Video's doesn't show as before...HELP!

[Core7]

Uhm this is not a to big problem but I like everything to be perfect after an restart my videos does not show as before. All my vids would show as windows media player did but now it doesn't anymore.

 

[ChrissSpirit]

You should try this: right click the video>open with>choose default program> windows media player

If just the video thumbnails don't show up, then you can try installing a codec pack like k-lite codec or CCCP

 

[Core7]

I dont want to use windows media player i want to use km player or vlc but that is the 2 that doesn't show me the preview anymore. It did worked don't know what went wrong and don't have a restore point

 

[mitchell65]

Hi Core7
Right click on one of the files you want to open in your chosen player and click "Open With", go to the bottom of that window and click Choose Default Program... Another window will open like this:



Click "Browse" then navigate to the exe file of your chosen player, probably in C:/Program Files (x86) folder. Highlight the EXE file and click Open.

 

[Core7]

Still the same, I want the icon to be the preview of the movie and in the left hand down at the bottom the logo of km player it was like that but something went wrong....

 

[mitchell65]

I think I understand now. You mean the preview doesn't show if you use alternative players? Does the preview work if you choose WMP as the default program. Do you get a message in the preview window? Just a thought you have got the preview pane wide enough to show a preview. Try dragging the line to the left of the preview pane to the left a bit!

 

[whs]

Go to Control Panel\Programs\Default Programs\Set Associations and associate all filetypes that you want to see as e.g. VLC to VLC as "Current Default". You do that via "Change Program" on the top, right of the page.

 

[SledgeDG]

The Problem/nuisance seems to be as soon as you set any external player as default, the thumbnail preview function is gone. (Makes sense in some way, since this preview is centered around wmp)
You're right is DOES work if an external player is set to default.
The question would be, what exactly did you do right before previews stopped to show? Did you install any additional Codec pack?

-DG

 

[Core7]

I think I understand now. You mean the preview doesn't show if you use alternative players? Does the preview work if you choose WMP as the default program. Do you get a message in the preview window? Just a thought you have got the preview pane wide enough to show a preview. Try dragging the line to the left of the preview pane to the left a bit!

When I set WMP as my default is doesn't want to preview...it did work before with KMP and VLC but now it doesn't anymore. The only vids that shows an review is the file type .mpe the res like avi, mpg and all that doesn't work.

Is there now easy simple way?

 

[mitchell65]

OK New idea Try this:
Click on TOOLS > FOLDER OPTIONS > VIEW Then click on RESTORE
DEFAULTS. as here:

 

[Core7]

still the same

 

[mitchell65]

Have you tried a file scan? If not type sfc /scannow (make sure you have a spce between c and /), right click on the sfc /scannow.exe at the top and choose "Run as Administrator". You will probably need your application disc.

 

[Core7]

where must i type in that? cmd?

 

[Wishmaster]

Set the videos to open with default WMP.
Then, Delete the thumb cache and regenerate it.


It can be done via the Disc Cleanup tool @
Start / All Programs / Accesories / System Tools --> Disc Cleanup

Make sure thumbnails is checked.

Sometimes if a program makes a a new thumb, explorer will show it if its already made.

Now let WMP regenerate the thumbs.

 

[Core7]

Still now preview of my videos as a icon