psd thumbnails problem

[sylvia1065]

Hi,
I had to reinstall Photoshop lately and can't remember how to have the content of psd thumbnails showing under Photoshop (see picture) without clicking on each picture individually. They show OK in Windows Explorer.
Thanks for your help,
Sylvia

[0lBaldy]

Look for psicon.dll in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Shell\ If it is not there ... download it from HERE and place it there

[sylvia1065]

Thanks for the answer, OlBaldy. I just tried it but it still didn't work, maybe because I use a portable version of CS5?
Thanks again,
Sylvia

[0lBaldy]

I have exhausted my entire knowledge base... I hope someone else can be of more help!

[chillin]

Originally Posted by sylvia1065

Thanks for the answer, OlBaldy. I just tried it but it still didn't work, maybe because I use a portable version of CS5?
Thanks again,
Sylvia

You almost there: http://www.cha2e.com/add-the-ability...dows-explorer/

[mistermonday]

Chillin, I think Sylvia has the reverse problem. She states that PSD thumbnails show up in Windows but not in PS when she does a File>Open.
Sylvia, try the following: Open any folder which contains a PSD file. From the folder window menu, choose Tools>Folder Options. Click on the File Type tab, scroll down to click on PSD; Click the Change button and associate that file type with your current version of PS. I seem to recall that associating a file type with a specific application also associates the thumbnail view with that application. I may be wrong but it might be worth a try.
Regards, Murray

[sylvia1065]

Thank you all very much for your answers.
I've tried your suggestion, Murray, unfortunately, it's still not working. Weird...
Thanks again anyways
Sylvia

[Doug Nelson]

If it's any consolation, they don't show for me either. Adobe dropped official support of thumbnails in Windows a couple of versions ago. Any thumbnail viewing now will be via hacks and other unsupported techniques. This is one reason Adobe implemented minibridge in CS5.

[sylvia1065]

Originally Posted by Doug Nelson

If it's any consolation, they don't show for me either. Adobe dropped official support of thumbnails in Windows a couple of versions ago. Any thumbnail viewing now will be via hacks and other unsupported techniques. This is one reason Adobe implemented minibridge in CS5.

I wonder why they would do that!!! It doesn't seem to make much sense to me, really...
Sylvia

[mistermonday]

Sylvia, my rusty memory kicked in (at least partly). I recall way back at PS7, Adobe and Microsoft got into some disagreement and windows no longer supported PSD thumnail. At the time, there was a recommendation on the Adobe Forum to download and replace one of a new PS dll with the one from the previous PS release. I will see if I can find any old documentation. I don't recall what I did but under Windows XP, I have continued to have the ability to view the PSD thumbnails in Windows and with PS File>Open from PS7 thru CS5.
However, in the meantime you might want to check out Mystic Thumbs at the link below. The program allows you to see PSD and other thumbnails in Win 7 and Vista and I think it costs $15 and you could get a free trial version.
Regards, Murray
http://mysticcoder.net/software.html

[sylvia1065]

Originally Posted by mistermonday

However, in the meantime you might want to check out Mystic Thumbs at the link below. The program allows you to see PSD and other thumbnails in Win 7 and Vista and I think it costs $15 and you could get a free trial version.
Regards, Murray
http://mysticcoder.net/software.html

Murray,
I just checked the link for the software you mentioned, but it's only to preview them in Windows Explorer. I do see them OK in Windows Explorer. It's only in Photoshop that they show only the icon. It's no big deal, don't waste your time on that.
I can see them with ACDSee or Bridge. I just thought it would be great if I could also see them in Photoshop.
Sylvia

[mistermonday]

Sylvia, this thread at Adobe's PS User forum should be helpful to you.
http://forums.adobe.com/message/1657140#1657140
Regards, Murray

[mistermonday]

Yes, the recommended solution is to use Bridge.
Regards, Murray

[sylvia1065]

Originally Posted by mistermonday

Sylvia, this thread at Adobe's PS User forum should be helpful to you.
http://forums.adobe.com/message/1657140#1657140
Regards, Murray

Thanks for the link, but it's to display the files in Windows Explorer again, not Photoshop.
Sylvia

[chillin]

"# Download this file to a temporary folder.
# Shut down all Adobe programs.
# Set a ’system return point’ to allow you to rollback the changes should anything go wrong (if your system supports it).
# Unzip it to C:Program Files Common Files Adobe Shell. You could quite likely already have either of the DLL files. No matter.
# Run ‘aiicon.dll.reg’ by double clicking it.
# Run ‘psicon.dll.reg’ by double clicking it."

This is from the link here.

I used to have the same problem.
One more thing, I had to open the windows explorer first for the thumbnails to show up. See sample below, view from photoshop "open" tab.

[mistermonday]

Sylvia, according to one of the PS wizards on the Adobe site using File > Open gets you the operating system viewer (Windows Explorer) and not a Photoshop utility.
Regards, Murray

[sylvia1065]

Guys,
I keep telling you my Windows Explorer displays the pictures properly.
It's under Photoshop only that I can't see the content of the psd files.
Chillin, your screen capture shows that you can't see some of the .psd files properly either.

Edit
My apologies . I followed the link you posted, Chillin, reapplied the .reg files and this time it partially works, meaning some files display and some don't, just like on your screen capture.
Many thanks to all of you

Sylvia

[chillin]

Yes, there are some stubborn ones