Re: Filmstrip, Thumbnails, Desktop Image, Active Desktop: all missing

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The file is there (C:\Windows\System32\), and named properly (shimgvw.dll),
but when I run either of your commands I'm still getting "the system cannot
find the specified file"

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MOLLY STINEMAN
"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Try:
>
> regsvr32 %systemroot%\system32\shimgvw.dll
> -or-
> regsvr32 C:\Windows\System32\shimgvw.dll
>
> --
> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP Shell/User
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org
>
>
> "MOLLY STINEMAN" <mstineman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:u6SNjgISFHA.3052@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>I copied the file from my xp cd to my c\windows\system32 file (where it
>>already existed, so I replaced it) and then reran your command (regsvr32
>>shimgvw.dll) but am still receiving "LoadLibrary("shimgvw.dll") failed -
>>The system cannot find the file specified."
>>
>> --
>> MOLLY STINEMAN
>> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:%23S$QSSISFHA.2860@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> LoadLibrary("shimgvw.dll") failed - The system cannot find the file
>>>>> specified.
>>>
>>> Probably that's where your problem lies. Extract a copy of shimgvw.dll
>>> from XP CD (source path) and place in %Systemroot%\System32 folder.
>>> Register the DLL again if required. You'd see this prompt:
>>>
>>> ---------------------------
>>> RegSvr32
>>> ---------------------------
>>> DllRegisterServer in shimgvw.dll succeeded.
>>> ---------------------------
>>> OK
>>> ---------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
>>> Windows XP Shell/User
>>> http://windowsxp.mvps.org
>>>
>>>
>>> "MOLLY STINEMAN" <mstineman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:elEk8PISFHA.3076@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> regsvr32 shimgvw.dll = LoadLibrary("shimgvw.dll") failed - The
>>>>> system cannot find the file specified.
>>>>
>>>>> regsvr32 /i shell32.dll = DllRegisterServer and DllInstall in
>>>>> shell32.dll succeeded.
>>>>
>>>>> regsvr32 /i mshtml.dll = DllRegisterServer and DllInstall in
>>>>> mshtml.dll suceeded.
>>>>
>>>> ... still no thumbnails or filmstrip
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>


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