How to force Xara thumbnails in Windows 7 64bit?

**mchicoli** · 03 June 2011, 11:28 PM

Windows 64bit systems do not show .xar (or .web) file type thumbnails in Windows explorer.
I saw a thread with solution for Windows Vista 64 but it doesn't apply do Windows 7.
I've also tryed the same procedure starting Xara Design as Administrator. But no success.
I wonder if it's some sort of permition or something in the file.

It's funny that old files (made with Xtreme 4) shows thumbnails fine. Only new files.
It cam be a problem when we have many files in a same folder and have to find a specifc one fast.

I'm using Windows 7 Professional 64bits & Xara Designer Pro 6

**zaphodeist** · 04 June 2011, 01:21 AM

Solution:-

http://board.xara-users.info/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=152

:-)

**mchicoli** · 04 June 2011, 01:27 AM

Great! It resolved immediately.

**zaphodeist** · 04 June 2011, 01:33 AM

Nice one!

**Hwy101** · 04 June 2011, 07:28 AM

Originally Posted by neodeist

Solution:-

http://board.xara-users.info/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=152 :-)

I get error with either the manual registering or the using the program for registering DLLs

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**mchicoli** · 05 June 2011, 12:19 AM

It depends of the level of permissions your user has in Windows.
To successfully register libraries, you must have administrator rights. Pay attention that even with the user "Administrator", Windows will require administration rights, you only have it using the option "Run as administrator" with right button.

Anyway, you also can try to copy the DLL to a system folder and then register it with a software.

**samrc** · 05 June 2011, 12:41 AM

I install programs under Admin account and work in user account on win7 64 bit system.
While in user account, I followed the instructions to right click and run as administrator when opening the command prompt.
Followed instructions and promptly got an error.
Checked the name of the dll file and saw that I had typed XaraThumb64.dll instead of XarThumb64.dll
Typed it correctly and it works great.

Since August of last year have not had thumbnails so this is very appreciated.

**Hwy101** · 07 June 2011, 04:57 AM

Wish I could say the same -see attached

[IMG]http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/855...expected02.png[/IMG]

And, tell me again, why I can 'not' just upload a PNG; but, have to upload to somewhere else to post a image graphic to here...???

Anyway, no dll according to the error I am getting - Thanks

**zaphodeist** · 07 June 2011, 05:18 AM

http://board.xara-users.info/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=152

Please read the first quoted set of instructions again :-) Your screenshot shows you are in the wrong path: instead of the system32 folder it should be the XaraDLLs folder.

**Hwy101** · 07 June 2011, 05:53 AM

Thanks John, give me a quick DOS refresher (it's been a while) -cd means change Directory, what is the syntax to get to the right folder?
(as when I try to 'follow' the Instructions, Avast says that WinRAR is trying to Open -Haven't Figured that out [why would WinRAR want to Open when I am just trying to Run at the DOS Prompt? -Something is Up!] Thanks - Tom -Paddling Fast (have pix of this WinRAR if needed via ImageShack <sigh>)