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Photoshop PSD files - Enable Thumbnail Previews

How to Enable Thumbnail Previews for Photoshop PSD files in Windows 7
Published by Abhishek Ghosh
09-20-2010
Default Photoshop PSD files - Enable Thumbnail Previews

By default, You can not get the preview of Photoshop PSD files in Windows 7 Explorer. They will look like this Screenshot (The thumbnail you can see is of a PNG file):

We will perform some trick to enable the thumbnail preview of these PSD files in Windows 7 without any need of softwares.

Step 1

Download this open source dll file (new page will open). You will get something like this:

Step 2


Note: This method currently might not work for Windows 7 64 bit (please read the comments). We are trying to solve the problem, we will update the method as soon we get it universally working. (31/03/2010).


Differs a bit in 32 bit and 64 bit.

For 32 bit:

Place it in crogram filescommon filesadobeshell ( If the shell directory isn’t there create it.).

For 64 bit:

Place it in crogram files (x86)common filesadobeshell ( If the shell directory isn’t there create it).

Paste it:

Step 3

Open notepad; Copy the code given below:

For 32 bit:


Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionSharedDLLs]

“C:Program FilesCommon FilesAdobeShellpsicon.dll”=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.psdShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.psdShellEx{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]

@=”{0B6DC6EE-C4FD-11d1-819A-00C04FB69B4D}”

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{0B6DC6EE-C4FD-11d1-819A-00C04FB69B4D}]

@=”Photoshop Icon Handler”

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{0B6DC6EE-C4FD-11d1-819A-00C04FB69B4D}InProcServer32]

@=”C:Program FilesCommon FilesAdobeShellpsicon.dll”

“ThreadingModel”=”Apartment”

For 64 bit:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionSharedDLLs]

“C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesAdobeShellpsicon.dll”=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.psdShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.psdShellEx{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]

@=”{0B6DC6EE-C4FD-11d1-819A-00C04FB69B4D}”

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{0B6DC6EE-C4FD-11d1-819A-00C04FB69B4D}]

@=”Photoshop Icon Handler”

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{0B6DC6EE-C4FD-11d1-819A-00C04FB69B4D}InProcServer32]

@=”C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesAdobeShellpsicon.dll”

“ThreadingModel”=”Apartment”

Now save it as ” psdreg.reg ” (Without quotes. Change file type to all files, otherwise it will be a text file):

Step 4

Double click it and accept security prompt; Windows will inform you the values has been added:

Check your PSD files now:

Note:

1. Dont follow this method if you have folders containing GBs of PSD files; particularly if individual file size is like me (See first screenshot).

2. It will slow the explorer a bit.

3. You can use paid third party tools like Ardfry Codecs for Windows Explorer . In that case, apart from Windows explorer, you can get preview of PSD in Windows Photo Viewer, Windows Media Player (Windows Media Player can open any image file: try it) , Windows Media Center etc programs. I used trial version to check:





Note:

All the needed registry files plus those registry files you need to remove thumbnail preview in Windows 7 is here, Click here to download.

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09-20-2010   #1
Arc


windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit SP 1
 
 




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09-20-2010   #2
Abhishek Ghosh


Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit, Mac OS X 10.6
 
 


@Arc: Thanks mate

Give me feedback from 32 bit side, when you will have time. (Or anyone).
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09-20-2010   #3
CarlTR6


Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
 
 


Very well done!
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09-20-2010   #4
Abhishek Ghosh


Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit, Mac OS X 10.6
 
 


Thank you very much Carl
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09-20-2010   #5
x1341x


Windows 7 Ultimate x86
 
 


Nice and clean tutorial. :-bd
It works on my 32bit 7
But how about a undo option? coz I've a lot of large PSD files.
Worried about slower my explorer.
My System SpecsSystem Spec
09-20-2010   #6
logicearth


Windows 7 (7600) x86
 
 


I think CS5 has fixed this issue, I haven't done the tutorial or anything else except install and run Adobe Master Collection CS5 and my PSD documents have thumbnails. Interesting...
My System SpecsSystem Spec
09-20-2010   #7
x1341x


Windows 7 Ultimate x86
 
 


I use Adobe Photoshop Master Collection 32bit CS5 too, and have it updated to version 12.0.1 but still it doesn't show up psd preview like yours.
My System SpecsSystem Spec
09-20-2010   #8
logicearth


Windows 7 (7600) x86
 
 


It might need to re-save the PSDs to a newer (CS5) format, I'm starting to think...
Edit: Something strange is going on thats for sure...cause now one of the PSDs that had a thumbnail doesn't...
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09-20-2010   #9
A Guy


Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1
 
 




A Guy
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