How to disable WMP9 file preview in Explorer

[Goi]

Hi guys...
Ever since I've upgraded to WMP9 recently, my file previews in Windows Explorer has been taking much longer, and sometimes it even crashes explorer, which causes obvious inconveniences. I'm wondering how I can either disable WMP9 file preview completely, or replace it with another software such as the older WMP6.4 or ZoomPlayer?

btw I'm in Win2K.

Thanks!

 

[Goi]

Help!

 

[DaveSimmons]

Tools > Folder Options, View tab. Uncheck things like "show popup descriptions" and perhaps switch to details view. then set all folders to be "like current folder"

 

[Goi]

I don't thinks "Show Popup Descriptions" is the same as show file preview though, I just tried it and it didn't work...thanks though.

 

[EeyoreX]

My Computer -> Tools -> Folder Options. On the General tab, under "Web View" select "Use Windows classic folders". I think the wording is the same (I am at a Windows 2000 PC at the moment). This will disable the left side previewing of movie files, and everything else for that matter. AFAIK there is no way to do this on an app by app basis. Maybe a registry hack.

\Dan

 

[Palek]

I found a certain website according to which if you remove two lines from the file %Systemfolder%\Web\folder.htt, the media bar should disappear. I tried it, and the entire left pane disappeared, not just the media bar. In fact, even when I just inserted an extra space somewhere, the system seemed to ignore folder.htt altogether, and again the left pane disappeared. did MS implement some sort of parity check for this file??? I messed around with the webview.js file in the same folder, but I could not get the media bar to go away.

Any MS gurus out there who know the solution to this issue? I really want to know how to make this work, too!

 

[Goi]

Hmmn, actually I just wanna replace WMP9 with WMP6.4 for preview if possible, and if not possible, disable media file preview. Disabling all file preview is a bit too extreme as I find the image file preview quite useful at times.

 

[EeyoreX]

I don't know of a way to make the file preview set for a specific version of WMP, or to remove just one kind of preview. AFAIK it is all or nothing. You can either have preview pane, or not.

\Dan

 

[Vickas]

this would be very useful for me......but the best option for me would be some sort of delay, like 3 seconds or so.... Palek, what was that stuff in the folder.htt file and u think it could do sumthin like that?

[EDIT] Put my question in another thread. Plus:

Check the standard.htt file in %SystemFolder%\Web

there will be an area that looks like this:


// try to generate a new thumbnail or media preview
if (item.Size)
if (Thumbnail.displayFile(item.Path))
gTimer = window.setTimeout('Preview.innerHTML = "" + L_Preview_Text; Preview.style.display = ""', 1000);
else
{
ext = GetFileExtension(item.Path);
if (IsMovieFile(ext))
{
Preview.innerHTML = '<p>' +
'<object ID=MediaPlayer class=Movie classid="clsid:22D6F312-B0F6-11D0-94AB-0080C74C7E95">' +
'<param name="ShowDisplay" value=false>'+
'<param name="AutoPlay" value="false">' +
'</object>';
MediaPlayer.EnableContextMenu = false;
MediaPlayer.Open(item.Path);
}
else if (IsSoundFile(ext))
{
Preview.innerHTML = '<p>' +
'<object ID=MediaPlayer class=Sound classid="clsid:22D6F312-B0F6-11D0-94AB-0080C74C7E95">' +
'<param name="ShowDisplay" value="false">'+
'<param name="AutoPlay" value="false">' +
'</object>';
MediaPlayer.EnableContextMenu = false;
MediaPlayer.Open(item.Path);
}

if (Preview.innerHTML != "")
Preview.style.display = "";
}
}

(With tab stops and stuff of course, u'll see it in page source.....)

might help ya