Have you ever wondered why SharePoint does not display the pdf images for all the pdf documents?
Here is a small workaround to include the pdf images in the adobe pdf documents.
- Copy the sample.gif file that you want to use for the icon to the following folder
- D:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web server extensions\14\Template\Images
- Stop IIS at a command prompt by running the following command IISReset /stop
- Edit the Docicon.xml file to include the .pdf extension
- Open the Docicon.xml file under D:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web server extensions\14\Template\Xml
- Add an entry for the .pdf extension <Mapping Key="pdf" Value="sample.gif"/>
- Save the notepad changes
- Start the IIS by running the following command IISReset /start