Displaying BMP files as thumbnails in Windows Explorer

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I would like to have my bmp files displayed as thumbnails in Windows
Explorer. I would assume Windows XP Pro would have some way to do this
without any extra software since bmp is a Windows image format, but as of
now I have been unable to find it. I think there is some way to modify
something in the Registry to achieve this (if 3rd party software is the only
solution, I don't want it), but I don't know what it is. If anyone knows how
to achieve this, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.
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[Mary]

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Put the bmp files in My Pictures or any other picture folder and you can view
as thumbnails. View as thumbnails is a folder setting. You can right click in
any folder and choose View as thumbnails.

"Nathan Sokalski" wrote:

> I would like to have my bmp files displayed as thumbnails in Windows
> Explorer. I would assume Windows XP Pro would have some way to do this
> without any extra software since bmp is a Windows image format, but as of
> now I have been unable to find it. I think there is some way to modify
> something in the Registry to achieve this (if 3rd party software is the only
> solution, I don't want it), but I don't know what it is. If anyone knows how
> to achieve this, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.
> --
> Nathan Sokalski
> njsokalski@hotmail.com
> http://www.nathansokalski.com/
>
>
>

 

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Hi Nathan,

You might want to change the view of the directory under which all the image files are stored. Click
on view > Thumbnails. This will display thumbnails for all the image files in that directory.

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"Nathan Sokalski" <njsokalski@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I would like to have my bmp files displayed as thumbnails in Windows Explorer. I would assume
>Windows XP Pro would have some way to do this without any extra software since bmp is a Windows
>image format, but as of now I have been unable to find it. I think there is some way to modify
>something in the Registry to achieve this (if 3rd party software is the only solution, I don't want
>it), but I don't know what it is. If anyone knows how to achieve this, I would greatly appreciate
>it. Thanks.
> --
> Nathan Sokalski
> njsokalski@hotmail.com
> http://www.nathansokalski.com/
>

 

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Hi Nathan,

See line 17 (right hand side):
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

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"Nathan Sokalski" <njsokalski@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OKfzLXqIFHA.276@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>I would like to have my bmp files displayed as thumbnails in Windows
>Explorer. I would assume Windows XP Pro would have some way to do this
>without any extra software since bmp is a Windows image format, but as of
>now I have been unable to find it. I think there is some way to modify
>something in the Registry to achieve this (if 3rd party software is the
>only solution, I don't want it), but I don't know what it is. If anyone
>knows how to achieve this, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.
> --
> Nathan Sokalski
> njsokalski@hotmail.com
> http://www.nathansokalski.com/
>

 

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I find that all view options (accessible through the View button on the
manu) will display the image. In descending order of size Thumbnails, Tiles,
Icons , List display in different sizes

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[Guest]

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Nathan,

As David said. Or, type this command from Start/Run:

regsvr32 /i shimgvw.dll

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"Nathan Sokalski" <njsokalski@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OKfzLXqIFHA.276@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>I would like to have my bmp files displayed as thumbnails in Windows
>Explorer. I would assume Windows XP Pro would have some way to do this
>without any extra software since bmp is a Windows image format, but as of
>now I have been unable to find it. I think there is some way to modify
>something in the Registry to achieve this (if 3rd party software is the
>only solution, I don't want it), but I don't know what it is. If anyone
>knows how to achieve this, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.
> --
> Nathan Sokalski
> njsokalski@hotmail.com
> http://www.nathansokalski.com/
>