Photopaint

Hi George,
Thanks for the suggestion, but:
The only problem with installing both X6 and X7 is that the CPT thumbnails disappear. I tried uninstalling the X6 Shell Extension and installing the X6 Shell Extension but then everything crashed in both X6 and X7.
The problem could very well be Mystic Thumbs. It could be taking over the request for thumbnails and then replying that it can't create them. However, I need Mystic Thumbs for Photoshop PSD files. They're the only way to move layered files between Corel PhotoPaint, Adobe Photoshop, and even Corel's PaintShopPro.
I absolutely can't understand Gerard's ten year refusal to make the CPT thumbnails public. It's sounds crazy to me. He has needlessly created aggravation for a lot of users.
Phil

Phil1923 said:

However, I need Mystic Thumbs for Photoshop PSD files.

So after all this crap you're telling me the issue with viewing PP thumbnails is YOUR PHOTOSHOP PSD FILE PROBLEM!

Hi David,
What crap.
No other program has problems with Mystic Thumbs. If Corel's Shell Extension can't exist with Mystic Thumbs then it's the fault of Corel.
The Shell Extension problem has existed before Mystic Thumbs.
It also existed for VBGrafx for CDR thumbnails. My suggestion to use Mystic Thumbs was the only one that worked. See:
"http://community.coreldraw.com/talk/coreldraw_graphics_suite_x7/f/810/t/48215 "
Besides, what has your rant got to do with publishing the CPT specification.
Phil

So it's not Adobes fault that they don't care about a Windows preview for PSD files?

It's not your fault that you installed something that was not compatible>

It's Corels fault because they don't want to give away the file format they own!

Ok Phil can I have your house?

This thread reminds me of why I'm so tired of Microsoft and Windows. In OS X, pretty much every file type can be viewed beautifully as a thumb and blown up to the size of your screen, INSTANTLY. I messed around with crappy Mystic Thumbs. It worked sometimes and sometimes did not. I tried other solutions with the same crappy result. Sometimes I had to wait and wonder if a thumb would become visible in Explorer. Why in the world is Windows not like OS X where you can see everything, everywhere, instantly. On the desktop, in the email client, etc. OS X is amazing, visual, and caters to people dealing with image files. Windows? Microsoft is only interested in making sure that you will become a Bing customer, a OneDrive customer, and use it's stupid apps on your desktop PC. And making sure that you are logged into a Live account at all times.

KuttyJoe said:

Microsoft is only interested in making sure that you will become a Bing customer, a OneDrive customer, and use it's stupid apps on your desktop PC. And making sure that you are logged into a Live account at all times.

Agreed but don't forget the apps on your phone, which by the way I love my Windows phone.

KuttyJoe said:

Why in the world is Windows not like OS X where you can see everything, everywhere, instantly

According to my MAC guy that's not quite true and as far as I know he's shown me things where the view was incorrect or not there.  I gave up on the MAC as next to useless years ago.

ALL COMPUTERS are here to torture us.