 

[Janetb]

Thanks Vaer, that is correct--a generic way to add thumbnails for any file
format. Is this possible in XP?
Janet