PDF thumbnails... again

[Marco]

Don, can you please look into this?
PDF Xchange Editor installs both 32 and 64 bit shell extensions, so it shouldn't be too difficult to fix.
(PS: I don't want to complain like in http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic. ... 24#p121024 , but I think it's time for XY to be more robust PDF-wise, not being able to reliably get pdf thumbs after years of complaints from many different users is... well, it gives food for thought.)

[admin]

I learned something new recently regarding thumbnails, and it's on my list to apply my new insights...

(Just to make sure: No thumbnail problems here at all.)

[Marco]

I learned something new recently regarding thumbnails, and it's on my list to apply my new insights...

(Just to make sure: No thumbnail problems here at all.)

You mean that PDFXchange Editor gives you thumbnails in XY??

[admin]

I just have the Viewer.

[Marco]

Ok, then try the Editor. You can see with ShellExView (http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html) that the 32 bit extension is installed (Options > Show 32 bit etc.). It should be trivial for you, from there, figuring out what's the culprit and finally get pdf thumbs.

[lancetb]

Can someone please tell me in simple terms how to get XYplorer to show pdf thumbnail previews? The View setting I selected is Thumbnails #2 (128x128), but instead of showing the first pages of the pdf documents, each document is represented by an icon labeled "PDF." I'm using Foxit Phantompdf Business on Windows 7 Pro 64-Bit.

[kileytoo]

I fixed this by switching to the no install version of XY. I use Acrobat 7.0 PRO (CS2) on Win 7 Home Premium 64 bits. Enable Shell Thumbnails must be on.

[admin]

There is no "Enable Shell Thumbnails" in current versions. It's now called "Show thumbnails for non-images".

This has nothing to do with "no install version". There is only one XYplorer Pro Edition -- install and no install are 100% identical.

[kileytoo]

I have two versions installed on my laptop, only the no install version shows PDF thumbnails.

[admin]

1) Which version number(s)?

2) You see this difference also with fresh instances? (http://www.xyplorer.com/faq-topic.php?id=fresh)

[kileytoo]

Yes, I still see the difference...

a. Free Edition 13.60, installer version, tried running with the /fresh switch and it still shows no thumbs for PDF files (I have a screenshot)

b. 30-day Trial 14.30.0300, no install (portable), shows the PDF thumbs just fine, also in "fresh;" mode

I assumed the key difference was install/no install, but I guess it may also have to do with the different version numbers?

[PeterH]

...or with free/full?

I think you should have mentioned before...

Edit: I could have say it in a different way: there are 2 big and a very small difference between your XYs. The big are version and free/full, very very small (and not at all in the program code) is installed/portable. The only difference is the location of customization files.

[kileytoo]

Sorry for not mentioning all the details the first time, maybe you're right it's about the different versions, however I tried other versions too and the only thing that made a difference for me was switching to no install. I was just trying to help though.

[admin]

Try the current version, please.

[mic]

Hello,
I have the same problem with 15.80.0100.
I also have the latest version of PDF Xchange Editor installed (5.5.315.0).
PDF thumbnails are working fine within Windows explorer.