Solved Thumbnail's for AVI and WMV not appearing!

Witch-King-of-Angmar

Witch-King-of-Angmar

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Hi all.

I have a lot of videos and the thumbnails are not showing a preview of the video, but instead show an icon (see "Attachment 1").

I already tried the following:
1. Deleted Thumbnail cache via Disk Cleanup.
2. Verified that "Show thumbnails instead of icons" was checked via Visual Effects in Performance Options.
3. Verified that "Always show icons, never thumbnails" was NOT checked via Folder Options.
4. I also heard that this happens when the "K-Lite Codec Pack" is on the computer. So I uninstalled this (to no avail) and reinstalled it (again nothing).

The preview does not appear for any WMV or AVI files. All pictures and other videos are perfect (that I know of).

Any help will be greatly appreciated! :)

Thanks for your time! ;)
 

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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 1720
    CPU
    Intel Core Duo Processor T8300
    Memory
    3072MB Dual Channel
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
Start, Control Panel, System and Maintenance, Administrative Tools-Free up disk space, Files from all users, (C: ) OK, Files to delete:CHECK THUMBNAILS OPTION, click OK.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    AMD AM2 6000+
    Motherboard
    Nvidia M2N-E SLI
    Graphics card(s)
    GeForce 7600GT
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    WD
    Case
    Cooler Master
    Cooling
    Three fans
    Mouse
    Dell Optical
    Keyboard
    Dell Quietkey
    Internet Speed
    10 MBPS
Or...


1. right click on "my computer"
2. select properties
3. select "Advanced system settings"
4. select "Advanced" tab
5. select button under "performance settings"
6. see if the checkbox "show thumbnails instead of icons" is selected.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    AMD AM2 6000+
    Motherboard
    Nvidia M2N-E SLI
    Graphics card(s)
    GeForce 7600GT
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    WD
    Case
    Cooler Master
    Cooling
    Three fans
    Mouse
    Dell Optical
    Keyboard
    Dell Quietkey
    Internet Speed
    10 MBPS
@ lemur,
Those were the first two steps that I tried!
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 1720
    CPU
    Intel Core Duo Processor T8300
    Memory
    3072MB Dual Channel
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    AMD AM2 6000+
    Motherboard
    Nvidia M2N-E SLI
    Graphics card(s)
    GeForce 7600GT
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    WD
    Case
    Cooler Master
    Cooling
    Three fans
    Mouse
    Dell Optical
    Keyboard
    Dell Quietkey
    Internet Speed
    10 MBPS
Solved: Thumbnail's for AVI and WMV not appearing!

Solved!

I tried you link lemar, and it worked! I also found an excellent page for specific file associations that my friend emailed me just a minute ago that fixes file associations for several types:

File association fixes for Windows Vista

Thanks!
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 1720
    CPU
    Intel Core Duo Processor T8300
    Memory
    3072MB Dual Channel
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
Glad it worked. You could always add to my rep points - LOL.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    AMD AM2 6000+
    Motherboard
    Nvidia M2N-E SLI
    Graphics card(s)
    GeForce 7600GT
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    WD
    Case
    Cooler Master
    Cooling
    Three fans
    Mouse
    Dell Optical
    Keyboard
    Dell Quietkey
    Internet Speed
    10 MBPS
Re: Solved: Thumbnail's for AVI and WMV not appearing!

Hey there,

I just reinstalled a fresh windows 10, and it seems that all updates, drivers, and everything is all set and downloaded. All of my videos are showing thumbnails except AVIs, FLVs, and mp4s. I've tried all the steps, including the most recent one that solved the past user's problems. Any suggestions are welcome, it's pretty frustrating when nothing is working.

Thanks in advance.

Witch-King-of-Angmar said:
Solved!

I tried you link lemar, and it worked! I also found an excellent page for specific file associations that my friend emailed me just a minute ago that fixes file associations for several types:

File association fixes for Windows Vista

Thanks!
Click to expand...
 

My Computer

System One

Re: Solved: Thumbnail's for AVI and WMV not appearing!

windows10user said:
Hey there,

I just reinstalled a fresh windows 10, and it seems that all updates, drivers, and everything is all set and downloaded. All of my videos are showing thumbnails except AVIs, FLVs, and mp4s. I've tried all the steps, including the most recent one that solved the past user's problems. Any suggestions are welcome, it's pretty frustrating when nothing is working.

Thanks in advance.
Click to expand...

I suggest that you try our sister forum. Windows 10 Forums
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 8.1 Industry Pro x64
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion Elite HPE-250f
    CPU
    Intel i7 860 Quad core 2.8 ghz
    Memory
    8 gb
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5770 1 gb ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Alienware 25 AW2521HF
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 &1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    1 TB x2
    Other Info
    https://www.cnet.com/products/hp-pavilion-elite-hpe-250f/
  • Operating System
    Windows 2012 R2 Data center/Linux Mint
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Poweredge T140
    CPU
    i3 9100 3.6GHz, 8M cache, 4C/4T
    Memory
    8GB 2666MT/s DDR4 ECC UDIMM
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    1 TB & 360 GB x2
    Other Info
    https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/productdetailstxn/poweredge-t140?~ck=bt
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