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#16 User is offline   Phonics Monkey 

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Posted 08 March 2007 - 01:12 PM

QUOTE (Singh400 @ Oct 31 2005, 08:31) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I didnt change any icons, I can still see the cs2 icons. :\

Depending on how the (if) the manafest file is coded/embeded in the .dll file could make this behavior Hit-or-Miss.

(I don't have time to check now) But if the file has no embeded manafest (or it's coded wrong), Windows will create one for it, and that (if the file is changed after the fact) leaves which icon is displayed up to the whim of the shell.
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Posted 17 March 2007 - 09:20 PM

I registered to simply thank you so much for your efforts. It worked just as you claimed and without any unpleasant surprises, like most home grown products.

What puzzled me is I've got PS CS2 on my home desktop system and had no problems viewing thumbnails without having to take any extra steps. However, with my job's laptop, I did need your utility.

PS CS2 continues to be a major PITB due all the memory it demands and all the little things Adobe didn't bother to maintain to keep their customers happy.

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Posted 18 March 2007 - 11:42 PM

I have always been able to see the thumbnail for photoshop.
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Posted 10 May 2007 - 11:25 PM

QUOTE (Singh400 @ Mar 8 2007, 01:11) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Just a quick heads up. This trick works in Windows Vista too.

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it seems it only works on windows vista 32-bit, i have the 64-bit version of vista ultimate, and tried to apply the fix, but it doesn't seem to work... or at least it seemed to not work, until i tried to upload a file.... i opened the "browse" window and i happened to see a psd file as a thumbnail.... this puzzled me because i cannot see thumbnails in the folders themselves... but i could in the browse window. after i closed this window i went to the folder in windows explorer.... and the thumbnails where there! however it seems that the browse window is the only one that renders these thumbnails since psd files in other folders still don't show up... can anyone help me figure out what the problem is? thanks
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Posted 27 August 2007 - 04:12 PM

This is just cool!

Is it possible to tweak this to work with other adobe formats, such as .ai and .indd..??

This post has been edited by mikkelwf: 27 August 2007 - 04:14 PM

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Posted 27 August 2007 - 06:37 PM

QUOTE (mikkelwf @ Aug 27 2007, 15:12) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
This is just cool!

Is it possible to tweak this to work with other adobe formats, such as .ai and .indd..??

There is a tweak for AI:- http://board.iexbeta...topic=71028&hl=
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Posted 18 September 2007 - 06:48 PM

I found this worked really well after one brief glitch..... When I installed XP Home Edition on my rebuilt computer (for reasons beyond my understanding) it designated the boot drive as "F:" and the slave drive as "C:". In order for this PSD thumbnail viewer installation to work correctly The dll file must be installed in the appropriately named folder on the "C" drive - even if it is not the boot drive where Photoshop itself is located. Once I created a dummy Photoshop subdirectory on the "C:" drive and moved the dll file over I had no problems.
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Posted 11 October 2007 - 12:28 AM

just replace the "C:\Program Files\Common Files" path in the .reg with %CommonFilesDir%", and windows will find the file automatically, regardless of the drive letter.
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Posted 17 October 2007 - 05:38 PM

Sweet, you registered just to help someone. Heads up smile.gif
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Posted 07 April 2008 - 03:33 PM

hi, the link u posted on the 1st page, whenever i click on it, it says " Sorry, some required files are missing, if you intended to view a topic, it's possible that it's been moved or deleted. Please go back and try again."

please help!!
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Posted 08 May 2008 - 09:55 PM

Yeah the link is broken (files missing / May 2008) can somebody who still has the zip repost a new link please? Much appreciated from a Vista + CS3 user!!!
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Posted 10 May 2008 - 08:58 PM

Hey guys, I just registered to let you know you can still download the file from here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?3fidyniy1x3

The instructions are inside the .zip file. Cheers.
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Posted 11 May 2008 - 05:08 PM

QUOTE (cherny2004 @ May 10 2008, 20:58) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey guys, I just registered to let you know you can still download the file from here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?3fidyniy1x3

The instructions are inside the .zip file. Cheers.


Nice one! cool2.gif
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Posted 12 May 2008 - 03:47 PM

Indeed. Appreciate it cherny2004.
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Posted 12 May 2008 - 07:53 PM

Sorry lads, I will re-up the original soon.

Edit* The one cherny2004 linked to, is for Adobe Illustrator, not Photoshop.
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