No thumbnails on desktop for PDF's and Docx

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  1. Posts : 1,040
    XP MCE .... XP Pro 64 .... W7 U x64
       #21

    I see the same problem in another forum ... No answer yet.
    I'm thinking this may have something to do with the latest version of W7 rtm x64 from M$.

    That's about the time I noticed a change in the desktop pdf Thumbnail <> Icon.
    What version W7 are you running ???
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  2. Posts : 31,242
    Windows 11 Pro x64 [Latest Release and Release Preview]
       #22

    Still on 7100 RC x64 at the moment but have had problems with the thumbnails of PDF files since Vista nothing major just inconsistencies
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  3. Posts : 34
    7 rtm
    Thread Starter
       #23

    Hello,

    I am having one last issue with 7 that I can't seem to get resolved here or on Adobe's forums. My PDF thumbnails won't work. They did for a while and then they stopped showing and the standard adobe logo is there. I can copy the same PDFs over to my Vista machine and they work again, so I know the PDFs are "good". I turned everything "on" in W7 to allow the display of thumbnails and in fact, my JPG thumbnails all work perfectly. I deleted the icon cache, changed resolutions, depths, etc. I even deleted all the folder "ini" files. Nothing changes it.

    I googled the issue and see conflicting answers. Other people have the same issue, but not just in W7, Vista too. I saw several suggestions to add various registry keys. Are you familiar with the problem? I have one W7 laptop that they do work and another W7 desktop where they don't. Only thing in common on the desktops is the fact they both use Nvidia cards. It's funny to also note that I have one out of 10 PDF's that does display the thumbnail. How weird is that? Like I said, they did display and then they stopped displaying. Almost makes me think I installed something that overwrote something else..... then again it could be an incompatibility with Reader and W7 too. I tried Foxit Reader.... no success their either (but I don't think it does thumbnails anyway)

    Any and all thoughts on the subject would be greatly appreciated. Minor issue, but it absolutely is driving me nuts!

    Charlie
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  4. Posts : 4,573
       #24

    I saw a reference to deleting all thumbs.db files from your entire drive(s).
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  5. Posts : 34
    7 rtm
    Thread Starter
       #25

    Did it. no difference.
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  7. Posts : 34
    7 rtm
    Thread Starter
       #27

    Thanks... that is my thread.... went nowhere.
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  8. Posts : 4,573
       #28

    So posting it again served what purpose other than wasting someone else's time?

    -1
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  9. Posts : 4,573
       #29

    I did find this...
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails No thumbnails on desktop for PDF's and Docx-capture.png  
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  10. Posts : 1,040
    XP MCE .... XP Pro 64 .... W7 U x64
       #30

    Doesn't seem to make any difference how I check Icon on Thumbnails ??
    No thumbnails on desktop for PDF's and Docx-clip.gif
    But since when .. Is an Icon a Thumbnail ???
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