Use Quick View with Any File
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Intended For
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 Windows 98
Windows 95
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A handy tool that comes with Windows 95 and Windows 98 is the Quick View application (it was abandoned in newer versions of Windows).
By right-clicking on some files, you'll see an option called Quick View, that will allow you to view the contents of a file without opening the application.
The problem is that this doesn't work with just any file.
To get your favorite files to work with the Quick Viewer, follow these steps:
Solution #1:
- Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE).
- Open My Computer\ HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.
- Look for an key that reads "*" - if it isn't there, add it (select New, Key from the Edit menu).
- Under this key, add a new key named "QuickView."
- Set the value of the "(Default)" value to "*" and close the Registry Editor.
- This should work for all files with extensions, except (for some reason) for PCX files.
Solution #2:
- Double-click on the My Computer icon, and choose Options... from the View menu.
- Click on the File Types, and choose a file type or extension from the list.
- Click Edit..., turn on the Enable Quick View option, and press Ok.
- If the file you want to add to Quick View is not listed, press New Type... to add the extension of the desired file to the list.
- You'll have to do this for every file you want to use with Quick View.
- Note that Quick View may not have a filter for every file you view, but sometimes viewing the raw data is better than nothing at all.
Solution #3:
- Add a shortcut to QUIKVIEW.EXE (in your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ folder) to your \WINDOWS\SENDTO folder.
- This way, Quick Viewer will be accessible from the Send To submenu when you right click on any file.
Solution #4:
- Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE).
- Open \HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ Unknown\ shell\ openas\ command.
- Replace the (default) value with QuickView, or any other desired program.
Solution #5:
- Create a shortcut on the Desktop for QUIKVIEW.EXE, allowing you to drag any files onto it to be viewed.
Written by: Annoyances.org
Last updated: Friday, August 10, 2001
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