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Nero 7, Vista, and where did the thumbnails go – registry fix

Bad bad nero. Changes the registry from these defaults. So save this as a reg file or carefully edit the registry (need admin rights): 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…

Digital Imaging in Windows Vista Photo Gallery

 (Republished from Vista Community Column/July 2006 by Reader Request) I was pretty excited to discover that the Windows Photo Gallery application in Windows Vista includes easy to use photo editing tools and redesigned image import and organizational tools. The new…

Vista Home Networking

(Republished from Vista Community Column/July 2006 by Reader Request) Since the launch of Microsoft Windows XP, I’ve spent a lot of time helping friends and family set up wireless routers. Over the past few years, I’ve also helped a number…