previws and thumbnails don't work

Quote:
Originally Posted by goldfish

Right. Try deleting your Thumbs.db file in the folder which the offending MPGs are in.
problems.


I don't follow. there are no other files, just the MPG's. and none are hidden.

 

hello
is anybody there?
what went wrong?

 

If you ae in thumbnail view in Windows XP, you have a Thumbs.db file.

Are you certain you are showing hidden files and folders?

You might want to try making a new folder and copying the mpgs into there.

Then see if a thumbs.db file gets created.

Where is the original post that this started in?

 

Check your XP file associations thread for a fix that just might fix this too.


Make sense to you Adryn?

 

Absolutely. The files have to have associations to be viewed as thumbnails. Didn't even think of that.

Yet, it seems to me a thumbs.db file should still be present....maybe not.

 

actually they both make sense.

Adryn:
There are no hidden files I havent yet looked through my cmd prompt, Ive been having files that arent there hidden or otherwise show up there.
Alanc:
I did run that batch file, per other thread, that did get some, not that though.

To both:
Is there a way to do it manually?

 

Is it just mpgs?

Try this:

http://www.dougknox.com/utility/scripts_desc/fixpix.htm

 

I'll do that. but, this is what I mean no Thumb.db file:

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>cd C:\documents and settings\owner\my music\ente
rprise
The system cannot find the path specified.
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>cd C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\
My Music\enterprise
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\My Music\enterprise>dir
Volume in drive C is PRESARIO
Volume Serial Number is A4B0-43E0
Directory of C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\My Music\enterprise
06/20/2004 12:21 PM <DIR> .
06/20/2004 12:21 PM <DIR> ..
06/20/2004 12:21 PM <DIR> season 1
05/23/2004 05:57 PM <DIR> season 2
05/29/2004 06:30 PM <DIR> season 3
06/02/2004 07:05 PM <DIR> trek
0 File(s) 0 bytes
6 Dir(s) 17,732,476,928 bytes free
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\My Music\enterprise>cd C:\Documents
and Settings\Owner\My Documents\My Music\enterprise\season 1
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\My Music\enterprise\season 1>dir
Volume in drive C is PRESARIO
Volume Serial Number is A4B0-43E0
Directory of C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\My Music\enterprise\s
eason 1
06/20/2004 12:21 PM <DIR> .
06/20/2004 12:21 PM <DIR> ..
01/24/2004 11:12 AM 462,255,220 Enterprise - 1x01 - Broken Bow part 1.mpg
02/04/2004 08:34 AM 446,763,436 Enterprise - 1x02 - Broken Bow - Part 2.m
peg
02/24/2004 07:20 AM 460,450,192 Enterprise - 1x03 - Fight Or Flight.mpg
02/22/2004 05:56 PM 463,998,980 Enterprise - 1x04 - Strange New World.mpg
02/23/2004 12:14 PM 453,496,064 Enterprise - 1x05 - Unexpected.mpg
02/04/2004 10:55 PM 453,691,280 Enterprise - 1x06 - Terra Nova.mpg
02/20/2004 06:09 PM 453,335,708 Enterprise - 1x07 - The Andorian Incident
.mpg
03/27/2004 02:35 AM 244,455,424 Enterprise - 1x08 - Breaking the Ice.avi
02/20/2004 03:44 PM 453,837,692 Enterprise - 1x09 - Civilization.mpg
01/26/2004 03:30 PM 454,216,504 Enterprise - 1x10 - Fortunate son.mpg
02/21/2004 06:34 PM 454,251,364 Enterprise - 1x11 - Cold Front.mpg
02/24/2004 12:54 AM 460,842,388 Enterprise - 1x12 - Silent Enemy.mpg
02/08/2004 03:12 AM 454,676,656 Enterprise - 1x13 - Dear Doctor.mpg
02/29/2004 03:49 AM 454,923,000 Enterprise - 1x14 - Sleeping dogs.mpeg
02/25/2004 12:54 PM 454,799,828 Enterprise - 1x15 - Shadows of P'jem.mpg
02/23/2004 12:36 PM 455,336,672 Enterprise - 1x16 - Shuttlepod One.mpg
02/28/2004 10:21 PM 463,854,132 Enterprise - 1x17 - Fusion.mpg
02/24/2004 12:43 PM 463,942,444 Enterprise - 1x18 - Rogue Planet.mpg
01/30/2004 06:52 PM 95,891,456 Enterprise - 1x19 - Acquisition.avi
02/08/2004 11:50 PM 463,124,396 Enterprise - 1x20 - Oasis.mpg
02/09/2004 04:24 PM 463,447,432 Enterprise - 1x21 - Detained.mpg
02/19/2004 05:58 PM 462,287,756 Enterprise - 1x22 - Vox Sola.mpg
01/30/2004 05:41 PM 462,852,152 Enterprise - 1x23 - Fallen Hero.mpg
02/01/2004 04:34 PM 462,064,652 Enterprise - 1x24 - Desert Crossing.mpg
01/24/2004 08:11 PM 462,724,668 Enterprise - 1x25 - Two Days And Two Nigh
ts.mpg
02/01/2004 07:38 PM 462,782,768 Enterprise - 1x26 - Shockwave.mpg
26 File(s) 11,344,302,264 bytes
2 Dir(s) 17,732,476,928 bytes free
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\My Music\enterprise\season 1>

be back after restart. . .

 

Maybe I did something wrong?
but I did what it said to do. . .

 

You could try to re-register the DLL's used to provide functionality for creating thumbs.db and image-preview.

Press Start-button and Run... these commands:

Then restart.

 

regsvr32 thumbvw.dll
the specified modual could not be found

 

Run this, have your XP CD ready.

Start > Run > sfc /scannow

 

I do not have one
didn't come w/pc

 

Run the command anyway.

If there are errors, let us know.

 

Also, try a new user account.

 

it wants my disc.scan wasn't even going but maybe three sec. not even 2%

"Files that are required for windows to run properly must be copied to your DLL cache."

 

Is there an i386 directory on your C: drive?

 

If there is go to regedit and change Sourcepath under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup

to your C:\ drive.

Do not specify i386, its already implied.

 

I am here:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup

This is what I see. . .for sourcepath
Name . .Type . . Data
SourcePath . .REG_SZ . .C:\

 

Did you check to see if you have an i386 directory on C: ?

 

I have some driver backups in i386 folders
and a i386.reg
define dir

 

A folder that contains the Windows installation files.

 

I have a folder full of stuff
C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386
would that be it?

 

i searched for windows installer packages and windows patch fies
and all files and folders with i386

 

No, thats not it, however, it gives a hint.

In the registry entry mentioned above, do you have a servicepacksourcepath key?

 

yes, and mine are below, but I caught it.

 

Does the registry key point to the correct path?

 

C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles

 

I am so stupid! ! !
It's a protected system file. . .
it still doesn't work though

 

I went back through the thread tried everything again
I went back to the fixpix.vbs link and what am I doing?
is something supposed to happen?
my file assoc. are still kinda messed up

 

The vbs file had no association
I downloaded and ran Regeristy Mechanic
the script finally ran

 

did it fix your problem?

 

no, I am lost

 

i keep trying different things, without messing any thing else up.

 

still trying help would be great

 

I still can't get my thumbs for my mpg and avi's
what am I missing?

 

still having the problem

 

all right so nobody likes me. . .thats ok
sht happns

 

Don't think people doesn't want to help you, but you are in situation where it is difficult to provide good advice.

I see the following options are available for you:
- Live without thumbnails
- Get hold of a XP Install CD from a friend and perform a repair install (Followed by installing all windows updates released since the XP Install CD was made)

- Make a small prayer to whatever god you believe in and install XP SP2.

 

Also XP have introduced an option capable of disabling the caching of thumbnails

P.S. Eventhough the thumbvw.dll failed to register, did you also try to register shimgvw.dll ? (and while you are at it also try shmedia.dll)

P.S.P.S. After reading the entire thread, I'm a little confused whether it is movie-preview or picture-preview which is causing trouble or both. Could you clarify ?

 

it was both but it has only been the video thumbs

p.s
yea i tried that too
p.p.s.
ok leme see

 

if I can see the img thumbs
the thumbs haven't been disabled\


and I have no friends
so I cannot getahold of a install cd. . .

 

so there is nothing I can do to restore my .mpg .mpeg or .avi thumbs and previews?
I whent here http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;292499
and that was the closest thing I could find
I went here http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm
and still nothing

plse hlp