Re: Context menu modifications

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That is a gold mine of info. I have cut & pasted the info for future use.
Thank you.
Joe1

"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

> Here's more info on context menus.
>
> Add or remove entries in the New objects list (ShellNew)
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/shellnew.htm
>
> Add items to the New menu (aka ShellNew entries)
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/shellnewadd.htm
>
> Manage the context-menu entries for folders, drives and Namespace objects
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/context_folders.htm
>
> Customize Context Menus
> http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article02-026
>
> Customize the right click context menus
> http://www2.technobabble.com.au/article182.html
>
> Creating Context Menu Handlers
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/shellcc/platform/shell/programmersguide/shell_int/shell_int_extending/extensionhandlers/contextmenuhandlers.asp
>
> Customizing Right-Click Menu Options in Windows
> http://www.jfitz.com/tips/rclick_custom.html
>
> Manage the context-menu entries for folders, drives and Namespace objects
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/context_folders.htm
>
> Right-click is slow or weird behavior caused by context menu handlers
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm
>
> Right-click is extremely slow only when Network is enabled
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/rcdelay.htm
>
> Transparent drop-down Menu and disappearing menu text
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/transmenu.htm
>
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:B5E4DE82-FE78-4C65-9F82-41EAC4C52FB8@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> Joe 1 <Joe1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
> > I replaced my "captive" ATI video capability with an nVidia card and must
> > say I can't fault it. I did however take your advice and disabled the
> > items you mentioned. I thank you for putting me on the trail of the
> > ShellExView. Works like a charm.
> >
> > "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
> >
> >> Are you sre that you don't want to get rid of everything that Nvidia
> >> added?
> >>
> >> If interested.
> >> Download and install ShellExView (shexview.exe)...
> >>
> >> ShellExView download
> >> http://www.snapfiles.com/get/shellexview.html
> >>
> >> Open ShellExView and disable the Nvidia right click Menu entries.
> >> These five entries...
> >> Extension Name: Desktop Explorer
> >> Extension Name: Desktop Explorer Menu
> >> Extension Name: DesktopContext Class
> >> Extension Name: NVIDIA CPL Extension
> >> Extension Name: nView Desktop Context Menu
> >>
> >> I will never buy anything made by NVIDIA ever again.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Hope this helps. Let us know.
> >>
> >> Wes
> >> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
> >>
> >> In news:E15AA9D2-4E12-47A4-8794-BD0FBD389270@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> >> Joe 1 <Joe1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
> >>> I recently ran an nVidia option that added an item to a context menu.
> >>> The item was added as the last line of the menu list. It is displayed
> >>> when I right click on the task bar.
> >>>
> >>> Is there any way to reorder this list easily? Previously the last item
> >>> was "Close" but now is moved and I click the wrong item from habit.
> >>>
> >>> In reading over the questions and answers in the various listings for
> >>> XP, I can't help but feel fortunate for all the excellent advice from
> >>> so many contributors. To all, many thanks for the help.
>
>
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