*AVI thumbnail display on Windows XP

[dimsnavi]

All my AVI files are displayed in thumbnail view, this helps me indentify a completed file and un-completed file. I've just uni-stalled Real Player and now the files no longer display the thunmbnails - even though I have the option of view as thumbnails ticked.

Is there anyway I can get this back? I've re-installed Real Player but it didn't help.

I've even tried the following registry edit I gained from a couple of sites but no go
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.aviShellEx]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.aviShellEx{BB 2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B- 00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{c5a40261-cd64-4ccf-84cb-c394da41d590}"

saved as patch.reg and then double clicked to execute.

Sorry if this is the wrong forum, but I'm at a lost

[bunyip]

Whenever an install or uninstall messes up XP, I always use the system restore option to restore to the point just before the offending action - 99% of the time it fixes the problem. I suspect that your uninstall has either removed a system file or damaged the registry.