there are a few things that bug me about Windows 7, and one of them is that it no longer is obvious how to show my file extensions. I hate how the default on windows installs has been to hide file extensions. I like to know what it is I am looking at. Is it an executable, is it ogg or mp3, maybe avi or mpeg? Before I simply would change my preferences from the tool bar. Whell the simple tool bar I have become so accustome to is no longer the same. So, what to do?

Open Windows Explorer and click Organize at the top left and then select Folder Options. Now go to the View tab and there it is, looking much like it did in Windows XP. For whatever reason this was not readily evident to me and it might not be for others.