can't view thumbnails in windows explorer

[isatinov]

Greetings,

I can no longer view jpgs or other format thumbnails in windows
explorer. The only exception is Paint Shop Pro files, whose thumbnails
show up fine.

I'm running Win XP SR 2. This only happened recently. Jpgs can be
opened and viewed in other programs.

Any help in reestablishing the ability to view jpgs will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

Ira

 

[John]

Within my pictures folders or any other folder, right click and select view
as thumbnails.

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Regards

John

MCP Windows XP Professional

 

[isatinov]

Within my pictures folders or any other folder, right click and select view
as thumbnails.

 

[isatinov]

John,

Thanks for your quick reply. Unfortunately, I am unable to view
thumbnails of jpg, tiff, bmp, or gif files, despite using the normal
technique you describe. Paint Shop Pro files appear as thumbnails.

Do you have any other suggestions for restoring the ability to view
thumbnails? Should I check for the presence of any specific dlls, or
whether they are registered correctly?

Again, thanks in advance.

Ira

 

[John]

HI
Copy the text between the lines to notepad and save the file as
RepairThumbNails.reg
run the file and post back with details
HTH

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"ClassicViewState"=dword:00000000

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Regards

John

MCP Windows XP Professional

 

[isatinov]

John,

Tried the repair. File seemed to run ok. I rebooted, but still have
the problem. I copied the line "Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00"
into notepad since it was betweent the lines. Was this correct?
Any other suggestions? I haven't done a restore; everything else works
well, so I don't want to restore if I don't have to. Tnanks again.

Ira

 

[John]

Ok Then we can only try again
Download the file here and re-associate the files with thumbnail view.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/xp_thumbnail.exe

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Regards

John

MCP Windows XP Professional

John,

Tried the repair. File seemed to run ok. I rebooted, but still have the
problem. I copied the line "Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00" into
notepad since it was betweent the lines. Was this correct?
Any other suggestions? I haven't done a restore; everything else works
well, so I don't want to restore if I don't have to. Tnanks again.

Ira

HI
Copy the text between the lines to notepad and save the file as
RepairThumbNails.reg
run the file and post back with details
HTH

---------------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"ClassicViewState"=dword:00000000

 

[isatinov]

John,

I really appreciate your trying to help with this issue. Unfortunately,
I still can't get thumbnails to show in windows explorer. The file you
recommended does not have a checkbox for jpg thumbnails. I assume jpgs
are coded some other way in windows? In any event, have any suggestions
on how to troubleshoot this? Anything for me to investigate.

I've got a work around, but it's inconvenient. I can pull up thumbnails
on Irfanview thumbnail viewer. But I like to see other files that are
also kept in the directories where I store images.

Thanks again.

Ira

 

[WTC]

Have you tried typing the following in the run dialog box.

regsvr32 %windir%\system32\shimgvw.dll

But Microsoft recommends unregistering the shimgvw.dll file due to a WMF
exploit until a hotfix has been deployed and installed.

Vulnerability in Graphics Rendering Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/912840.mspx

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Ira,

Type in Start, Run:

regsvr32 shimgvw.dll

Generic icon is displayed for a picture file when in Thumbnail view:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/imagethumb.htm

Also, don't forget to visit this link below (recommended by WTC)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/912840.mspx

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Greetings,

I can no longer view jpgs or other format thumbnails in windows
explorer. The only exception is Paint Shop Pro files, whose thumbnails
show up fine.

I'm running Win XP SR 2. This only happened recently. Jpgs can be
opened and viewed in other programs.

Any help in reestablishing the ability to view jpgs will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

Ira

 

[isatinov]

Ramesh,

Thanks. That did the trick. I appreciate everyone's help with this.

Ira

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

You're welcome Ira.

See also:

F-Secure : News from the Lab - December of 2005:
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/archive-122005.html


--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh,

Thanks. That did the trick. I appreciate everyone's help with this.

Ira

 

[Guest]

Hi,

I have the same problem that Ira had. I followed every step listed in this
thread but after running...

regsvr32 shimgvw.dll

i got an error...

LoadLibrary("shimgvw.dll")failed - The system cannot find the file specified

Any help will be appreciated.

Thank you for your time.

You're welcome Ira.

See also:

F-Secure : News from the Lab - December of 2005:
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/archive-122005.html


--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh,

Thanks. That did the trick. I appreciate everyone's help with this.

Ira

Ira,

Type in Start, Run:

regsvr32 shimgvw.dll

Generic icon is displayed for a picture file when in Thumbnail view:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/imagethumb.htm

Also, don't forget to visit this link below (recommended by WTC)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/912840.mspx

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Type in Start, Run:

SFC /Scannow

You can get a copy of shimgvw.dll from one of these locations:

1. C:\Windows\System32\DLLCache folder
2. C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder
3. Windows XP CD-ROM (slipstreamed with the latest Service Pack)

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hi,

I have the same problem that Ira had. I followed every step listed in this
thread but after running...

regsvr32 shimgvw.dll

i got an error...

LoadLibrary("shimgvw.dll")failed - The system cannot find the file specified

Any help will be appreciated.

Thank you for your time.

 

[Guest]

I had the same problem with my thumbnails not displaying after I did a system
restore. I ran the following and everything ran ok and then I got my
thumbnails to show. Any idea why this happened? Just curious, not
complaining because it is fixed now. Just wanted to know what I did to cause
it to mess up.

Jenny Tucker

 

[Guest]

Hi Ramesh,

I found shimgvq.dll in "C:\Windows\System32". I couldn't find a DLLCache
folder in System32. Shouldn't there be no problem if I can see shimgvq.dll in
the proper location?

Type in Start, Run:

SFC /Scannow

You can get a copy of shimgvw.dll from one of these locations:

1. C:\Windows\System32\DLLCache folder
2. C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder
3. Windows XP CD-ROM (slipstreamed with the latest Service Pack)

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hi,

I have the same problem that Ira had. I followed every step listed in this
thread but after running...

regsvr32 shimgvw.dll

i got an error...

LoadLibrary("shimgvw.dll")failed - The system cannot find the file specified

Any help will be appreciated.

Thank you for your time.

You're welcome Ira.

See also:

F-Secure : News from the Lab - December of 2005:
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/archive-122005.html


--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

shimgvq.dll is not a system file, AFAIK. You should be looking for
shimgvw.dll

And BTW, the DLLCache is a hidden folder.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hi Ramesh,

I found shimgvq.dll in "C:\Windows\System32". I couldn't find a DLLCache
folder in System32. Shouldn't there be no problem if I can see shimgvq.dll
in
the proper location?

 

[Guest]

My apologies, by shimgvq.dll I meant shimgvw.dll. I found the DLL cache
folder now, and placed the file into it, but still no luck.

shimgvq.dll is not a system file, AFAIK. You should be looking for
shimgvw.dll

And BTW, the DLLCache is a hidden folder.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hi Ramesh,

I found shimgvq.dll in "C:\Windows\System32". I couldn't find a DLLCache
folder in System32. Shouldn't there be no problem if I can see shimgvq.dll
in
the proper location?

Type in Start, Run:

SFC /Scannow

You can get a copy of shimgvw.dll from one of these locations:

1. C:\Windows\System32\DLLCache folder
2. C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder
3. Windows XP CD-ROM (slipstreamed with the latest Service Pack)

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

You can get a copy of shimgvw.dll from one of these locations:

1. C:\Windows\System32\DLLCache folder
2. C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder
3. Windows XP CD-ROM (slipstreamed with the latest Service Pack)

*** Copy the file to Windows\System32 folder.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


My apologies, by shimgvq.dll I meant shimgvw.dll. I found the DLL cache
folder now, and placed the file into it, but still no luck.

shimgvq.dll is not a system file, AFAIK. You should be looking for
shimgvw.dll

And BTW, the DLLCache is a hidden folder.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hi Ramesh,

I found shimgvq.dll in "C:\Windows\System32". I couldn't find a DLLCache
folder in System32. Shouldn't there be no problem if I can see shimgvq.dll
in
the proper location?

Type in Start, Run:

SFC /Scannow

You can get a copy of shimgvw.dll from one of these locations:

1. C:\Windows\System32\DLLCache folder
2. C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder
3. Windows XP CD-ROM (slipstreamed with the latest Service Pack)