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vikask1992 · 03-18-2012, 12:03 AM

Hi,

I am using windows 7 ultimate sp1 recently i moved my music collection some mp3 and m4a files from one folder to another.This is where the problem started for me i organize my music very well as they look beautiful with artwork i even add some missing details by tag & rename.Before the artwork used to be fine now i dont see artwork for many songs and they do appear when i play them in mediaplayer but they do not show up in windows explorer.How to solve this issue please help me.i just moved the folders from F:/ to D:/ drive.Now it's a pain to start all over again.

I have added the album art few files using tag&rename software and also by itunes and some files are downloaded from itunes.the album artwork exists on the file it shows when i play in itunes or in windows media player.but when i open in windows explorer i cant see the artwork.

Here are screenshot of the thumbnail image pictures

[Image: cap1.jpg]

http://www.screenshots.cc/show/58921/mpmb3

http://www.screenshots.cc/show/58922/ynxz7

http://www.screenshots.cc/show/58923/8637k

Please suggest any fix

Thank you in advance

Shark007 · 03-19-2012, 11:12 AM

use the [Windows Filetype Associations] button on the Help TAB
Enable the Preview Pane of Explorer.

vikask1992 · (This post was last modified: 03-19-2012 10:12 PM by vikask1992.)

(03-19-2012 11:12 AM)Shark007 Wrote: use the [Windows Filetype Associations] button on the Help TAB
Enable the Preview Pane of Explorer.

The problem was not about the preview pane.The thumbnails of .m4a music files do not display at all in windows explorer but they do have album artwork embedded but they only appear when playing in a music player.

I fixed the problem as it was mainly due to corrupted registry for some strange reason.i imported the .mp3 dile extension key from registry and opened it using notepad and replaced all .mp3 extension with .m4a and saved it as .m4a.reg and run it and had to do a system restart after that thumbnails again started showing up in windows explorer as normal.such as in the below screenshot

Before when corrupted they used to appear this way as i installed vlc the problem started out

(03-19-2012 11:12 AM)Shark007 Wrote: use the [Windows Filetype Associations] button on the Help TAB
Enable the Preview Pane of Explorer.

Thank you very much for quick reply hope this helps someone who are struggling with same problem hope they find answer in your forum

Smile

lieutenantfrost · 01-13-2013, 03:53 AM

(03-19-2012 10:10 PM)vikask1992 Wrote:
(03-19-2012 11:12 AM)Shark007 Wrote: use the [Windows Filetype Associations] button on the Help TAB
Enable the Preview Pane of Explorer.

The problem was not about the preview pane.The thumbnails of .m4a music files do not display at all in windows explorer but they do have album artwork embedded but they only appear when playing in a music player.

I fixed the problem as it was mainly due to corrupted registry for some strange reason.i imported the .mp3 dile extension key from registry and opened it using notepad and replaced all .mp3 extension with .m4a and saved it as .m4a.reg and run it and had to do a system restart after that thumbnails again started showing up in windows explorer as normal.such as in the below screenshot

Im having this exact same problem, could someone walk me through how I retrieve the mp3 file extension key from the registry? and how I can save it so that these files will show up properly as described above?

Would really appreciate the help

Shark007 · 01-14-2013, 10:08 AM

Access [Icaros Thumbnailing] on the Config TAB
press [Deactivate Icaros]
keeping the formatting, add ;.m4a to the list of supported formats in the optional box
press [Activate Icaros]

vikask1992 · 01-16-2013, 09:06 PM

Thank you very much for your reply the problem was with the registry key i exported the extension registry file of .m4a from another pc and replaced it in my pc the thumbnails showed up

APC · 03-17-2013, 09:02 PM

(01-16-2013 09:06 PM)vikask1992 Wrote: Thank you very much for your reply the problem was with the registry key i exported the extension registry file of .m4a from another pc and replaced it in my pc the thumbnails showed up

I got the same problem that you've met!

Can you help me step by step to solve it??? BIG BIG THX!!!

vikask1992 · (This post was last modified: 03-18-2013 01:03 AM by vikask1992.)

(03-17-2013 09:02 PM)APC Wrote:
(01-16-2013 09:06 PM)vikask1992 Wrote: Thank you very much for your reply the problem was with the registry key i exported the extension registry file of .m4a from another pc and replaced it in my pc the thumbnails showed up

I got the same problem that you've met!

Can you help me step by step to solve it??? BIG BIG THX!!!

You could try as suggested aboveby ICAROS if it doesn't work then try this method i solved it this way
1.Go to start menu
2.Click on run and type regedit
3.In the Registry editor you can find\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
4.Click on it and you can find a lot of extensions such as .mp3,.mpeg etc
5.Now all you have to do is look for the thumbnails that are showing up correctly in your explorer and export that registry key.Suppose if your .mp3 files are showing their thumbnails fine and .mp4 artwork is corrupted
you need to export the .mp3 one
6.Now open the registry key in notepad and press ctrl+F and search for .mp3 and replace them with .mp4 and save it as .mp4 registry key
7.After saving double click the .mp4 and RESTART your PC and it fixes the corruption of the particular file thumbnail issue.

APC · (This post was last modified: 03-18-2013 03:27 AM by APC.)

(03-18-2013 01:02 AM)vikask1992 Wrote:
(03-17-2013 09:02 PM)APC Wrote:
(01-16-2013 09:06 PM)vikask1992 Wrote: Thank you very much for your reply the problem was with the registry key i exported the extension registry file of .m4a from another pc and replaced it in my pc the thumbnails showed up

I got the same problem that you've met!

Can you help me step by step to solve it??? BIG BIG THX!!!

You could try as suggested aboveby ICAROS if it doesn't work then try this method i solved it this way
1.Go to start menu
2.Click on run and type regedit
3.In the Registry editor you can find\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
4.Click on it and you can find a lot of extensions such as .mp3,.mpeg etc
5.Now all you have to do is look for the thumbnails that are showing up correctly in your explorer and export that registry key.Suppose if your .mp3 files are showing their thumbnails fine and .mp4 artwork is corrupted
you need to export the .mp3 one
6.Now open the registry key in notepad and press ctrl+F and search for .mp3 and replace them with .mp4 and save it as .mp4 registry key
7.After saving double click the .mp4 and RESTART your PC and it fixes the corruption of the particular file thumbnail issue.

Problem solved!!! Really BIG BIG THX!!!

APC · (This post was last modified: 03-18-2013 03:11 AM by APC.)

(01-14-2013 10:08 AM)Shark007 Wrote: Access [Icaros Thumbnailing] on the Config TAB
press [Deactivate Icaros]
keeping the formatting, add ;.m4a to the list of supported formats in the optional box
press [Activate Icaros]

I'm a PC idiot, how to access Config TAB?? Thx!