Rename GIFs having no extnsion to .gif?
Thank you for responding. Microsoft Support helped me reload Registry entries needed for Thumbnail view in Windows XP Explorer to again show .GIF and HTML files. So I can now view newly saved .gif or html files, but not those files I saved saved as GIFs when that formats registry entry was corrupted. Windows Explorer says the file type is GIF, and right clicking for the open files properties also shows it be a GIF. However, because these files don't have any extension, thumbnail still will not show them. I open and view these files by double clicking on them; Windows then asks me to choose a program to use as a viewer; Win Fax Viewer and IE 6.0 both work.
However, to view these GIF in Thumbail view, I need rename them to have the extension .gif. Anyone know if DOS will do this? Of course, there are utilities to rename files, but will they write an extension to files having no extension?
My plan is to put this files in a sub directory (Folder) that is only one level in from the directory that the DOS utility come up in. Then CD:\that directory\then folder holding the files with no extension. Next from within renameing directory type C:\...\...\Rename *.* *.gif. I never liked DOS much, and I'm still a bit intimidated by it. Any ideas about this method of writing an extension or an alternitive method, would be greatly appreciated.
Also, anyone know of other picture or graphic formats that have a Registry entry to view thumbnails in WinXP Explorer, and how to obtain them?