Can't see Icons in "Thumbnail" view in Windows Explorer.

Can't see Icons in "Thumbnail" view in Windows Explorer.

I have messed around changing some of my standard icons and have changed some associations and know am unable to view the picture of the icon in Windows Explorer in "Thumbnail" view.

What is the default File association for icons .ico?

On my Me machine they are not associated with any program. However, in Win2k the "Always use this program...." is grayed out so I can't set it to no association.

I have also downloaded and been using Ifile, IconShop and IconEdit32.

Hope I've made this somewhat clear

Solution:

Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 192573

To resolve this issue, verify that the following registry entries exist for the type of file that you are trying to preview:

Registry key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\file type\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}

Value: (Default)="{7376D660-C583-11d0-A3A5-00C04FD706EC}"


Thanks for he help.

In some cases reinstalling or upgrading Internet Explorer fixes that problem. Worked for me twice on two different systems.

Hi there,

I have posted this before at this forum but I'll put it up again. I made some regfiles to put the thumbnail view back into the explorer..


I've put an example of those regfiles below :


****

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpg]
@="PSP5.Image"
"Content Type"="image/jpeg"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpg\jpegfile]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpg\jpegfile\ShellNew]

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

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpg\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpg\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{7376D660-C583-11d0-A3A5-00C04FD706EC}"

****


Below are some premade regfiles to regain the "thumb" settings :


Gif.reg

Jpg.reg

Jpeg.reg

Bmp.reg




paul

Thanks for the info.