Solidworks 2009 File Icons

[dbarnard]

I know there has been much discussion about this in the past but due to a recent hard drive failure my Solidworks 2009 installation has been reinstalled and is back to SP0. Unfortunately we no longer have support.

Now when part/drawing/assembly files are saved the icon is the generic yellow blocks. The icons used to show a file preview. If I set the folder option to thumbnails it generates a preview only if the icons haven't been generated then I can switch the folder options to icon view and they stay (until reboot).

I know there is a fix for this, I had to do it in the past, I just can't remember what actually worked. I have the show thumbnail box checked in Solidworks.

Thank you in advance. I have attached a picture of what I am talking about.

 

[Gupta65]

Try saving a file with new name and check if the icons comes up.

Else try the fix mentioned here:

http://gupta9665.wordpress.com/2010/12/19/solidworks-thumbnail-images-in-window-explorer/

Deepak Gupta
SW 2010 SP4.0 & 2011 SP3.0
Boxer's SolidWorks™ Blog