Windows can display previews for most graphics formats in Windows Explorer. However, it still only shows plain icons for many file types, for example TIF and PCX.

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The free shell extension 'ThumbView Lite' provides previews for 19 more graphics formats. You can download it from Select 'ThumbView Lite' from the website. The program was conceived for developers, so the installation integrates it into Windows Explorer and no separate program needs to be launched. Explorer now shows previews of more important graphic formats such as TIF, PCX, PSD and PSP in the thumbnail view. Moreover, tool tips display important properties of the respective files. Less common file types such as COR or EPS are also available, but only as icons.

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Vista supports many more graphics file formats for previews than Windows XP, But you can still add some file format views using the same tool.