Vista wasn't generating any thumbnails and this has been pissing me off for a month now. It seems that the culprit is actually nero and I finally found a fix that works after trying a bunch of different things. Nero seems to totally screw up your file associations, and even when you try and re-associate them, it doesn't work. I figured I'd post the fix here since I know this particular issue has caused a lot of people to simply re-install their entire OS.
Paste the entire quoted text below into notepad, save it as "fixneroassoc.reg" ("" are important so that it saves with .reg extension and doesn't stick a .txt at the end). Run the .reg file. Reboot. Problem solved.
Paste the entire quoted text below into notepad, save it as "fixneroassoc.reg" ("" are important so that it saves with .reg extension and doesn't stick a .txt at the end). Run the .reg file. Reboot. Problem solved.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.DVR-MS]
@=”"
“PerceivedType”=”video”
“MP2.Last”=”Custom”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.DVR-MS\\OpenWithProgIds]
“WMP.DVR-MSFile”=hex(0):
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.DVR-MS\\ShellEx]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.DVR-MS\\ShellEx\\{BB2E617C-0920-11D1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@=”{9DBD2C50-62AD-11D0-B806-00C04FD706EC}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.DVR-MS\\ShellEx\\{e357fccd-a995-4576-b01f-234630154e96}]
@=”{9DBD2C50-62AD-11D0-B806-00C04FD706EC}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.wmv]
“PerceivedType”=”video”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.wmv\\shellex]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.wmv\\shellex\\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@=”{c5a40261-cd64-4ccf-84cb-c394da41d590}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\WMVFile]
@=”Windows Media Audio/Video file”
“EditFlags”=hex:00,00,01,00
“FriendlyTypeName”=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,\\
00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,\\
32,00,5c,00,75,00,6e,00,72,00,65,00,67,00,6d,00,70,00,32,00,2e,00,65,00,78,\\
00,65,00,2c,00,2d,00,39,00,39,00,31,00,34,00,00,00
“PreferExecuteOnMismatch”=dword:00000001
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\WMVFile\\DefaultIcon]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,77,00,6d,00,\\
70,00,6c,00,6f,00,63,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,37,00,33,00,36,\\
00,00,00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\WMVFile\\shell]
@=”Play”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\WMVFile\\shell\\open]
“LegacyDisable”=”"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\WMVFile\\shell\\open\\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,\\
00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,\\
4d,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,61,00,20,00,50,00,6c,00,61,00,79,00,65,00,72,00,5c,\\
00,77,00,6d,00,70,00,6c,00,61,00,79,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,\\
22,00,20,00,2f,00,70,00,72,00,65,00,66,00,65,00,74,00,63,00,68,00,3a,00,37,\\
00,20,00,2f,00,4f,00,70,00,65,00,6e,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,4c,00,22,00,00,00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\WMVFile\\shell\\open\\DropTarget]
“CLSID”=”{CE3FB1D1-02AE-4a5f-A6E9-D9F1B4073E6C}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\WMVFile\\shell\\play]
@=”&Play”
“MUIVerb”=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,\\
6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,\\
00,75,00,6e,00,72,00,65,00,67,00,6d,00,70,00,32,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,\\
2c,00,2d,00,39,00,39,00,39,00,31,00,00,00
“LegacyDisable”=”"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\WMVFile\\shell\\play\\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,\\
00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,\\
4d,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,61,00,20,00,50,00,6c,00,61,00,79,00,65,00,72,00,5c,\\
00,77,00,6d,00,70,00,6c,00,61,00,79,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,\\
22,00,20,00,2f,00,70,00,72,00,65,00,66,00,65,00,74,00,63,00,68,00,3a,00,37,\\
00,20,00,2f,00,50,00,6c,00,61,00,79,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,4c,00,22,00,00,00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\WMVFile\\shell\\play\\DropTarget]
“CLSID”=”{CE3FB1D1-02AE-4a5f-A6E9-D9F1B4073E6C}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\WMVFile\\shellex]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\WMVFile\\shellex\\ContextMenuHandlers]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\WMVFile\\shellex\\ContextMenuHandlers\\PlayOnMyTV]
@=”{FFB699E0-306A-11d3-8BD1-00104B6F7516}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\WMVFile\\shellex\\ContextMenuHandlers\\WMPAddToPlaylist]
@=”{F1B9284F-E9DC-4e68-9D7E-42362A59F0FD}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\WMVFile\\shellex\\ContextMenuHandlers\\WMPPlayAsPlaylist]
@=”{CE3FB1D1-02AE-4a5f-A6E9-D9F1B4073E6C}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\WMVFile\\shellex\\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}]
@=”{031EE060-67BC-460d-8847-E4A7C5E45A27}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\WMVFile\\VideoClipContainer]
@=”{5cdcb131-a1a1-4fe9-9a10-80effe042ae0}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.avi]
@=”WMP.AVI”
“PerceivedType”=”video”
“MP2.Last”=”Custom”
“MPlayer2.BAK”=”NeroShowTime.Files7.avi”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.avi\\OpenWithProgIds]
“WMP.AVI”=hex(0):
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.avi\\ShellEx]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.avi\\ShellEx\\{BB2E617C-0920-11D1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@=”{c5a40261-cd64-4ccf-84cb-c394da41d590}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.avi\\ShellEx\\{e357fccd-a995-4576-b01f-234630154e96}]
@=”{9DBD2C50-62AD-11D0-B806-00C04FD706EC}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AVIFile]
@=”Video Clip”
“EditFlags”=hex:00,00,01,00
“FriendlyTypeName”=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,\\
00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,\\
32,00,5c,00,75,00,6e,00,72,00,65,00,67,00,6d,00,70,00,32,00,2e,00,65,00,78,\\
00,65,00,2c,00,2d,00,39,00,39,00,30,00,35,00,00,00
“PreferExecuteOnMismatch”=dword:00000001
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AVIFile\\CLSID]
@=”{00022602-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AVIFile\\Compressors]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AVIFile\\Compressors\\auds]
@=”{0002000F-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AVIFile\\Compressors\\vids]
@=”{00020001-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AVIFile\\DefaultIcon]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,77,00,6d,00,\\
70,00,6c,00,6f,00,63,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,37,00,33,00,31,\\
00,00,00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AVIFile\\Extensions]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AVIFile\\Extensions\\AU]
@=”{00020003-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AVIFile\\Extensions\\AVI]
@=”{00020000-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AVIFile\\Extensions\\BMP]
@=”{00020006-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AVIFile\\Extensions\\DIB]
@=”{00020006-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AVIFile\\Extensions\\FLC]
@=”{00020007-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AVIFile\\Extensions\\FLI]
@=”{00020007-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AVIFile\\Extensions\\TGA]
@=”{0002000A-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AVIFile\\Extensions\\WAV]
@=”{00020003-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AVIFile\\RIFFHandlers]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AVIFile\\RIFFHandlers\\AVI]
@=”{00020000-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AVIFile\\RIFFHandlers\\WAVE]
@=”{00020003-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AVIFile\\shell]
@=”Play”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AVIFile\\shell\\open]
“LegacyDisable”=”"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AVIFile\\shell\\open\\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,\\
00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,\\
4d,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,61,00,20,00,50,00,6c,00,61,00,79,00,65,00,72,00,5c,\\
00,77,00,6d,00,70,00,6c,00,61,00,79,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,\\
22,00,20,00,2f,00,70,00,72,00,65,00,66,00,65,00,74,00,63,00,68,00,3a,00,38,\\
00,20,00,2f,00,4f,00,70,00,65,00,6e,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,4c,00,22,00,00,00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AVIFile\\shell\\open\\DropTarget]
“CLSID”=”{CE3FB1D1-02AE-4a5f-A6E9-D9F1B4073E6C}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AVIFile\\shell\\play]
@=”&Play”
“MUIVerb”=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,\\
6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,\\
00,75,00,6e,00,72,00,65,00,67,00,6d,00,70,00,32,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,\\
2c,00,2d,00,39,00,39,00,39,00,31,00,00,00
“LegacyDisable”=”"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AVIFile\\shell\\play\\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,\\
00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,\\
4d,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,61,00,20,00,50,00,6c,00,61,00,79,00,65,00,72,00,5c,\\
00,77,00,6d,00,70,00,6c,00,61,00,79,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,\\
22,00,20,00,2f,00,70,00,72,00,65,00,66,00,65,00,74,00,63,00,68,00,3a,00,38,\\
00,20,00,2f,00,50,00,6c,00,61,00,79,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,4c,00,22,00,00,00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AVIFile\\shell\\play\\DropTarget]
“CLSID”=”{CE3FB1D1-02AE-4a5f-A6E9-D9F1B4073E6C}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AVIFile\\shellex]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AVIFile\\shellex\\ContextMenuHandlers]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AVIFile\\shellex\\ContextMenuHandlers\\PlayOnMyTV]
@=”{FFB699E0-306A-11d3-8BD1-00104B6F7516}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AVIFile\\shellex\\ContextMenuHandlers\\WMPAddToPlaylist]
@=”{F1B9284F-E9DC-4e68-9D7E-42362A59F0FD}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AVIFile\\shellex\\ContextMenuHandlers\\WMPPlayAsPlaylist]
@=”{CE3FB1D1-02AE-4a5f-A6E9-D9F1B4073E6C}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AVIFile\\shellex\\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}]
@=”{031EE060-67BC-460d-8847-E4A7C5E45A27}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AVIFile\\VideoClipContainer]
@=”{5cdcb131-a1a1-4fe9-9a10-80effe042ae0}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.mpg]
“PerceivedType”=”video”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.mpg\\shellex]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.mpg\\shellex\\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@=”{c5a40261-cd64-4ccf-84cb-c394da41d590}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.mpeg]
“PerceivedType”=”video”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.mpeg\\shellex]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.mpeg\\shellex\\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@=”{c5a40261-cd64-4ccf-84cb-c394da41d590}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.jpg]
“PerceivedType”=”image”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.jpeg]
“PerceivedType”=”image”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.png]
“PerceivedType”=”image”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.gif]
“PerceivedType”=”image”
