Codec Guide

d2 · by d2 on Sat Jun 21, 2008 10:29 am

hope the next version of K-Lite Codec Pack / K-Lite Mega Codec Pack support the thumbnail preview for .DAT or .dat video file....

currently, it does not support thumbnail preview for this file type...

clsid · by **clsid** on Sat Jun 21, 2008 11:28 am

That will never happen because .dat is a too common file extension that is also used for non video files.

You can enable thumbnails manually with this registry script:

Code: Select all: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.dat\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11D1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}] @="{c5a40261-cd64-4ccf-84cb-c394da41d590}"

d2 · by d2 on Mon Jun 23, 2008 1:20 pm

is that Registry Code will give any problem to the os or system will become unstable ????
or
it will give problem to other .dat file extension that is used for non video files.
coz i'm using windows vista.....

clsid · by **clsid** on Mon Jun 23, 2008 3:27 pm

I have not tested it. But it is possible that Explorer will crash when you browse a folder that contains .dat files that are not video.

d2 · by d2 on Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:18 am

how to restore back to normal when the explorer crash ???
(i mean how to disable the thumbnails........)

clsid · by **clsid** on Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:02 am

Simply delete the registry key:

Code: Select all: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.dat\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11D1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]

d2 · by d2 on Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:42 am

Thanks.....