Can Sum 1 Explain This To Me

[MetroStars]

Ok i just don't get wot i have 2 do here.. iam having major trouble with my Thumbnail view's.. i found help at this gr8 site ...

but the advice given is very confusing 2 me ok this is wot i have 2 do 2 get my thumbnail views back... got this info from http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/t1046030915
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The following will enable Windows' video thumbnail extractor, which is normally enabled
by default. I can't say if this is the same or different as the one you had before.

Copy the text below into Notepad. Save as mpegthumb.reg. Then right click the new
file and choose Merge.

For files with a different extension (.mpg, .asf, .wmv...), recopy the text and change
.mpeg to the desired extension.

---begin text---

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mpeg\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mpeg\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{c5a40261-cd64-4ccf-84cb-c394da41d590}"

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WTF

i copied the text into notepad but where it says merge, that where i get lost how the hell do i merge a notpad file :blink: :blink: :blink:


any help /advice wud b gr8

[SP1]

erm tried checkin if the extention on the file is .reg and not .txt? if its .txt then change it to .reg... should be easy from then on


SP

[100%]

Thanks i have been looking for this issue.
MetroStars
1.Once you copied it into notepad
2.save as
3.thumbmpeg.reg
(and in the box undrerneath called "save as type" -clik on it it and mark it to "All Files")
3b.if you dont manage that just change the extension of the mpeg.TXT to mpeg.REG
4.close notepad -find the mpeg.reg file-rightclik -Merge-yes-ok.
you can delete the file or keep it till next time-it screws up.

you need to do this for all thumbnail extensions which dont work- so change the extension marked in red below - to - .jpeg\.tif\.bmp\.gif\-avi etc - save and merge for each.


Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mpeg\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mpeg\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{c5a40261-cd64-4ccf-84cb-c394da41d590}"