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Recently 'lost' the facility to provide 'slide shows' and the thumbnail facility has also 'gone'; the only item that is displayed is the icon. clicking on opens the phots via Adobe. Anyway to get back to the original software settings?
 
Hi Muffin,

It's possible you've lost the association and that is why it is unable to
display the pictures.
Can you try the following please?

Start -> Run -> regsvr32 %windir%\system32\shimgvw.dll
Close and reopen the folder and see if your Thumbnails return and slideshow
returns.

Hope this helps!

Thx,
Nico Tomacelli
Microsoft Corp.
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muffin said:
Recently 'lost' the facility to provide 'slide shows' and the thumbnail
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facility has also 'gone'; the only item that is displayed is the icon.
clicking on opens the phots via Adobe. Anyway to get back to the original
software settings?
 
Hi Nico. Nice to have someone from MS helping.
Most of us here are not computer savvy.
I read your answer and I know it will work.
Probably easier for us to understand you if you write your answer this way:
Click on Start, click on Run and type the following in the opening textbox:
REGSVR32 SHIMGVW.DLL
and press the Enter key.
For us beginners, it is an easier way.

I have seen this lost association problem posted here many times. Can you
tell us why this happens and is there a way to prevent it. Thanks.
 
Hi Yves,

The reason for the very specific path is I want to make sure the correct
shimgvw gets registered. The user doesn't actually need to find out where
%windir% is. They just have to type the path I put. I will make sure I note
that next time.

The reason for this is in the rare instance that a rogue shimgvw gets
installed, we dont want the wrong one registered. When you just type
shimgvw.dll without a path, it follows what the default path is. If you
ended up with a rogue shimgvw, its quite possible they edited the path to
pick up the shimgvw.dll elsewhere. Hope that helps explain why I specify
the full path.

As far as why it loses association, it is because certain applications when
installed muck with the PerceivedType key for associations. This is
something we are fixing in the future. We do realize that it is a huge
nusiance today. I'm working on having a KB article published so that users
can read more about why this happens and the steps I already said below.

Hope this better explains what is going on for you and if you have any other
questions, don't hesitate to ask!

Thanks,
Nico Tomacelli
Microsoft Corp.
US - Windows Core:SOLID

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Thank you for taking the time to explain in more details what is going on
and that MS knows that the problem exists and is trying to fix it.
Nice to have somebody from MS here. Very nice. Great help.
 
Hi Nico. A followup please... I'm not familiar with the %windir% portion of your response, though I have seen it used a few times. When using the "percent" signs, is that supposed to mean the drive letter where the operating system is located? If so, would it be typed in this manner... regsvr32 C:\system32\shimgvw.dll, if the C: drive is where the OS is located. I'm just curious to know what the % words% means or to say it another way, curious to know if it means to type in the OS drive letter. I appreciate it. Thanks
 
Hi Chuck,

I apologize for the confusion.

All you need to do is type the following string in the Run dialog. It will
do the rest for you. regsvr32 %windir%\system32\shimgvw.dll
You don't need to figure out what %windir% references.

If you are curious as to what that does, here is a little explanation.
%windir% refers to a stored Environment variable on your computer. It is a
shortcut so you don't have to figure out where your Windows directory
exactly is. It does it for you by referencing the environment variables.

Hope this helps and eliminates some of the confunsion.

Thanks,
Nico Tomacelli
Microsoft Corp.
US - Windows Core:SOLID

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Cbuck said:
Hi Nico. A followup please... I'm not familiar with the %windir% portion
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of your response, though I have seen it used a few times. When using the
"percent" signs, is that supposed to mean the drive letter where the
operating system is located? If so, would it be typed in this manner...
regsvr32 C:\system32\shimgvw.dll, if the C: drive is where the OS is
located. I'm just curious to know what the % words% means or to say it
another way, curious to know if it means to type in the OS drive letter. I
appreciate it. Thanks!
 
Hi Nico. Yes Sir...for sure, thanks a heap. I now have it safety tucked away in the upper brain channel...but more importantly, I now know what it means. Gotta run, Kentucky hoops are about to come on. Thanks again! Have a good one! Cbuck
 
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