Microsoft KB Archive/178746

= Thumbnail Views Not Displayed for Some File Types =

Article ID: 178746

Article Last Modified on 6/5/2007

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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

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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.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about Thumbnail view, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

176882 How to Enable the Thumbnail View for Folders in Windows Explorer

Additional query words: gif jpg jpeg htm html bmp

Keywords: kbui kbprb kbgraphic KB178746

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