Hello hello
Is there any way to change exactly which metadata fields are to be displayed in the pop up bix which appears when the mouse hovers over a file, a registry hack perhaps?
Thanks!
Last edited by GraemeW; 05 Jan 2010 at 11:13.
you need to start regedit and go to:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations
and find what file type are you interested in, for example .mp3
and add or change regvalue "InfoTip".
data you can use are explained here:
Windows Properties (Windows)
you can add data for all file types at once not just for certain.
if you need more help let me know.
Last edited by Brink; 28 Aug 2010 at 07:54. Reason: link in code box
Hi there, I changed the relevant propery in regedit for both wav files and mp3 files, adding System.Document.DateCreated so that the key looks like: prop:System.Document.DateCreated;System.ItemType;System.Size;Sys .. etcetera
but it doesn't seem to work!! Am I doing anything wrong? (I did restart before I tested it..)
OK.
I just tryed to add System.DateCreated to my existing configuration and it worked.
I didn't restart my computer, just pushed F5 in regedit. Just try one change at a time.
this is my InfoTip for mp3:
prop:System.ItemType;System.Size;System.Music.Artist;System.Media.Duration;System.OfflineAvailabilit y;System.DateCreated
maybe it's because you put "System.Document.DateCreated".
i don't know if this is right. I found "System.DateCreated" on this page:
Code:http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff518152%28v=VS.85%29.aspx
you can also change bottom panel info with registry hacks.
Thanks mekvin, it's really good of you to have helped me out like this.
It didn't work, but I know why. The infotip for audio files has been appended by the words 'DBPowerAmp.' (It's a music codec converter, WAV>MP3 and so on.) It's hijacked it!
The whole pop up is provided by DBPowerAmp, it has information about the codec + compression and the tags. How annoying!
Thanks anyway though.
There is a portable version of dbPowerAmp (Google it.) Uninstall dbPowerAmp from your system to restore your Explorer shell settings. Then apply your new tweaks. Now you can use dbPowerAmp portable on demand from a removable or zipped folder. It "should" remove its shell menu tweaks once you hide it away from Windows and restart.
Also, I believe MediaInfo helps with right-click-codec-information, without messing with the tooltips. Maybe that's worth a try to have the best of both worlds.
How can I do this? There is no SystemFileAssiciations folder in my registry.
Tested on Windows 10:
- Open Regedit.exe and browse to "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*".
- Modify the "InfoTip" string by adding or removing one of the "System." properties listed at https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...(v=VS.85).aspx.
- Make sure all entries are semicolon ( ; ) delimited.
- Close and reopen (or refresh) any Explorer windows of interest.
- The InfoTip pop-up should now reflect the changes you made. If something isn't as you expect, check your syntax and make sure that all entries in the InfoTip string are separated by a semicolon.
Note: Changes to the "InfoTip" string located in "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*" will change the pop-up for all filetypes. If you want to change only certain filetypes, browse to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\[desired_file_extension] and modify the InfoTip string located there. If a String value named "InfoTip" doesn't exist, create it and use the same convention and syntax as the "InfoTip" string in "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*". This will affect the InfoTip pop-up for only that file extension.
Last edited by cousinit99; 02 Mar 2016 at 00:22.
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