My Panasonic digital camera records movies in .mov format. I don't know why, and I can't change it. The problem is that Windows XP doesn't show thumbnails for .mov files, which is an issue when I want to look through my pictures and videos with the whole "View → Thumbnails" option selected. I searched the internet for a solution several months ago and didn't find anything. I just searched again this morning and found a pretty simple solution, though I'm surprised at how relatively obscure it is and how hard it was to find. Here's what you need to do: - Download QuickThumb.dll from here.
- Copy to C:WindowsSystem32.
- Go to Start → Run and type
regsvr32 QuickThumb.dll . - If there's an error, download msvcr70.dll from here and repeat steps 2 and 3.
- Go to a directory with .mov files, switch to thumbnail display, and possibly press F5 to refresh.
I can't believe I didn't discover this sooner. That really annoys me. And it annoys me that the internet wasn't much help for a while.
(I'm hosting all necessary files here.) #technology |
Thanks a lot for putting this together. Very handy :)
Struggled without for years.
Makes life so much easier!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
One problem though: when using the Search function in Explorer (with View set to Thumbnail) Explorer crashes just as the last thumbnail is displayed. (Windows XP)
http://www.captrue.com/thumbnailer.html
GRACIaS!!!!
problema para ver vistas miniatura en el explorador de windows xp, se ralentiza, video .mov
regsvr32 /u QuickThumb.dll
.I have been relying on seeing the thumbnails through Google's Picasa but this is better.
It's really useful for my animations. Thanks.
I am running SP3.
I appreciate any help getting this to work. I looked into the UAC thing but that looks like a vista issue.
Rick
IT WORKS!!!!! Finally after 8 years the solution.
Saves me a hell lot of conversions and search actions now.
btw: I only copied the QuickThumb.dll in system32 because the existing file was newer
and it works perfect.
Thanx from Holland, haha
I am runing windows XP 64bit
No crash of explorer etc. or other issues. Just needed the Quickthump.dll file
Maybe it has to do with the 64bit versions of WindowsXP
My next install will be Windows7 so this issue will be solved.
@Mike: If it doesn't work for you, sorry. You have to find an other solution.
But no reason to be skeptical on those of who worked the patch for.
I'm also not sceptical of your copy-paste capabillities ;-)
It still was worth the try
I too, have tried this dll on several 32bit XP SP2 and SP3 machines, although always unsuccessfully, and always with the crash. What I would like to see is a complete and reliable solution to this issue. If Quicktime or another MOV codec is installed this registry entry can work:
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.movShellEx{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{c5a40261-cd64-4ccf-84cb-c394da41d590}"
This registry entry does not, and can not, cause Windows Explorer to crash, so is ultimately more secure(reliable) than the dll, but again, an appropriately installed codec is required. I accidentally came back to this page today because of my ongoing search for a reliable solution. I'm glad I did, because the more people discuss this issue, the more likely a 100% reliable solution (if there is such a thing) will be found. I think Mike B, the author of this dll, should have gone a bit farther than "...your results may vary" in his warning.
codec's. (k-lite codec pack etc) but nothing worked for me.
This DLL did the job for me. Don't know why.
But to play save it's better to install a MOV codec and add that registrycode of your's
Only be carefull when you edit your registry, you could end up in the same crash...
Not for you, but for some people who are not known to a registry editor.
But I added it into my fix list for my next xp install, so thanx.
Defenitily not sceptical of your capabillities, thumps up !! Apologizes on my side ;-)