PNG files no longer preview in Windows MEs Explorer. How can I fix that?
This problem, which reportedly can be caused by Macromedia’s Fireworks 4, is easily fixed. From the Start menu, select Run… and then type: regsvr32 thumbvw This will restore the missing registry entries. (Thanks to David Candy for this info.) • Q: I can no longer open or save PNG files in Microsoft Image Composer. How can I fix that? A: This problem appears to have been triggered by an update to Windows XP SP2 in at least one case. Ken Stewart-Smith reports that one of the symptoms is the following error message when trying to save a PNG image: Cannot save image. Image format filter initialization failed. Cannot write image. The disk may be full or write-protected or there may be insufficient memory. Attempts to open previously created PNGs also fail. Ken discovered a fix in the form of the Microsoft Office File Converter Pack (a.k.a. OCONVPCK.EXE), a freely downloadable add-on for Microsoft Office 97 through Microsoft Office 2003 on Windows 98/2000/2003/XP: As soon as I ran the fix,
