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I didn't install any updates from the fresh install of windows pro 64 bit, and I still had the problem on the machine I'm using now. I used the sysinternals autoruns to remove useless startup programs as well. This fixed the problem of viewing thumbnails of images.
Now, last night I performed a search of on one of my drives of all 2D .wmv files, and the problem returned. I have icons, but not thumbnails. I can open the performance monitor, look at the memory tab, and see a dllhost.exe process is growing like a monster on steroids. I tried to delete on one of the 2D .wmv files and my computer had to think about deleting this file for several minutes. While I had the performance monitor open, I ended the dllhost.exe process tree several times, till thumbnails began to appear, and the deletion was quick, once I ended the process tree of dllhost.exe several times. For now, I can keep playing whack-a-mole with dllhost.exe, by ending the process tree if I'm reviewing .wmv files.
*Problem isn't solved, my apologies to all.
While Windows 7 installs it will check for updates and put them in as it installs.
You should try installing Windows with no access to the internet then you can be sure that there are not updates installed.
Whak-A-Mole that is the correct saying I feel your pain.
I am hoping that You have enough time and patient's to try and do a new install without internet access.
Then you should have a clean install with only the service pack stated on your install disk.
Soon as you get to Your desktop for the first time turn off auto updates after that you can plug in your internet access and review and install the updates catching IE10 and KB2670838 before thy can install and block them till a fix is released.
Sorry You are having a bad time with this.
Good luck.
The method you explain is exactly how I did this reload. I used a backup of my activation key to activate Windows as well. I was wanting to start with a fresh install, and forbid any unknown possible updates. I turned off all updating ability that I could and updated my hosts file blocking known update URLs. Still KB976902 jumped into my system without my knowledge. This is supposed to pave the way for other updates, but I don't want any updates for now, and cannot remove KB976902.
KB976902 Is not one of the updates we are focusing on.
The updates that the rest of us are having the problem with are IE10 and (KB2670838) not (KB976902) maybe You are looking at the wrong update or package.The update You are looking at KB976902 most likely come's on Your install disk and was implemented before Service pack1 (SP1) and is required to continue updating windows and should not have any thing to do with this current problem.My Windows install disk has (SP1) KB976902 is installed by default and I have had no problems untilIE10 and KB2670838 updates.(KB976902) is most likely not removable.