preview image on icon

[Palma.RC]

Good morning,
sorry but these are the first times I've used TC and I'm faced with this problem.
Unlike explorer, .ico files do not display the preview in the icon image (detail view), but only the associated program.
Is there a way to fix the inconvenience?
Thank you
W11 - TC 11.03

[petermad]

2Palma.RC
No such problem here.

Try this: In TC put the cursor on an .ico file. Then in TC's menu choose: Files -> Associate with. What is .ico files associated with on your system?

On my Windows 7 PC it is:

Code: Select all

 Icon (C:\windows\System32\rundll32.exe "C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Viewer\PhotoViewer.dll", ImageView_Fullscreen %1)

On my Windows 10 PC it is: nothing (blank field)

In both cases I see the icons, not the associated program in TC's file panels.

In TC's Associate dialog, if you want to remove (disable) an association, you have to choose the first item in the list: [none] and click OK

[Gral]

2 Palma.RC
Look here - viewtopic.php?t=80535 - same problem

So download, unpack and run this program (for "ICO" extension) https://www.totalcommander.ch/win/tools/registryinfo.zip
Post output here.

[tuska]

In Windows 11 Pro (x64) Version 23H2 (Build 22631.3527)
I can display the icons in Total Commander 11.03 with the following setting:

Apps > Default apps > Select default values by file type

Set default values for file types
.ico

Photo Viewer (Version: 2024.11030.15001.0)
ICO file

[ghisler(Author)]

You could also just place the cursor on an icon file, then choose menu
Files - Associate With - Edit type - Change icon
and set the icon file name to:
%1

[Palma.RC]

I solved it by associating the files to be opened with "Photo" in Windows (it doesn't work with Photo Legacy in Windows), in this way previews are displayed on the icons of all the associated files including PNG, JPG, ico etc.
Unfortunately Windows Photo isn't that great, I usually use FastStone but I haven't found a way to associate files and display previews on file icons.
Is it possible to fix this problem so that we can associate the files with being opened by any program?