Hi,
last week I purchased and installed CorelDraw X4. After I had watched the video tutorials I wanted to try out the preview function in the Windows Explorer which should work with Vista and Windows 7. A double click starts Corel X4 properly, but the preview or the thumbnail function doesn't work (message "no preview available"). Curiously the Corel paint Fotos work in the preview pane. Only cdr-files aren't previewed.
In the scrapbook the cdr files are displayed correctly.
Does anyone has an idea how to activate this preview function?
I thank you very much from German!
Gonzo
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Hi!
Did you select the option that in on the top right of your screen ...it's the view.
In that option you can change the way you see the files...list....details...large icons....
I thank you for your assistance but neither middle nor large icons work - that's the problem:
Any more idea?
Thanks a lotGonzo
I followed your instructions: I uninstalled Windows Shell Extension because it was already installed. Then I restarted the computer and re-installed the Windows Shell Extension. That could work for most folks - but not for me. The problem is still the same: CDR-files aren`t previewed in the preview pane and as thumbnails.
I would cry if this helps a bit.
Oh Gonzo, I feel your pain. I really do.
It took me about 6 months to finally get the exact same issue resolved when I first started using this Vista computer.
I tried everything, I mean everything I could think of...............just like you.
I contacted Corel support, etc. etc., asked here for advice.
Still nothing worked.
It's been a long time so I'm afraid I don't remember precisely what I did to fix the issue.
(Maybe the crying helped....LOL)
Seriously, if you search these forums, somewhere you'll find the thread that FINALLY helped me resolve the issue.
It had something to do with file associations that made absolutely no sense to me.
I don't have time to look for you now, But if you search thumbnails and Color Your World, there's an achived thread somewhere.
Adrian, was it you who made the suggestion?
Again, Gonzo, it was a very strange thing. Something about associating a raster file type with Windows viewer, I think. Something that seemingly had nothing to do with the problem at hand.
But..........believe it or not, after months of struggling, it was like magic.
Abracadabra all fixed.
Good luck, Gonzo.
I'm pulling for you.
PS If you can't find the thread I'm talking about, let me know.
I'll take a look later in the day, bookmark it and repost it for you.
Yes Diane, I did make that suggestion.
Associating the file type with Windows Photo Viewer and then back to CorelDRAW was the way you got your thumbs back.... but that's a long shot.
Hi.I'm not sure where this is on win7 but you could check your file associations for type cdr. If you have other versions of draw installed and the file assoc. is pointed to a different version...In vista its start > default programs.PS. Are you downsaving to another version or just saving normally? Do you have other versions of Draw installed?-John
That's a very good question John. I've read somewhere that two conflicting versions can cause this problem. Uninstalling both and reinstalling the latest version fixed that user's problem.
I like the new image Adrian...
-John
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Unfortunately it obviously isn't as simple as that. I`ve already changed the file association to another program and back to CorelDraw but nothing happened.
I now looked for the entries in the control manager in th file association list. Here it seems that .cdr and .cdx-files are appearing with another symbol than all the other Corel extensions - can you see that?:
Further on the description it is not "CorelDRAW X4 Graphic" but "CDR-Datei". Despite of that a double click on a .cdr file opens CorelDRAW X4 correctly!
I'm quite sure that this is a problem with my former version of CorelDRAW 11. I uninstalled CDRW11 after the new CGX4 - I suppose here starts the problem. In the meanwhile I completely uninstalled CGX4 and actually had no Corel software installed on my PC. But after a complete new installation of CGX4 the problem is still there. A double click on a .cdr file opens the correct program but the connection for the preview and the thumbnails is somewhere else and here I think it's the trouble.
In the meanwhile I read all the other posts in this forum with "thumnails" but I didn't found any hint I've already tried out. It's making me crazy ;-(
I have Windows 7 64 bit...I checked my file associations by just typing "File Associations" in the search box on the Start > All Programs menu, and that gave me a selection. I did find that CDR was not associated with Corel Draw, so I corrected that, applied the change, and I'm still not gettng CDR thumbnails any more.
Anyone have another fix to try?
Thanks
Eric