Webview

[Guest Paradoxdb3]

Just thought I'd post my findings on how to change the settings with webview

in relation to My Computer, Recycle Bin, and Control Panel. If anyone's

interested, I (a person of limited HTML knowledge) found it quite easy, so

you probably would too!

 

First of all, all the files that need modification are in C:\Windows\Web.

System and hidden files must me shown. The folder called FOLDER.HTT controls

how all folders look (Except the WINDOWS and SYSTEM folders). In the "style"

section of the file, right near the top, some of the major changes can be

made. P.S. To enable wedia preview, which is very handy, scroll down to the

"script" section (not far down) and look for the line "var wantMedia =false

// cool, but may hinder media file manipulation" Change the false to "true".

 

To change the webview settings in the WINDOWS and SYSTEM folders, go to the

respective folders and show all hidden and system files. They each have

their own FOLDER.HTT which can be altered. Be careful with these.

 

Next, back in the web folder, to change the webview for My Computer, Recycle

Bin, and Control Panel (and others, too) look for the file called

WEBVIEW.CSS. When I went to edit mine, it opened in FrontPage. It's a very

small file, but this is basically the same as the "style" section of

FOLDER.HTT. By editing WEBVIEW.CSS, you change the way the above three

mentioned items look. Have fun, and always backup first...I simply make a

copy of C:\Windows\Web and rename it to C:\Windows\Web98. Then I make

changes to the web folder. If something should go horribly wrong (which

really couldn't be that bad anyway) I simply delet the web folder and rename

web98 back to web. Enjoy!

 

Oh, by the way, if you want a very cool media player preview (for WMP 9) let

me know and I'll give you the clsid number. It's very neat!