Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Windows 7 - Preview other file types as text in Preview Pane - Super User

Windows 7 - Preview other file types as text in Preview Pane - Super User: "On top of using PreviewConfig, you will also have to add entries into the registry to get it working on Windows 7.

* Open the registry editor (regedit in the start menu search) and navigate to computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.FILE_EXT, where FILE_EXT is the extension you want to add, such as .nfo

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* Make 2 new string values (REG_SZ) under the file extension's key, Content Type and Perceived Type

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* Set the value of Content Type to text/plain and Perceived Type to text.

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