In Win 9X & '00, Windows Explorer allows you to view objects with a preview section off to the left of the object. Example: You click once on a *.JPG file and to the left, you see the preview of the image. I don't like Thumbnails, as it takes too long to load all pictures in view. Is there any way to turn on the Web Page viewing? This feature was very helpful with previous OS's. Why would MS remove it?!

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I have just installed XP pro and was astounded when I couldn't find this feature anywhere I have fiddled with the "folder" button and got previews of images, but what about music and movies?. Come on, I know it's there, surely Microsoft wouldn't remove such a valuable feature.... or would they?


On Saturday, January 4, 2003 at 8:13 am, Brandon wrote:
>In Win 9X & '00, Windows Explorer allows you to view objects with a preview section
>off to the left of the object. Example: You click once on a *.JPG file and to the
>left, you see the preview of the image. I don't like Thumbnails, as it takes too
>long to load all pictures in view. Is there any way to turn on the Web Page viewing?
> This feature was very helpful with previous OS's. Why would MS remove it?!

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Tools > Folder Options Under Tasks, select "Show Common Tasks in Folders"

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looks like it should work... doesnt. any other ideas?


On Wednesday, June 11, 2003 at 3:48 pm, Cristofer Cruz wrote:
>Tools > Folder Options
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>Under Tasks, select "Show Common Tasks in Folders"

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Has this ever been solved. I've run into the same problem, and tried the "show common tasks in folders" without success? Thanks, Neil


On Tuesday, July 8, 2003 at 5:05 pm, generic american wrote:
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>looks like it should work... doesnt.
>any other ideas?
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Microsoft must change things to keep us using our Minds. Here is what works. Open "My Computer" In the Menu Bar click "Tools" | "Folder Options..." The "Folder Options" window opens with the "General tab selected. Now select the radial beside "Show common task in folders". Select the "Apply" button then click the "OK" button. The window closes. Now to your left in the "My Computer" window you have three selection windows: 1st. "System Task", 2nd. "Other Places" and 3rd. "Details". The 3 rd. selection window ("Details") is the area of interest, here you will see those ".jpg", ".bmp" etc. file extensions when you select them without opening an application. I know this is not want we want but it is all that "Microsoft" left us with. It is however better than nothing. I, like everyone else, enjoyed using the "View" as a Web Page" function in the older versions of Windows Explorer. This is why I also have windows 98SE loaded on my computer. If you are interested in loading your old Win. 98 or earlier Win 95 on the same computer you will have to fdisk, partition, format and then reload the older windows first, then load Win XP to the next partition. A search on "loading multiple Operating Systems" will get you to some interesting reading. The record number of Operating Systems on a single computer (I believe) is 23. I hope this helps Earl


On Wednesday, June 11, 2003 at 3:48 pm, Cristofer Cruz wrote:
>Tools > Folder Options
>
>Under Tasks, select "Show Common Tasks in Folders"

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Thank you! I take it for now. How annoying that you cannot get Folders and the Preview of the image - I'm blind I can't see! Karen

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Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 819028 Windows Explorer No Longer Displays Web View Templates or HTML Customizations (Using Folder.htt) http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;819028 Fix for XP and 2003 to allow legacy WebView.


On Saturday, January 4, 2003 at 8:13 am, Brandon wrote:
>In Win 9X & '00, Windows Explorer allows you to view objects with a preview section
>off to the left of the object. Example: You click once on a *.JPG file and to the
>left, you see the preview of the image. I don't like Thumbnails, as it takes too
>long to load all pictures in view. Is there any way to turn on the Web Page viewing?
> This feature was very helpful with previous OS's. Why would MS remove it?!

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I went to the windows support page given below, did everything written there, but 
it did not work. It does not even show the common tasks in folders, not to mention 
the preview of music files. 

Is there anyone who tried the same method and could not succeed. Were you able to 
solve this problem?

Thanks,








On Friday, February 13, 2004 at 12:17 pm, MaestroG wrote:

>Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 819028

>Windows Explorer No Longer Displays Web View Templates or HTML Customizations (Using 

>Folder.htt)

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>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;819028

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>Fix for XP and 2003 to allow legacy WebView.

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1. Open Explore and choose the folder you want to view preview pictures in. 2. On the View menu, choose list or details (I prefer details). 3. On Tools menu, choose Folder Options >> View tab and click on Apply to All Folders and click OK. 4. Just below Help on the Toolbar, Folders should be selected. De-select it and there ya go. Scroll down in the left panel and you'll see previews for pics you choose. Unfortunately, I have not figured out how to make this the default, so you have to De-select Folders every time.


On Saturday, January 4, 2003 at 8:13 am, Brandon wrote:
>In Win 9X & '00, Windows Explorer allows you to view objects with a preview section
>off to the left of the object. Example: You click once on a *.JPG file and to the
>left, you see the preview of the image. I don't like Thumbnails, as it takes too
>long to load all pictures in view. Is there any way to turn on the Web Page viewing?
> This feature was very helpful with previous OS's. Why would MS remove it?!

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This is probably a very dated response but the best way to accomplish this is to go to view>filmstrip This places thumbnails at the bottom of the screen and a large preview of the highlighted file in the center.


On Monday, June 7, 2004 at 11:27 am, NavyRet wrote:
>1. Open Explore and choose the folder you want to view preview pictures in.
>2. On the View menu, choose list or details (I prefer details).
>3. On Tools menu, choose Folder Options >> View tab and click on Apply to All Folders
>and click OK.
>4. Just below Help on the Toolbar, Folders should be selected. De-select it and there
>ya go. Scroll down in the left panel and you'll see previews for pics you choose.
>Unfortunately, I have not figured out how to make this the default, so you have to
>De-select Folders every time.
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Where do you find this??? I am using WinXP SP2.


On Wednesday, March 9, 2005 at 10:32 am, Otter wrote:
>This is probably a very dated response but the best way to accomplish this is to
>go to
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>view>filmstrip
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>This places thumbnails at the bottom of the screen and a large preview of the highlighted
>file in the center.
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open the folder's "desktop.ini" file. if it doesnt have one, then create one. type... [{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A400C04FD706EC}] IconArea_Image=C:\Picture1.bmp IconArea_Text=0x00FFFFFF goto start, hit run and type... attrib +s "C:\the folder's location here" you have to use the quotes ""

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Thanks mate. I had the same problem and your solution sorted it. Appreciate it.


On Wednesday, June 11, 2003 at 3:48 pm, Cristofer Cruz wrote:
>Tools > Folder Options
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>Under Tasks, select "Show Common Tasks in Folders"

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