Comments on: 5 Simple Windows 7 Explorer Tips http://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-7/windows-explorer-tips/ Help Desk Geek is a blog for Discussions about help desk tips and how-to computer tips Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:50:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Toddhttp://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-7/windows-explorer-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-22867 Todd Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:50:03 +0000 http://helpdeskgeek.com/?p=4804#comment-22867 You can make the preview pane show something for every type of file by adding this key to the registry: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*shellex{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}] @="{1531d583-8375-4d3f-b5fb-d23bbd169f22}" This basically says for all files that don't already have a registered preview handler, use the text preview. This has the effect of showing the raw bytes of most files on the system. This will be confusing to many, but extremely useful to some. Now I wish there was a hex preview handler! You can make the preview pane show something for every type of file by adding this key to the registry:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*shellex{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}]

@="{1531d583-8375-4d3f-b5fb-d23bbd169f22}"

This basically says for all files that don't already have a registered preview handler, use the text preview. This has the effect of showing the raw bytes of most files on the system. This will be confusing to many, but extremely useful to some. Now I wish there was a hex preview handler!

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