No preview thumbnails for .CMX files

Hope some one can help out.

I don't have thumbnail previews in windows explorer for for my .CMX files. I am using Windows 7 64-bit.

    • How? I have the same issue.

      • It is likely that you need to install or reinstall the Windows Shell Extension from the X6 install DVD.

        • I haven't been able to get cmx files to show correctly either.

          • Yes Harry is right. It was a Windows Shell extension problem.

            • I have just uninstalled and reinstalled the shell ext and still have no thumbnails.

              Got a feeling cmx just dont have thumbnails when saved from Draw.

              • hywelharris said:

                I have just uninstalled and reinstalled the shell ext and still have no thumbnails.

                Got a feeling cmx just dont have thumbnails when saved from Draw.

                Could you please right click on the .CMX file and select properties and see what it says?

                It should show as per the attached image.
                Type of file : Corel X6 Exchange Graphic (.cmx)

                If it shows Corel X6 Graphic (.cmx). Then it is still broken.

                In my case, just as yours, it was broken and re-installing the Windows Shell Extension didn't work.

                What I actually did:

                Uninstalled X6.
                Uninstalled WIndows Shell Extension.
                Installed trial version of X5.

                Then I checked the properties. Type of file showed correctly as : Corel X5 Exchange Graphic (.cmx)
                I then proceeded to uninstall X5 and re-installed X6 again.
                Then I re-checked with the .CMX file properties. and Type of file showed correctly as : Corel X6 Exchange Graphic (.cmx)

                After a reboot, I had my .CMX previews show up in windows explorer.

                Additionally, I opted to not install the Ghostscript GPL from the installer and downloaded the latest version of it from the Ghostscript site.

                So far so good.

                I think it is possible that, if you did a clean install on a machine where CorelDraw was never installed before, the .CMX previews might not work.. Someone has to check and confirm this though. It is just what I think is happening. If that is true then congrats to Corel for breaking this one too.

                It is also so strange that no one commented on the Clone bug I had posted earlier. Maybe not many use it as often as I do.