[Rich]

Hello,
I have just taken the time to read the entire thread. I can't say that i applaud the author of this hack for his "support" on this hack.
I am running 3.0.3. I too was having the same problem with the thumbs as everyone else was. John should have answered that question seeing as it effected everyone that ran 3.0.3. That made it a serious bug.
This hack is great. I think the concept behind it was great as well. However, the support that the author agreed to is poor. I won't be clicking install until something better comes along and doesn't carry any bugs.
I would like to thank arpy for repairing the thumbnail problem with 3.0.3. It worked great.

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