Thumbnail Views Not Displayed for Some File Types
Article ID: 178746
Article Last Modified on 6/5/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 1.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.2
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q178746
SYMPTOMS
When you enable Thumbnail view for your folders and configure Windows
Explorer or My Computer to be viewed as a Web page, the Thumbnail images
for some file types may not be displayed.
CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you remove and re-create the file association
for a file type. The registry entry that is used by the Windows Desktop Update component to display Thumbnail images is not updated properly when you re-create the file association.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use either of the following methods:
- Reinstall the Windows Desktop Update component. For information about
removing and installing the Windows Desktop Update component, click
the following article to view it in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
165695 How to Add or Remove Windows Desktop Update
-
Click Start, click Run, type the following command in the Open box, and then press ENTER:
regsvr32.exe /i shdocvw.dll
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Internet Explorer 4.0 and 4.01 for Windows 95, and in Windows 98.
Additional query words: gif jpg jpeg htm html bmp
Keywords: kbui kbprb kbgraphic KB178746