Video file preview/thumnail view problem

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Camford

There used to be a time, about a week ago, Explorer would show a small
preview in Details whenever I highlight a mpg or avi file. But now, the
preview has stopped showing itself. And when I switch the folder view to
Thumbnail, all I see is the media player icon. Could someone please give me
some hints on how to solve this problem please? Thanks
 
Thanks for the reply.

By the way, what type are these keys? Are they REG_SZ? Apart from the first
one, the other ones don't exist in my registry.


deepak said:
Try the following registry settings....

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.avi]
"PerceivedType"="video"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.avi\PersistentHandler]
@="{098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.avi\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.avi\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{c5a40261-cd64-4ccf-84cb-c394da41d590}"

After adding the above keys, the thumbnails will be restored...
Click to expand...
 
ignore my last reply..

Thanks for the help, it worked.

Does this work for mpeg files as well?
 
All Reg_sz. If things have %systemroot% (or anything in % signs) then MUST be Reg_Expand_SZ

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Camford said:
Thanks for the reply.

By the way, what type are these keys? Are they REG_SZ? Apart from the first
one, the other ones don't exist in my registry.


deepak said:
Try the following registry settings....

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.avi]
"PerceivedType"="video"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.avi\PersistentHandler]
@="{098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.avi\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.avi\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{c5a40261-cd64-4ccf-84cb-c394da41d590}"

After adding the above keys, the thumbnails will be restored...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
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