http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ How-To Geek Forums Topic: Windows Explorer Restarts (.flv) en Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:06:00 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/windows-explorer-restarts-flv#post-22492 Sat, 03 May 2008 14:34:53 +0000 jonhill987 22492@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Well it seems to have fixed itself. Even the thumbnail works (though it doesn't show anything useful like it does in .avi files).</p> <p>I won't be downloading a .flv to the desktop again though...</p> <p>Is there a way to disable thumbnails for one file type only? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/windows-explorer-restarts-flv#post-22425 Fri, 02 May 2008 22:15:34 +0000 ScottW 22425@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Oh, I'm getting that familiar tingly sensation. (No, it's not tinea cruris!) It's my Spidey sense telling me this issue sounds familiar like something we have seen recently. If opening a folder with .flv files in it causes the crash, it's probably Vista trying to generate thumbnail previews. Best to disable this until the problem is dealt with:<br /> <a href='http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/disable-thumbnail-previews-in-windows-vista-explorer/'>http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/disable-thumbnail-previews-in-windows-vista-explorer/</a></p> <p>Here's the other thread if you want to read through it:<br /> <a href='http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/vista-3gp-error-message-problem'>http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/vista-3gp-error-message-problem</a> </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/windows-explorer-restarts-flv#post-22424 Fri, 02 May 2008 22:15:13 +0000 Lighthouse 22424@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Do you have any other media players on your system? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/windows-explorer-restarts-flv#post-22422 Fri, 02 May 2008 22:10:42 +0000 jonhill987 22422@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I just checked, it opens with WMP. That always worked before and I used to view them in that. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/windows-explorer-restarts-flv#post-22418 Fri, 02 May 2008 21:25:11 +0000 Lighthouse 22418@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Check in your "Default Programs" "file association" and see what the .flv is associated with. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/windows-explorer-restarts-flv#post-22416 Fri, 02 May 2008 21:18:05 +0000 jonhill987 22416@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p><a href='http://www.windows-vista-update.com/windows-explorer-in-vista-keeps-restarting.html'>http://www.windows-vista-update.com/windows-explorer-in-vista-keeps-restarting.html</a></p> <p>That seems to be the same problem as I am having, .flv files cause a crash as soon as you navigate to a folder with them in (a pain if you just downloaded one to the desktop), I haven't tried any .wmv files yet.</p> <p>Does anyone know why this might be, I can't find anything else useful on the net and I used to be able to view them fine. They still work when embedded in a web page like youtube, it is only when downloaded that it becomes a problem. </p>