Thumbnail creation connection lost when installing Pro-E
Thumbnail creation connection lost when installing Pro-E
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Hello,
I am a UG NX2 user and enjoyed having the UG files come up as thumbnails in various part folders. Not long ago I installed Pro-E onto my system and right after that the thumbnails disappeared.
I have done a ton of searching trying to fix this and all I have come up with is that by installing Pro-E (while still having UG NX2), the Pro-E installation disconnected the thumbnail extractor in Windows XP Pro.
So I am hoping someone out there knows how to reconnect the connection of UG and .prt files for creation of thumbnails. I would greatly appreciate any help you could offer.
Yes I could reinstall UG but personally would much rather not. I hate dealing with LMtools and shy away as much as possible.
Thanks.
I am a UG NX2 user and enjoyed having the UG files come up as thumbnails in various part folders. Not long ago I installed Pro-E onto my system and right after that the thumbnails disappeared.
I have done a ton of searching trying to fix this and all I have come up with is that by installing Pro-E (while still having UG NX2), the Pro-E installation disconnected the thumbnail extractor in Windows XP Pro.
So I am hoping someone out there knows how to reconnect the connection of UG and .prt files for creation of thumbnails. I would greatly appreciate any help you could offer.
Yes I could reinstall UG but personally would much rather not. I hate dealing with LMtools and shy away as much as possible.
Thanks.





RE: Thumbnail creation connection lost when installing Pro-E
I had to do this a while back (also because of Pro/E) and it works. There is a side effect that the UG file icons won't look exactly as you remember them, on my system they look like a sheet of paper with the old UG icon on it rather than just the UG icon (minor, but something to be aware of).
RE: Thumbnail creation connection lost when installing Pro-E
RE: Thumbnail creation connection lost when installing Pro-E
Thanks for your input. I have tried that and at least on my machine its not working. I am thinking that it is in the Windows XP Registry and that Pro-E snagged the connection to .prt files through there. I did see the change you mentioned though about the UG file icons looking different. Let me know if you see anything else.
Thanks again.
RE: Thumbnail creation connection lost when installing Pro-E
Tim Flater
Senior Designer
Enkei America, Inc.
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RE: Thumbnail creation connection lost when installing Pro-E
RE: Thumbnail creation connection lost when installing Pro-E
Just a thought. I don't remember if I had to or not.
RE: Thumbnail creation connection lost when installing Pro-E
RE: Thumbnail creation connection lost when installing Pro-E
Have you checked to see if UGS has certified NX on Vista yet?
I don't remember seeing anything stating that they had as of yet.
Just something to keep in mind...
Chris Cooper
Senior CAD Specialist
Cleveland Golf / Never Compromise
www.clevelandgolf.com
www.nevercompromise.com
RE: Thumbnail creation connection lost when installing Pro-E
Anyone know clue me in. I ran the online Upgrade Adviser from Microsoft and there were a few things they saw as issues but none of the CAD software. Problem is, can I honestly trust it?
RE: Thumbnail creation connection lost when installing Pro-E
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
NX Product Line
UGS Corp
Cypress, CA
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RE: Thumbnail creation connection lost when installing Pro-E
I just remember the initial problems that NX had when Internet Explorer 7 was released. Granted, the fix was extremely simple (removal of a specific .dll file).
I just figured that something as grand as an operating system might be a bit more intensive, and John Baker has confirmed this.
Good Luck!
Chris Cooper
Senior CAD Specialist
Cleveland Golf / Never Compromise
www.clevelandgolf.com
www.nevercompromise.com