I have just recently noticed that my video files that are of a quicktime format no longer display a thumbnail with the Quicktime Q located at the lower right corner of the thumbnail. Now I get a Generic Windows Media Icon. Can anyone help me change them back to normal. I tried system restore, but for some reason I couldn't go back to an earilier time. I have no choice but to fix the problem itself. Help!
This is the Generic Icon I get now.
My Computer
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Precision 380
OS
windows 7 X86
CPU
Pentium D XE 3.2 Ghz
Motherboard
Dell OCF774 A00
Memory
2 Gig of ECC DDR2 800 Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA Nvidia 9800GT 512 mb DDR3 memory
Sound Card
Sigma Tel onboard sound
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 1905 FP
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024
Hard Drives
Two WD 80 GB 10000 rpm Rators
One WD 320 GB 7200 rpm SATA 2
PSU
Dell 400 Watt
Case
Dell
Cooling
Dell, but its really big
Keyboard
Dell
Mouse
Dell
Internet Speed
10 Meg
Other Info
Yea I know the processor isn't that good, but I don't have enough money yet to build my first one which will probably have a Quad Core or something like it
I have played with different things and I was able to get the thumbnails to display after I installed the Shark007 codec pack for windows 7. Even .flv's! But, .mov files seem to be a problem for it. I have changed the file extension from .mov to .mp4 and there the thumbnail appeared. It seems to work even after I change it back to .mov unless its on the desktop, then the thumbnail disappears when I put it back to .mov. I don't know, sometimes computers can be so painful and fun at the same time. I don't know enough about windows os to fix all its ailments since my programing knowledge was learned on a Comodore 64 and a old IBM PC. I could fix the problem if I knew what I was looking for. Thanks for the help though. H
My Computer
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Precision 380
OS
windows 7 X86
CPU
Pentium D XE 3.2 Ghz
Motherboard
Dell OCF774 A00
Memory
2 Gig of ECC DDR2 800 Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA Nvidia 9800GT 512 mb DDR3 memory
Sound Card
Sigma Tel onboard sound
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 1905 FP
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024
Hard Drives
Two WD 80 GB 10000 rpm Rators
One WD 320 GB 7200 rpm SATA 2
PSU
Dell 400 Watt
Case
Dell
Cooling
Dell, but its really big
Keyboard
Dell
Mouse
Dell
Internet Speed
10 Meg
Other Info
Yea I know the processor isn't that good, but I don't have enough money yet to build my first one which will probably have a Quad Core or something like it
Using Default Programs, see if you can associate that file extension type to open with your current video player program (ex: Quick Time) or some other program that supports playing that file extention type to see if it will display correctly then.
Hope this helps,
Shawn
My Computer
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built custom
OS
64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 4
Internet Speed
2 Gb/s Download and 100 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
After looking around the web, I found out that there is a registry entry that will display thumbnails for .mov files. First I checked my registry in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT for the entry .mov and the key ShellEx. Of course mine did not have the key ShellEx, so I added it and it correct values that I found on the web. I also compared it to the other Quicktime formats that did display thumbnails correctly on my computer and used their ShellEx values for reference.
Well after a few refreshes, I now have a .mov thumbnail in explorer and even on the desktop.
I would say it works right now. Thanks for the help and suggestions. H
My Computer
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Precision 380
OS
windows 7 X86
CPU
Pentium D XE 3.2 Ghz
Motherboard
Dell OCF774 A00
Memory
2 Gig of ECC DDR2 800 Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA Nvidia 9800GT 512 mb DDR3 memory
Sound Card
Sigma Tel onboard sound
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 1905 FP
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024
Hard Drives
Two WD 80 GB 10000 rpm Rators
One WD 320 GB 7200 rpm SATA 2
PSU
Dell 400 Watt
Case
Dell
Cooling
Dell, but its really big
Keyboard
Dell
Mouse
Dell
Internet Speed
10 Meg
Other Info
Yea I know the processor isn't that good, but I don't have enough money yet to build my first one which will probably have a Quad Core or something like it
This is the Generic Icon I get now.
