JUST UPDATED to OO 3.4 NO PREVIEW IMAGE

blacksoftail · General User Joined: 16 Jun 2012 Posts: 6

Just updated to OO 3.4. I have several files saved to my desktop that before I upgraded, the preview/picture image of the file was visible. Now it's not. How do I fix this? It is so much easier to find the file when the preview is visible!!

May actually uninstall this and download the previous version if necessary!

Anyone?

floris_v · Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 2:24 pm Post subject:

You may have disabled the Windows Explorer extension.
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blacksoftail · General User Joined: 16 Jun 2012 Posts: 6

Not too familiar with extentions, where do I look??? If I don't have that extention I can download it???

floris_v · Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 10:59 pm Post subject:

Do a repair install, click Custom installation when that option is offered, check all items, I forgot where the Windows Explorer extension sits, but it comes with the install file.
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blacksoftail · General User Joined: 16 Jun 2012 Posts: 6

Hi,

Thanks for your responses. Almost there I hope!

I went to installation and had to click "modify" the Explorer option you mentioned is currently set at:

this feature will be installed on local hard drive.

There are 2 other options:

2. this feature and all it's sub features will be installed on the local hard drive.
3. this option will not be available.

Should I check the second one with sub features???

Another setting for Active X control is set as: this option will not be available. Should I change that setting???

Thanks for your help, almost there

Smile

floris_v · Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 10:46 am Post subject:

Safest is to select the option 2 - with sub features.
If you don't need the plug-in for Internet Explorer, you don't need the Active X component.
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blacksoftail · General User Joined: 16 Jun 2012 Posts: 6

this still does not work. I even reinstalled it. Any other suggestions?

floris_v · Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 12:25 am Post subject:

What Windows version are you on?
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blacksoftail · General User Joined: 16 Jun 2012 Posts: 6

Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit.

I got so frustrated, I uninstalled 3.4 and downloaded 3.3.

STILL - No previews on any of my files, ugggh!!! I have so many OO saved files on my computer, not having the thumbnail preview is driving me crazy and making it very hard to find specific ones.

I will reinstall 3.4 if we can get this worked out. I've spent many hours searching to see if there is a way to fix this...

Thanks for you help! I do appreciate it!

thomasjk · Super User Joined: 16 Dec 2005 Posts: 2310

I just installed the Windows Explorer Extension on Libreoffice 3.5 on WIN7. Here is what I did:
Control Panel--->Programs and Features. Scroll down to Openoffice. Right Click and select Change then Modify. Under Optional Components I selected Windows Explorer Extension and This Feature Will Be installed on local hard drive. Click Next and follow any remaining prompts.

This works from within OOo using File Open. If you are using the OOo dialogs it does not work. Go to Tools--->Options--->Openoffice.org--->General and uncheck "Use Openoffice Dialogs". This only works when you use the OS Open dialogs.

blacksoftail · General User Joined: 16 Jun 2012 Posts: 6

So if I reinstall OO 3.4 this should work??? Hope so, I will give it a try if you give me the go ahead.

thomasjk · Super User Joined: 16 Dec 2005 Posts: 2310

You will have to try it to find out. As I posted I'm running Libreoffice 3.5.