1. Changing display of files in Windows Explorer:
Windows Explorer-> Go to View-> select any one of Thumbnails, Icons, Tiles, Details, List views.
In Windows XP,
Thumbnails:
This view shows the pictures of folders and files in the current directory. If the directory contains pictures or images then we can see them before opening them actually.
Icons:
This view shows the small icons of folders and files
along with their names. Before Windows XP, this view was named “Small Icons”.
Tiles:
This view shows the large icons of folders and files along with their names. Before Windows XP, this view was named “Large Icons”.
Details:
This view shows the name, type, size, date modified of each folder and file.
List:
This is the basic view which just lists the name of the folders and files.
2. Setting our favorite view as default in Windows Explorer:
First we have to set to the view we like for example to thumbnail. Then,
Go to Tools-> Select “Folder Options”-> Select “View” tab-> Click on “Apply to all Folders” button.
By doing this, every time when we open My Computer/ Windows Explorer, we can the files and folders arranged in thumbnail view.