We are using Quick View Plus on the Windows XP workstations, for viewing files w

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We are using Quick View Plus on the Windows XP workstations, for viewing files we receive with a specific extension. The files with that extension can be of any type - PDF, DOC, XLS, GIF, PNG, etc. On XP, QVP has no issue determining what type of files they are, despite the extension. In addition, on pre-Win 7 machines, the configuration could be set to allow the app to open any unregistered file type. On Win7 however, this feature has been yanked, for some reason. We can set up an association for our oddball file extension as a workaround...

Looking for a replacement that is smart enough to open a file with an oddball extension and can do so from explorer or from within an app.

Have tried "Universal file Viewer", but it's not particularly useful in that you need to have some knowledge of what file is actually in there first, before it will display it. Simply double-clicking just opens the file with a message indicating it cannot display the file. Not good for our users who are not tech-savvy.

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IrfanView is my personal favorite file viewer.

Its free for personal use (and cheap for commercial use)
Covers all common (and some not so common image files)
Includes a variety of plug-ins ranging from standard video formats to cad support.
Easy to use, intuitive/user friendly.

On the drawbacks side I don't know that it will do office extensions (doc, xls, ppt), its not specifically listed in the supported extensions list and I haven't gotten a chance to try it yet. But of your list the office files are the only thing I can't confirm it supports.

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