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As of Adobe Creative Suite 2, thumbnail previews in Windows Explorer no longer are supported by default. I don’t know about any of you but for me these thumbnail previews are vital to everyday production. I can understand why it’s no longer supported, the included Bridge application covers previews, organization and so much more for the whole creative suite. That said, sometimes I just want a preview of the files in a folder and don’t want to have a whole separate program open to do so. Lucky for us there’s a solution to this mild annoyance. Follow the instructions below to get those previews showing up for you again. This was apparently developed for Windows XP but I can also verify that it works for Vista. Obviously, I cannot be held liable for anything you do to your machine so be careful and get help if you don’t know what you’re doing.

1. Download this AI and PSD Windows Preview Files zip.
2. Shut down all Adobe programs.
3. Set a “System Restore Point” just in case something goes wrong, it’s an option located in your control panel.
4. Unzip the file to C:/Program Files/Common Files/Adobe/Shell. You’ll see four files and a readme, you can delete the readme if you want.
5. Double click on ‘aiicon.dll.reg’ and ‘psicon.dll.reg’ to run them. These files will automatically update your registry settings so you don’t have to go about trying it yourself.
6. Restart your computer to let these changes take effect.

There you go! Preview to your hearts content!