windows explorer thumbnail are not working

[mohansuryawanshi]

can somebody tell me how to activate windows explorer thumbnails for inventor file's
am using version 2008, but i am not able to see thumbnails of the inventor files in to the windows explorer and it just shows blank sqaure


Best Regards,
THX

[Anonymous]

Not sure about the explorer side, but is this checked in
iProperties within each file type?

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[Anonymous]

I am of course assuming you already have this
checked....

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[msklein]

Which version of windows are you using 32bit or 64 bit? As far as i know you cannot read the thumbnails in the 64bit version, you need to find and use the 32bit Explorer that is in your system, i can't remember where it's at, but it's there. It's one of the problems of using IV2008 on a 64bit system.

msk

[mohansuryawanshi]

Dear dennis
Can You Please tell me from where you exec. this dialogue box.
Also I got the poblem solved, what happened was before i was using inventor 11 and i uninstalled it, then i installed 2008. But some how in file explorer's--->tools--->folder options---> file types, it was showing all inventor files pointing to inventor 11 and not the inventor2008. i chaged it to 2008 and it worked. Thanks a lot for your help.

Best regards
mohan suryawanshi

[Anonymous]

In Inventor - File > iProperties > Save
tab.

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[CAD-One]

I have this problem too. All the inventor files (part assy & drw) doesnt show thumbnail preview in the windows explorer.

any solution ?

C1

IV2012 Professional

Windows 7, 64 bit

[msklein]

ARE YOU USING THE 32 OR THE 64 BIT EXPLORER? Thumbnails only work in the 32bit explorer.

MSK

[CAD-One]

I assume you are asking aif I use 64 bit OS. Yes I use Windows 7 64 Bit.

Also I am sure we can see thumb nail preview in windows 7 64 bit. Its because I have witnessed it on my friends windows 7 64 bit computer.

[bobvdd]

Did you try to start  and close Design Assistant to give Inventor the chance to fully register all the hooks that we use into Windows Explorer?

Bob

[msklein]

XP64 BIT ONLY WORKS IN THE 32BIT Explorer, dont have win 7 loaded yet . SO

MSK

[CAD-Two]

Dint know 64 bit win 7 had 32 explorer. How can I verify.
How can I switch?

[bobvdd]

Use following command to start a 32 explorer on a 64 bit machine:

%systemroot%\SysWOW64\explorer.exe /separate

See also TS13795910

Hopefully that will give you thumbnail capability.

Bob