Since I'm constantly messing with files in Sp's this comes in handy

Expands or Makecab in current directory. That can be modified to place it wherever

Expand_MakeCab.reg

EDIT Updated Aug 10, 04 - added an extra %1 to end of expand to make it work on most files...

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
;====================================================
;Adds Expand to right click of files
;%systemroot%\System32\expand.exe -r %1 %1
;-r    Rename expanded files.

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Expandit\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
  00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,65,00,78,00,\
  70,00,61,00,6e,00,64,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2d,00,72,00,20,00,25,\
  00,31,00,20,00,25,00,31,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\Expand.exe\shell\open\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
  00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,65,00,78,00,\
  70,00,61,00,6e,00,64,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2d,00,72,00,20,00,25,\
  00,31,00,20,00,25,00,31,00,00,00

;====================================================
;Adds MAKECAB to right click of files
;%systemroot%\System32\MAKECAB %1 /V3
; /V[n]  Verbosity level (1..3).

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\MAKECAB\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
 00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,4d,00,41,00,\
 4b,00,45,00,43,00,41,00,42,00,20,00,25,00,31,00,20,00,2f,00,56,00,33,00,00,\
 00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\MAKECAB.exe\shell\open\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
 00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,4d,00,41,00,\
 4b,00,45,00,43,00,41,00,42,00,20,00,25,00,31,00,20,00,2f,00,56,00,33,00,00,\
 00

Edited August 10, 200422 yr by maxXPsoft

The MAKECAB works fine, but the expand doesn't appear to do anything.

Am I doing something wrong?

Expands or Makecab in current directory.

Looks like a nice tweak to have. I shall store it for future use.

The MAKECAB works fine, but the expand doesn't appear to do anything.

Am I doing something wrong?

Probably not, working in the source dir of SP2 and even previous it seem's it only work's on some files. That I cannot explain. Like try 1394.IN_ in I 386 it work's.

I fixed above reg and it work's on most files Now by adding %1 %1

It don't work on .PI_, go to prompt and give it destination name.

Is this tweak with the lzx compression or the normal?

Just found this in another thread:

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=25374

makecab /D CompressionType=LZX /D CompressionMemory=21 %1 %2

This sets the makecab to the highest possible compression.

Can I use it to replace the existing command:

MAKECAB %1 /V3

?

Credit goes to jcarle

Thanks.

Check out my utility to save yourself the trouble as well in this thread.

Just found this in another thread:

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=25374

makecab /D CompressionType=LZX /D CompressionMemory=21 %1 %2

This sets the makecab to the highest possible compression.

Can I use it to replace the existing command:

MAKECAB %1 /V3

?

Credit goes to jcarle

It worked!