Thumbnail for Video Files under Windows XP?

**NDC** · June 29th, 2002, 11:36 PM

How do you enable previews (thumbnails) for video files under Windows XP? It used display like an image file with video files when I selected thumbnail under View, but now it doesn't... Does anyone know how to re-enable this feature?

**S.D.Willie** · June 30th, 2002, 12:09 AM

even switching the menu next to the refresh arrow to "thumbnails" has the same effect?

**NDC** · June 30th, 2002, 12:15 AM

Yes, same thing. It just displays the WMP8 icon...

**S.D.Willie** · June 30th, 2002, 12:22 AM

hmm, the nyquil is kicking my ass so heres my last stab then im punching out....

have you looked under the properties of my computer, advanced, performance settings? worth a look maybe.

SD

**NDC** · June 30th, 2002, 12:53 AM

Ok, here is the fix...

1. Go to Run and type [regedit[/b]

2. Click on the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT and then press CTRL+F

3. Now type in the type of file you would like to enable thumbnail view. (i.e. avi, mpg, mpeg, asf, and so on

4. If you typed in avi in the find function bt pressing CTRL+F, the avi key will already be highlighted. Now you must created a key named PersistentHandler and in the key folder, you must created a New String Value named (Default) with the value data that says {098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb} by selecting Edit\New\String Value.

5. Now you must create a key named ShellEx. And in the key folder, create another key and name it {BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}. In this key folder, you must now created a String Value named (default) with the value data that says {c5a40261-cd64-4ccf-84cb-c394da41d590}....

You can repeat this procedure for other video file that support thumbnail preview...

**NDC** · June 30th, 2002, 01:01 AM

Oh, and here is a picture of how it should look. I think an another application may have altered the registry. This registry hack is only for people who lost their thumbnail feature...

**S.D.Willie** · July 6th, 2002, 12:28 PM

would this work for winblows ME? i have a friend who just called and told me he lost his thumbnail icons in his pictures folder as well as his video files.
any ideas?

**S.D.Willie** · July 9th, 2002, 10:30 PM

wow, what a pain in the arse that was messing around with the registry with all the characters and what not. i found a much easier fix right HERE instead .

SD

**MrWar** · February 7th, 2008, 02:12 AM

I also had lost, the thumbnail preview feature for all my .AVI, .MPG, .MPEG files. I am not completely sure if it was Nero 7 or the K-Lite Codec's fault but I believe it was Nero 7's fault. It messed with my registry. The registry fix explained above worked for my Windows XP SP2!

Thank you a lot. You are a genius!

**mistermab** · April 2nd, 2008, 11:54 PM

When I press your [here] link, I end up on a [page not found] and I have no way of knowing what I am looking for! It would have been much better to indicate exactly the name of the utility implicated, therefore I could find it elsewhere on the web, where it can still be found (unmodified website)!!!

If you still know what it is and where it can be downloaded from, I would very much appreciate if you could alert me: stevieaustin@hotmail.com!

Thank you in advance!

**MrWar** · April 5th, 2008, 08:38 AM

mistermab,

I did not use any utilities.
I followed these instructions and it worked great:

Ok, here is the fix...

1. Go to Run and type [regedit[/b]

2. Click on the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT and then press CTRL+F

3. Now type in the type of file you would like to enable thumbnail view. (i.e. avi, mpg, mpeg, asf, and so on

4. If you typed in avi in the find function bt pressing CTRL+F, the avi key will already be highlighted. Now you must created a key named PersistentHandler and in the key folder, you must created a New String Value named (Default) with the value data that says {098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb} by selecting Edit\New\String Value.

5. Now you must create a key named ShellEx. And in the key folder, create another key and name it {BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}. In this key folder, you must now created a String Value named (default) with the value data that says {c5a40261-cd64-4ccf-84cb-c394da41d590}....

You can repeat this procedure for other video file that support thumbnail preview...

**terrypin** · October 7th, 2009, 10:25 AM

Unfortunately I already have those correct entries but I still have many (not all) missing MPG/MPEG thumbnails.

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Terry, East Grinstead, UK

**ezze_77z** · August 7th, 2012, 06:03 PM

Thank you all
I have long time searching for a way to show thumbnails of video files, I did not

find a solution
but This method is the best solution I found on the Internet ,
it worked Successfully.
Thank you very much ...
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1. Go to Run and type [regedit[/b]
2. Click on the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT and then press CTRL+F
3. Now type in the type of file you would like to enable thumbnail view. (i.e. avi, mpg, mpeg, asf, and so on
4. If you typed in avi in the find function bt pressing CTRL+F, the avi key will already be highlighted. Now you must created a key named PersistentHandler and in the key folder, you must created a New String Value named (Default) with the value data that says {098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb} by selecting Edit\New\String Value.

5. Now you must create a key named ShellEx. And in the key folder, create another key and name it {BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}. In this key folder, you must now created a String Value named (default) with the value data that says {c5a40261-cd64-4ccf-84cb-c394da41d590}....

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