Windows Vista's Media Center; missing picture/video thumbnails?

8/5/2007 3:34:12 PM #

I uninstalled Nero and am still having the problem. What's next please?? Thnx in advance...

bliss | Reply

10/6/2007 1:54:52 PM #

I was frustrated when I would open my Wallpaper folder (that I had created)for my Vista desktop.  Instead of the familiar thumbnail images (as I had enjoyed in XP), a generic icon had replaced each file (one form for JPEG, another for Bitmap, etc.)  The solution is very simple.  Start > Control Panel > Folder Options > View tab > Clear check box "Always show icons, never thumbnails."  This restored the thumbnail images to my video files.

Wes Duckett | Reply

10/7/2007 10:21:39 PM #

To get your video thumbnails back in Vista media center, you need to make the system files visible then delete the ehthumns_vista.db file that the video files are stored in, the next time you start Media Center you should have your thumbnails back.

Matt | Reply

10/9/2007 2:37:26 AM #

I am having the same kinda problem with the preview icon of video file in regular windows explorer. This happend about 3 weeks after buying my Windows Vista premium system. Wen I put the files on I had previews and in the morning they worked but after turning off my computer when I left the house and turning it back on later that day, they no longer gave previews of any video file (avi, mpg, mpeg, wmv, asf) but my image previews still work. The file allocations display that the open with DivX Player or Window Media Player but that doesn't seem to be the problem Anyone know how to fix it?

Colin | Reply

10/17/2007 4:50:56 PM #

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/videothumb.htm

Go to this Site and try this. I'm still using XP so not sure if it will work with Vista. Also, I linked the problem to Nero as well.

Kyle | Reply

11/6/2007 7:28:02 AM #

i use to have the problem called "com surrugate" but i fixed it with the combined community codec pack. now its as though the folders aren't loading. i use vista and where a green loading bar would load in the background of the folder address it no longer does it anymore. how can i solve this loading problem?

Peter | Reply

6/3/2008 10:14:15 AM #

Uninstall Adobe Reader. it fixed mine

Hero | Reply

7/30/2008 5:29:39 AM #

M77GA
I have not even got Nero installed on my Vista laptop and it's just happened in the last day or so - no new progs installed McAffee running - so what should I do now my lovlies?

lottietotts | Reply

12/10/2008 8:59:56 PM #

Hi and Tank,
My problem is that I can see only some of the thumbernails, and other files are only icon as W.M. as example...

can you help me
I'll be very tankful
tank you

FIREWASP | Reply