Comments on: My AVI files crash explorer.exe

By: Big Foig

Big Foig — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:33:41 +0000

disabling the Video Thumbnail Extractor works!!

By: Zaplinaki

Zaplinaki — Sat, 07 May 2011 06:21:12 +0000

If you have a large movie clip and it either is corrupt (ie. no index from a partial download) or it uses an unsupported codec, then Explorer tries to load the whole file. This can slow your computer a lot and prevent deleting/renaming/moving/etc the file until it’s finished.
Simply do the following steps:
1) Open a command window (Start->Run, type in ‘cmd’ hit enter)
2) To remove image preview, type and hit enter
regsvr32 /u shimgvw.dll
3) To readd image preview, type and hit enter
regsvr32 shimgvw.dll
4) To remove media preview, type and hit enter
regsvr32 /u shmedia.dll (RECOMMENDED)
5) To readd media preview, type and hit enter
regsvr32 shmedia.dll

The Credit goes to “http://www.tweakxp.com/tweak2123.aspx”

By: Thanks

Thanks — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 09:08:44 +0000

Using Vista, there was no avi property handler on ShellExView. I disabled video thumbnail extractor, that did the trick.

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 19:05:30 +0000

Thanks KT, This also fixed my explorer crashing problem. All I did was uninstall K-Lite Codec pack. It didnt say anything about missing entries in the registry, but as soon as I uninstalled it my crashing problems stopped.

By: JoyChaos

JoyChaos — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 03:26:53 +0000

does this really work? im a skeptic. i dont wanna do someting that might harm my computer even more than the crashes. i just recently dl the vlc player. i want to get rid of wmp because it just dont like it. the files that have been crashing are the files from my webcam, my palm centro and my camera. i believe they are all avi or format that my computer doesnt like. can someone help me?

By: avi

avi — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:47:54 +0000

thanks…worked….wid k lite

By: KindofaDouche

KindofaDouche — Wed, 12 May 2010 02:28:01 +0000

OMG! This SO WORKS! I installed the full version just to be safe. 50 mb of hd space is all I paid for solving this problem! Thank teh you!!!!!11one

By: scidow

scidow — Fri, 07 May 2010 06:17:36 +0000

I downed the k-lite codec pack and loaded and it fixed it great thanks guys!!!!!!!!!!!

By: yo

yo — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:46:40 +0000

hey guys
had same problem
tried few things [disable avi handler, through “ShellExView” – didnt help, unistalled divx- didnt help
downloaded klite- didnt install yet- but solved my problem by tryin sth i noticed: on ShellExView i searched for items that has to do with AVI etc… and i found this: Video Thumbnail Extractor – i disabled it, and IT WORKS!!!!! u guys should try it too, before installing\uninstallin other stuf 🙂
i think it’ll work for u too!
NOTE: if i try playin these crashin files through double-click media player- i get the crash!!!
so, i just use VLC to watch the files and thats it!!!
worked like charm, worth a try, and raelly easy- if it works for u too- spread the word like ppl already said, thanks for the help and team cooporation guys 😀 enjoy watchin them movies 😀

By: Deb M

Deb M — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:42:16 +0000

thanks..I had the same problem .Apparently it was K-lite which was messing things up.So i have got rid of it .

Vlc Rules !!