The image preview in the File Open is the operating-system’s responsibility.  I use the FastPictureViewer Codec Pack that Noel suggests—not the viewer, just the codecs:

http://www.fastpictureviewer.com/codecs/

OmegaPhase wrote:

 

...They charge WAY TOO MUCH for their software for us customers to just lay down and take it.

You don't have to take it. You can test the trial first and then decide if it is worth purchasing.

OmegaPhase wrote:

 

...a third party solution FOR WINDOWS to work around a problem on the part of ADOBE...

I perceive it to be the responsibility of the OS to show image thumbnails so that I can visually determine which image to open whether I am in Finder/Explorer or in Photoshop. Have you posted your rant on Windows forums as well?

You can add missing thumbnails to Windows for free with 'sagethumbs'.

OmegaPhase wrote:

...Thanks for the link. A helpful response too ;-)

It is easier to evoke helpful responses when we avoid yelling in all caps and expecting things done "YESTERDAY!!!". 

Adobe released Photoshop CS6 as a public beta. That would have been the time to suggest changes. Now that we are well outside of the development phase, it seems unlikely that you are going to see a response to "PATCH IT NOW ADOBE!!!"

Try again with CS7. That is when your feature request made today in the feature request section might appear.

I assumed that your CAPS were directed at us users because if you really wanted to contact Adobe directly, you would not be posting in this user forum.

OmegaPhase wrote:

 

...How hundreds (if not thousands) of so-called BETA testers didn't notice the image preview missing escapes me...

Maybe it is because you are overrating this topic and there isn't really a great concern.  Or maybe you neglected to read the related, existing discussions in this forum.

I'm very dissapointed that Adobe have taken this route. A similar thing happened when Sony bought out Sonic Foundry and completed destroyed their popular audio editor Soundforge by scrapping lots of grandfathered US features. By ommitting basic UX features that long time users like myself have come to expect it's insulting to have people suggest we ask Adobe to include what we've already been used to having (and have repeatedly paid for) in some future update.

I'm with OmegaPhase. I'm guessing BETA testers would assume that Adobe couldn't possibly ommit basic functionality and so didn't bother repoprting, or maybe they did and it was ignored?

Either way its ludicrous for Adobe to do this and I'm wondering what else they have overlooked in what in my opinion is not really that much of an improvement on CS5. I for one will not be buying this upgrade. Once my trial has expired I'll be going back to CS5, unless of course I find out about an update that addresses this issue. Are you listening Adobe?

It's a shame because I was interested in the new pricing model for the subscription service which I think is the right way to go, especially after I blew a grand on the CS5 creative suite a couple of years ago.

I once spent a lot of energy in various forums about the icon displays. In the end,I paid for a good third party app that does the job in Windows x64 and I have just about forgotten about it. Done and done. Works with PS CS6 File > Open nicely.

Would I like Adobe or Microsoft to pull it out of their hat for free? Absolutely,but if there are technical and political issues that will not allow for it,I'll take the third party route. I always have since the days of MSDOS. This one is called Ardfrey PSD Codec,but in all fairness I'd like to ask other members to post their codec recommendations. It is better than getting upset with Adobe and providing constructive answers is the point of these forums.