need to customize my statusbar to look more like xp did

[grimlock16]

Hello all,

I'm running the 7100 build of windows 7 and I've noticed a big change to how i browse around directories..

Now when it says what type of file each file is while in detailed mode, when i have several files all of which are videos, it no longer says which type of video file (mpg, avi, etc) it just says they are all video files.. how can i change it so it says the file type or even the whole file name like name.ext so i have some clue. I tried filename but it only shows the same info as name

 

[mickey megabyte]

go to control panel -> appearance + personalization -> folder options -> view

in the advanced settings untick 'Hide extensions for known file types'

you should now see your .avi or .mpg file extensions etc in the right-hand pane, and in the details bar.

however, once you've selected multiple files, even of the same type, the file extensions are no longer shown. i do not know of any way to change this behaviour unfortunately.

you use the term 'status bar' in your post - this is an extra thing that can be shown under the details bar if desired, but is not that informative...

 

[grimlock16]

thank you, thank you, thank you

 

[pmshah]

There is something strange about the status bar behavior. I have 2 PCs with identical versions of Win 7 Ultimate installed.

On One PC when I open the recycle bin the status bar behaves exactly like it did in XP. However on the other even when I click on the "show more information..... " I don't see the total size of the files selected.

What is with M$ and Windows? Why do they fix what is not broken in the name of NEW OS?

 

[Ivo]

If you want to see the free space and file size in the status bar, try Classic Shell: Classic Shell: Features
Be sure to show the status bar (View -> Status Bar) and not the Details Pane (Organize -> Layout -> Details pane).

 

[pmshah]

Thank you Ivo. Will most certainly try it out tonite itself.