View pdf thumbnails

using vista home, 64 bit; has ANYONE found a solution to this problem
pdf file in VIEW ICONS in windows explorer only show the pdf label, not the actual thumbnail.
i tried to REPAIR;  manually install program;  make sure that the check was off VIEW ONLY ICONS in folder option.
has anyone else solved this another way.  i need to view hundred of documents and now i have to open each one to see contents.
NEED HELP.

Thumbnail view in PDF is not supported for 64-bit platforms.
It has support for 32-bit platforms as of now.
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