By default WMP11 (well, any of them really) don't give their logo (icon, .ico) to ALL media formats, ONLY the ones it can play default (meaning, if you install codecs, WMP won't add their logo to that file(s))
I find it hard to tell weather the codecs added anything to the list.
I know I associated everything manually and that's all I know for certain. I accessed the "Default Programs" section for the first time ever when I had to take the screen shot I posted. I can only guess what extensions were there before I installed the codecs.
I found an article on Microsoft's website which lists all file formats Windows Media Player associates with by default, codecs or no codecs and when I compared it to the list from "Default Programs", it seems like the extensions from the screen shot I submitted earlier are the default ones and nothing has been added to, or removed from the list.
Okay I got it. Seems like 64 bit Explorer can't hook into 32 bit codec dll's in order to generate the thumbs. I launched a 32 bit explorer process and navigated to the Video folder and most of my thumbnails were generated right away.
Still, tell me please, how do I solve this issue in a way that I don't need to use a 32 bit explorer window to generate the thumbs manually.
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