I've heard that sometimes this will work:

Load an older version of Photoshop then uninstall it.
It will leave behind the .dll you need to view .PSDs in explorer.
Meanwhile I think Adobe is retarded for disabling thumbs in explorer.
/me ends rant

"Paul Ballou" wrote:

> I can not say one or the other but Adobe Photoshop's generate thumbnail
> option was believed to have caused Window's explorer to crash when folders
> containing a large number of images were opened.... This may be a true issue
> but I never heard nothing official from Adobe or MS. All I know is when CS
> was released the option was no longer available and I doubt it will return.
>
>
> Try the Adobe forums to see if you can get some Official information
> http://www.adobe.com/support/forums/main.html
> --
> Paul Ballou
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> Life would be easier if we could view the source code
>
> "paul" <paul@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B3C0C4B5-720A-4AA9-B8F2-B3D258112C14@microsoft.com...
> > Is there a work around or a fix on the way?
> >
> > "Paul Ballou" wrote:
> >
> >> I believe Adobe remove the generate thumbnails option with the release of
> >> Photoshop CS since the thumbnails are not available in that version
> >> either.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Paul Ballou
> >> MVP Office
> >> http://office.microsoft.com/home
> >> http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/
> >> http://www.ballousgiftshop.com
> >>
> >> Life would be easier if we could view the source code
> >>
> >> "paul" <paul@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:B4E25BFB-BEFD-44E0-B6D0-F6D8BFCF1679@microsoft.com...
> >> > Photoshop CS2 .PSD Thumbnails don't work in xp after installing CS2.
> >> > How
> >> > do
> >> > I make them work?
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
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