Video Icons only show default picture

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DVDUDE

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Hi, All my video icons have the default picture in Vista Home Premium yet the same files have picture icons in XP. I've tried changing file options and types but cannot find a solution... Can anyone help?

Cheers
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    CPU
    Q6600 2.4ghz
    Memory
    4gig
    Graphics card(s)
    GTX260
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell E228WFP
Thanks Richard but it didn't help. Strange thing is that if I launch Windows Media Player it shows all my video files with a picture of each of their contents. However, if I open explore all those same video files have their default icons... I have access to another Vista computer that is exactly the same as mine that doesn't have this problem. This has been an ongoing problem that I have tried to solve previously but nothing seems to fix it. I was hoping that someone on this forum had a similar experience.

Any other suggestions would be appreciated

Cheers
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    CPU
    Q6600 2.4ghz
    Memory
    4gig
    Graphics card(s)
    GTX260
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell E228WFP
What is the extension?
Have you got a default program associated to this type of file?
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I5 3570K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
    Memory
    4 x 4GB corsair ballistix sport DDR3 1600 Mhz
    Graphics card(s)
    Gigabyte Geforce GTX 660 TI
    Sound Card
    creative x-fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Primary CiBox 22" Widescreen LCD ,Secondary Dell 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    Both 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500G HD (SATA) 1 x 2TB USB
    PSU
    Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Complient PSU
    Case
    Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
    Cooling
    3 x 80mm tri led front, 120mm side 120mm back, 200mm top
    Mouse
    Technika TKOPTM2
    Keyboard
    Logik
    Internet Speed
    288 / 4000
    Other Info
    Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers Trust Graphics Tablet
It's only my video files...extensions are .avi .mpeg .mov As far as I know the only default program is Windows Media Player... Picture files are fine.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    CPU
    Q6600 2.4ghz
    Memory
    4gig
    Graphics card(s)
    GTX260
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell E228WFP
Control panel,folder options,view, uncheck this.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Thinkpad T400
    CPU
    Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo P8700 @ 2.53GHz
    Motherboard
    LENOVO 64734VM
    Memory
    2.00GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 531MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Mobile Intel 4 Series Express Chipset Family
    Sound Card
    Conexant 20561 SmartAudio HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15 inch
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 800
    Hard Drives
    1x 180GB Intel 530 series SSD 1 x 120GB Hitachi 5400rmp 1 x 650GB Western Digital Elements 5400rpm 1x 1Tb Western Digital Elements 5400rpm
    Internet Speed
    Medium for New Zealand
    Other Info
    Weakest part of my computer is the graphics chipset. Only ever used a laptop. Also use USB Freeview TV Card Lenovo Docking Station External Speakers Other bits a pieces as needed
Thanks, I have already done this but it made no difference.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    CPU
    Q6600 2.4ghz
    Memory
    4gig
    Graphics card(s)
    GTX260
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell E228WFP
Hi DVDUDE

Try it with the following registry file.
After downloading, click AVI DefaultIcon.reg and confirm.
Hope it helps.

Sweet
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 5738G-644G32MN
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo - clockspeed 2000 MHz
    Motherboard
    Acer JV50
    Memory
    RAM 4 GB - SO-DIMM DDR3
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce - G105M - 512 MB
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768 Pixels
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi HTS543232L9A300 320 GB - Type SATA - Speed 5400 rpm
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless Mouse M505
    Keyboard
    Azerty
    Internet Speed
    Currently 14.5 MB/Sec which means 1.8 MB/Sec effective
Thanks Sweet, but that didn't work either.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    CPU
    Q6600 2.4ghz
    Memory
    4gig
    Graphics card(s)
    GTX260
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell E228WFP
Does the other computer use a different default program or codecs for the video files?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I5 3570K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
    Memory
    4 x 4GB corsair ballistix sport DDR3 1600 Mhz
    Graphics card(s)
    Gigabyte Geforce GTX 660 TI
    Sound Card
    creative x-fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Primary CiBox 22" Widescreen LCD ,Secondary Dell 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    Both 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500G HD (SATA) 1 x 2TB USB
    PSU
    Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Complient PSU
    Case
    Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
    Cooling
    3 x 80mm tri led front, 120mm side 120mm back, 200mm top
    Mouse
    Technika TKOPTM2
    Keyboard
    Logik
    Internet Speed
    288 / 4000
    Other Info
    Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers Trust Graphics Tablet
Hi Roy69, The default program and codecs in the other computer are the same, however I do have some different software programs in mine, so maybe one of these is causing the problem, but how does one find out which, short of unistalling each.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    CPU
    Q6600 2.4ghz
    Memory
    4gig
    Graphics card(s)
    GTX260
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell E228WFP
Try changing the default to quicktime to see if the thumbs appear, then change back to media player.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I5 3570K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
    Memory
    4 x 4GB corsair ballistix sport DDR3 1600 Mhz
    Graphics card(s)
    Gigabyte Geforce GTX 660 TI
    Sound Card
    creative x-fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Primary CiBox 22" Widescreen LCD ,Secondary Dell 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    Both 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500G HD (SATA) 1 x 2TB USB
    PSU
    Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Complient PSU
    Case
    Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
    Cooling
    3 x 80mm tri led front, 120mm side 120mm back, 200mm top
    Mouse
    Technika TKOPTM2
    Keyboard
    Logik
    Internet Speed
    288 / 4000
    Other Info
    Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers Trust Graphics Tablet
Quicktime makes no difference. What I don't understand is why when I open Windows Media player from its icon on my desktop, all the video files appear with picture icons, yet if I open an explore window beside the WMP window all the video files in the explore window have their default icons..
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    CPU
    Q6600 2.4ghz
    Memory
    4gig
    Graphics card(s)
    GTX260
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell E228WFP

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 5738G-644G32MN
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo - clockspeed 2000 MHz
    Motherboard
    Acer JV50
    Memory
    RAM 4 GB - SO-DIMM DDR3
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce - G105M - 512 MB
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768 Pixels
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi HTS543232L9A300 320 GB - Type SATA - Speed 5400 rpm
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless Mouse M505
    Keyboard
    Azerty
    Internet Speed
    Currently 14.5 MB/Sec which means 1.8 MB/Sec effective
Thanks sweet, but I prefer not to mess with the registry as I am not that experienced.

I'd like to say thanks to all who have tried to help on this problem, but I think I will leave it at that. Never liked Vista so maybe I'll upgrade to Win 7 which should fix the problem.

Cheers
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    CPU
    Q6600 2.4ghz
    Memory
    4gig
    Graphics card(s)
    GTX260
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell E228WFP
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