WindowsXP Explorer Web View seetings

In Win2K you can preview pictures and play MP3's right
from windows explorer. This is done by setting folder
options for "web view" under the general tab. How do I
do this in wonderful XP Pro?

Hi,
Click on toolsFolder options and on the general tab, select "Show common
tasks in folders".

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Anando
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
www.microsoft.com/mvp
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www.dts-l.org


"MIke" wrote in message
...
In Win2K you can preview pictures and play MP3's right
from windows explorer. This is done by setting folder
options for "web view" under the general tab. How do I
do this in wonderful XP Pro?

Thanks,
However, thta doesn't give me the view I am looking for.
In Win2K explorer, I can hightlight the file, picture or
MP3, and windows explorer will give me a smlee preview of
the picture right in the explorer window, or I can play a
MP3 from a small player that becomes available in
explorer. XP doesn't have the setting I am looking for
under the general tab....

Thanks
-----Original Message-----
Hi,
Click on toolsFolder options and on the general tab,
select "Show common
tasks in folders".

--

Anando
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
www.microsoft.com/mvp
www.mvps.org
www.dts-l.org


"MIke" wrote in message
...
In Win2K you can preview pictures and play MP3's right
from windows explorer. This is done by setting folder
options for "web view" under the general tab. How do I
do this in wonderful XP Pro?


.

Hi,
You may try this. In Explorer, click on viewexplorer barmedia

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Anando
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
www.microsoft.com/mvp
www.mvps.org
www.dts-l.org


wrote in message
...
Thanks,
However, thta doesn't give me the view I am looking for.
In Win2K explorer, I can hightlight the file, picture or
MP3, and windows explorer will give me a smlee preview of
the picture right in the explorer window, or I can play a
MP3 from a small player that becomes available in
explorer. XP doesn't have the setting I am looking for
under the general tab....

Thanks
-----Original Message-----
Hi,
Click on toolsFolder options and on the general tab,
select "Show common
tasks in folders".

--

Anando
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
www.microsoft.com/mvp
www.mvps.org
www.dts-l.org


"MIke" wrote in message
...
In Win2K you can preview pictures and play MP3's right
from windows explorer. This is done by setting folder
options for "web view" under the general tab. How do I
do this in wonderful XP Pro?


.

The problem is it must be set on a folder by folder basis.

The folder must be read only or system. The GUI will not show or allow =
you
to change this for folders. Use attrib.

There must be a file called desktop.ini in it with the following -
[{5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}]
PersistMoniker=3Dfile://Folder Settings\Serenity.htt

[ExtShellFolderViews]
{5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}=3D{5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2=
E1262
}

Adjust the path to the htt (in C:\Windows\Web in 2000). Although 98/ME =
htt
will work you'll get some issues (there are magic numbers and they are
different 9x vs NT) so best to use W2K.

The final step is to reset folder settings. The above line is only read =
if
there are no saved settings for that folder. This is the only setting =
that
doesn't take immediate effect.

Tools - Folder Options - View - Reset Folder Settings (and have all =
windows
closed).
If you no longer have access to 2000 you can email me for a W2k/XP port =
of
this WinME program
www.angelfire.com/biz/serenitymacros The ME one semi works in NT, it the
same thing as with the magic numbers being different. But you still need =
to
follow above procedure in XP as custom htt are no longer global.

As a side note. This invokes the 98 thumbnail viewer. It can view far =
more file formats than XP's viewer (both are built in to XP), It also =
uses a sensible media player (ver 6) rather than WMP.=20
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In Win2K explorer, I can hightlight the file, picture or=20
MP3, and windows explorer will give me a smlee preview of=20
the picture right in the explorer window, or I can play a=20
MP3 from a small player that becomes available in=20
explorer. XP doesn't have the setting I am looking for=20
under the general tab....
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Thanks
-----Original Message-----
Hi,
Click on toolsFolder options and on the general tab,=20
select "Show common
tasks in folders".

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Anando
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
www.microsoft.com/mvp
www.mvps.org
www.dts-l.org


"MIke" wrote in message
...
In Win2K you can preview pictures and play MP3's right
from windows explorer. This is done by setting folder
options for "web view" under the general tab. How do I
do this in wonderful XP Pro?


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