Thumbnails view in Windows XP explorer for PSD files

If you have installed PSCS, you are apparently out of luck. This is no
longer supported.

"CyberCat" <no.mail.ple@se> wrote in message
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> When setting the Windows explorer view tot thumbnails, there are no
> thumbnails generated for PSD-files.
>
> I know it's possible to add this function but can't remember or find how
to
> do.
>
> It must be possible because before it was OK (before format of my drive).
>
> Can someone help me please?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
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"wes" <wnor.DeleteThis@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> If you have installed PSCS, you are apparently out of luck. This is no
> longer supported.

Oh yes ... it works fine
I found the solution ...

Three simple things to do ...

1) Photoshop CS => Edit => Preferences => File Handling => Maximize PSD File
Compatibility => Always (this will generate the composite image for layered
Photoshop files)

2) Copy psicon.dll from a previous version of Photoshop to C:\Program
Files\Common Files\Adobe\Shell

3) Create a reg-file and import this into the registry and reboot

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs]
"C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\Adobe\\Shell\\psicon.dll"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.psd\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.psd\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{0B6DC6EE-C4FD-11d1-819A-00C04FB69B4D}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0B6DC6EE-C4FD-11d1-819A-00C04FB69B4D}]
@="Photoshop Icon Handler"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0B6DC6EE-C4FD-11d1-819A-00C04FB69B4D}\InProcServer
32]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\Adobe\\Shell\\psicon.dll"
"ThreadingModel"="Apartment"
 >> Stay informed about: Thumbnails view in Windows XP explorer for PSD files 

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs]
"C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\Adobe\\Shell\\psicon.dll"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.psd\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.psd\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{0B6DC6EE-C4FD-11d1-819A-00C04FB69B4D}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0B6DC6EE-C4FD-11d1-819A-00C04FB69B4D}]
@="Photoshop Icon Handler"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0B6DC6EE-C4FD-11d1-819A-00C04FB69B4D}\InProcServer32]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\Adobe\\Shell\\psicon.dll"
"ThreadingModel"="Apartment"
 >> Stay informed about: Thumbnails view in Windows XP explorer for PSD files