Solved Context Menu Question

[Jnfoot]

Can someone explain to me how to create a new right-click menu option for like windows explorer, or to modify one. I have Open with Notepad++, and i would like to modify it to Open with xxx. Can someone help?

 

[Brink]

Hello Jnfoot,

This tutorial may help you do what you want.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/126340-open-add-program.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[Jnfoot]

Not quite. I want it to be a selection on the main right click menu, not in the open with. I would like to save a few mouse movements.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello Jnfoot.

I'm not sure this is what you want, but it can't hurt to have a look!

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/112102-new-menu-context-file.html

Keep us informed!











Later Ted

 

[Jnfoot]

Ok I got something... I was able to add a context menu item, it shows up for ALL files (including directories) but it's good enough for me. I just created my own custom new.reg file and here is what i used (I created a menu option for Open with EditPad Lite:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
 
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with EditPad Lite\command]
@=hex(2):00,00

Just change the Orange text to whatever you want to be displayed on your right click menu. This will create a blank REG_EXPAND_SZ key in your registry. Now just run regedit. Goto [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\ choose the folder with the name of your new menu item. Choose the command folder. Change the value of the REG_EXPAND_SZ key to your executable (ie. "C:\Program Files (x86)\JGsoft\EditPadLite\EditPadLite.exe" "%1"

***ensure you have the quotes around your filename, also the %1 allows the program to open the file you right clicked on

I hope this make sense and helps someone else out as well.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Looks like the same as the tutorial to me ...

I'm glad you found a solution.















Later Ted