How to enable Windows Explorer Win2k-style in WinXP?

[woggie]

Greetings All -

Windows Explorer in Windows 2000 was able to display a panel to the left of the file list in Detail View which contained information and a thumbnail of the file selected. One could see or play a file without launching it's app. I believe one had to enable Web view or something like that. (I've forgotten how it was done.) Does anyone know how to do this in Windows XP? Or if it can be done?

Cheers, woggie

 

[bcastner]

In Explorer, Tools Folder Options, "Show Common Tasks in folders"

Then make sure on the Explorer Toolbar that the "Folder" button is not depressed.

The left panel at the bottom will have a "Details" view that will give you the display you desire.

 

[linney]

I think this might have been scrubbed by SP1 for security reasons. A bit of information here.

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=...=UTF-8&q=preview+of+html+files%2Bwindows%2Bxp

291257 - Picture Tasks Options Are Not Available in a Folder That Contains Images

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;291257&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

The following is from Lockergnome tips (and perhaps more easily understood via

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm.

Look under "K" for Kodak).

10th December 2001

Kodak did a wonderful job on their Imaging Application (which comes bundled with Windows 98 and Windows 2000). As I archived more and more black and white documents, I came to appreciate its power. Sadly, this utility does not exist in Windows XP. There's no KODAKIMG.EXE or KODAKPRV.EXE to be found! My heartfelt thanks goes out to Lockergnomaniac John Hunter, who found a solution for those of us who miss our dear old app. We agree that the new "Windows Picture and Fax Viewer" sucks. If you have a Windows 2000 CD, copy the following files from the disc: OCKODAK.DLL, OIENG400.DLL, OIPRT400.DLL, OISLB400.DLL, OISSQ400.DLL, OITWA400.DLL, OIUI400.DLL, IMGCMN.DLL, IMGADMIN.OCX, IMGEDIT.OCX, IMGSCAN.OCX, and IMGTHUMB.OCX. Note that these files may still be compressed in the "**_" format.

You will need to use either the EXPAND.EXE utility or WinZip to uncompress them. If you have a Windows 98 CD, copy those same files PLUS the following: OIADM400.DLL, OICOM400.DLL, OIDIS400.DLL, OIFIL400.DLL, OIGFS400.DLL, IMGSHL.DLL, and IMGOCXD.HLP. In both cases, you should place all of them inside your System32 folder. Now, it's time to register the OCX files. Tap Winkey+R to launch the Run applet and then enter: "regsvr32 imgadmin.ocx" (sans quotes). Do the same for imgedit.ocx, imgscan.ocx, and imgthumb.ocx. Remember, to unregister an ActiveX control, you only need to trail regsvr32 with the "/u" switch. Be sure you've copied over the aforementioned executables to your System32 folder. They should work now! NOTE: You may need to launch the Kodak program to see if there are any other files missing from this procedure.