File Viewer

[tosime]

I recall having a file viewer I could access in general drop down menus.
This allowed me to view the contents of files without loading an
application. It was very handy when I did not know the file type.

Was this an old feature of Windows? I found many references to file viewers
in my Google search - is there a simple one that will not cause problems but
integrates nicely into Windows?

Thanks in advance...Tony

 

[Malke]

I recall having a file viewer I could access in general drop down
menus. This allowed me to view the contents of files without loading
an application. It was very handy when I did not know the file type.

Was this an old feature of Windows? I found many references to file
viewers in my Google search - is there a simple one that will not
cause problems but integrates nicely into Windows?

Thanks in advance...Tony

The Quick View function that was available in Win9x is not part of
Windows XP. Apparently the full version is still being made:

http://www.avantstar.com/Products/Quick_View_Plus/QuickViewPlusOverview

Malke

 

[Badger]

I recall having a file viewer I could access in general drop down menus.
This allowed me to view the contents of files without loading an
application. It was very handy when I did not know the file type.

Was this an old feature of Windows? I found many references to file viewers
in my Google search - is there a simple one that will not cause problems but
integrates nicely into Windows?

Thanks in advance...Tony

Hi Tosime

Quick view is still available like Malke suggested but I always
do a little registry trick that lets me view any file in notepad.

If you are interested you could paste the below text into notepad and
save it with a reg extension, then merge it into your
registry.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\Shell\NotePad\Command]
@="C:\\Windows\\System32\\Notepad.exe %1"