Tweak Library – Automatically View Thumbnails of Bitmap Files

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Automatically View Thumbnails of Bitmap Files

Makes Explorer show a thumbnail version of bitmaps files in the current folder rather than the generic icon ordinarily used. This is a great way to preview .BMP files without having to open them first.

Tweak for : Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows 2000

Description:

By using this tweak you are able to make that Explorer shows a thumbnail version of bitmaps files in the current folder. This is a good way to preview bitmap files without having to open them first.

For this, go to Start > Run menu, enter "regedit" and navigate to the registry path listed below. You can create a REG_SZ (String Value) value "(Default)", if this value does not exist.

Now, right-click and modify the value to "%1" to make thumbnail bitmaps preview in Explorer. However, if you want to get back to the original state, change the value to old one.

Restart your system for the change to take effect.

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Automatically View Thumbnails of Bitmap Files.reg

The '.reg' file Automatically View Thumbnails of Bitmap Files.

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Show icons of Bitmap Files (Default).reg

The '.reg' file Show icons of Bitmap Files (Default).

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Registry Entry Details:

Registry Entry 1 :

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Paint.Picture\DefaultIcon\]

Key Type :

Root

Value Name :

(Default)

Data Type :

REG_SZ (String Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Value Action :

Modified

Steps ScreenShots:

Apply registry settings according below given steps of screenshots with related changes.

Option to automatically view ‘Thumbnails’ of ‘Bitmap Files’ is enabled.

Default view for ‘Thumbnails’ of ‘Bitmap Files’ is available.

First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Go to [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Paint.Picture\DefaultIcon\], in the open area right-click on "(Default)" and click on 'Modify'.

Finally, enter the value "%1" Without quotation in the text box and click on 'OK'. Once you are done. After a restart or logoff, the changes take effect.