Thumbnail Views Not Displayed for Some File Types (178746)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 1.0 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.x for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x for Windows 95
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98
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
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Click Start, click Run, type the following command in the Open box, and then press ENTER:
regsvr32.exe /i shdocvw.dll
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Internet Explorer 4.0 and 4.01 for Windows 95, and in Windows 98.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/16/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbgraphic kbprb kbui KB178746 |
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