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Windows registry and context menus

phaxx · 2002-07-30 22:25:12

I need to add something to this context menu in windows explorer: Obviously if winzip can do it, it can be done. I've spent a while this evening searching the registry and so on, finding nothing at all, and googling, finding nothing. Does anyone know how I'd go about adding to that menu? I've done it before with the normal…

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I need to add something to this context menu in windows explorer:

Obviously if winzip can do it, it can be done. I've spent a while this evening searching the registry and so on, finding nothing at all, and googling, finding nothing.

Does anyone know how I'd go about adding to that menu? I've done it before with the normal right-click context menu on a particular file type, but never with the right click drag-drop one.

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#2 30-07-2002 11:17pm

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#3 31-07-2002 12:21am

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Ah, yeah, thanks, there have been many times I've wanted a utility like that.

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#4 31-07-2002 12:39am

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Looked at the log, poked around, googled, came up with this: http://www.codeproject.com/shell/shellextguide4.asp which gives detailed instructions on doing exactly what I want to.

thanks

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#7 01-08-2002 12:13am

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/me taps nose

(no, it's nothing to do with my nose)

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