Drawing preview pane missing from open dialogue box

[me]

When ever I open a drawing from the file menu or open file icon, the preview pane is missing from the dialogue box. I is there if i use file new or when I insert a block of file. Please can anyone help. Please see attached screen print.

Acad LT2013 

[Charles_Shade]

That looks like a graphics issue.

Computer and Video Specs?

OS - Are you running Aero theme (If that is part of your OS)?

Hardware acceleration may be another item to look at (In my case having it On works better overall.)

[bgingerich]

This may be the solution for you. 

There are two possible ones there.

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[horatio47]

Hi there,

i've looked at your solution but editing the profile only seems to be an option for Full AutoCAD users.  I can't seem to apply this fix to LT 2014.

Any ideas?

[Charles_Shade]

Is the registry key not there in the LT registry path?
Or I guess a better question would be do you feel comfortable editing the Registry?

[bgingerich · Accepted solution]

It's right there in the registery...  This is what it looks like in 2010 LT.  Is it set to 1?

The other question if it's not there: do you have a registery cleaner running?  If so, make an exeption for AutoCAD so it doesn't mess stuff up again and do a repair install of AutoCAD.

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[horatio47]

Boom!! that worked!

Thanks ever so much.  My lack of admin rights didn't allow me to access the reg editor but my companies IT people have sorted it

Thanks again,

Neil

[jdf0911]

I have this same problem but with AutoCAD 2014 full version. Can you tell me how to find "previewvisible" in the registry editor?

Thank you,

Melissa

[leitourgon]

Does this fix apply to all user profiles, or is it only in the user that is currently logged in?