mpg thumbnails causing exlorer to crash

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x-no-archive:
It seems the thumbnails for some mpg's are causing the window to
crash.
Recently I found out a IVIVIDEO.ax codec was causing some video's not
to play properly. So I disabled it and now everything plays fine.
But still this thumbnail issue prevails.
Ideas?
Windows XP home edition.

[novice]

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> x-no-archive:
> It seems the thumbnails for some mpg's are causing the window to
> crash.
> Recently I found out a IVIVIDEO.ax codec was causing some video's not
> to play properly. So I disabled it and now everything plays fine.
> But still this thumbnail issue prevails.
> Ideas?
> Windows XP home edition.
>
Disable thumbnail preview.
I remember reading in KB long ago where windows sometimes gets
"confused" and actually loads the full file as a thumbnail.
If you rummage around the KB you'll find the article.

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On Feb 4, 4:15 am, "novice" <none entered> wrote:
> > wrote in message
>
> ps.com...> x-no-archive:
> > It seems the thumbnails for some mpg's are causing the window to
> > crash.
> > Recently I found out a IVIVIDEO.ax codec was causing some video's not
> > to play properly. So I disabled it and now everything plays fine.
> > But still this thumbnail issue prevails.
> > Ideas?
> > Windows XP home edition.
>
> Disable thumbnail preview.
> I remember reading in KB long ago where windows sometimes gets
> "confused" and actually loads the full file as a thumbnail.
> If you rummage around the KB you'll find the article.

thanks but I want thumbnails for the videos. I just don't want it
crashing.

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x-no-archive:

Any other suggestions?

On Feb 4, 3:21 pm, wrote:
> On Feb 4, 4:15 am, "novice" <none entered> wrote:
>
> > > wrote in message
>
> ps.com...> x-no-archive:
> > > It seems the thumbnails for some mpg's are causing the window to
> > > crash.
> > > Recently I found out a IVIVIDEO.ax codec was causing some video's not
> > > to play properly. So I disabled it and now everything plays fine.
> > > But still this thumbnail issue prevails.
> > > Ideas?
> > > Windows XP home edition.
>
> > Disable thumbnail preview.
> > I remember reading in KB long ago where windows sometimes gets
> > "confused" and actually loads the full file as a thumbnail.
> > If you rummage around the KB you'll find the article.
>
> thanks but I want thumbnails for the videos. I just don't want it
> crashing.

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x-no-archive
I'm thoroughly surprised there is no solution for this. I have
scoured the net and there are many people with the same issue, however
I've yet to see a proper remedy.
Way to go MS!!!!!
Think I'll get a mac next time.