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how can i add context menu to my computer

mau-yong
in Customizing Windows

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how do you add Services, Control Panel, Device Manager, Drive Cleanup on right click at My Conputer icon?

i saw this in nlite "tweaks" but i think this is only for customizing windows installation, how about on currently running windows?

using .inf or .reg would be nice.

Hello!

Ok, here is an example:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\RegEdit]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\RegEdit\command]
@="regedit"

Save this file as - for example - my_computer.reg and doubleclick. :)

From now on Regedit will be shown in my computer's contextmenu.

Explanation:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\RegEdit

The RegEdit (bold) is the entry which you will see in the menu.

@="regedit"

The entry between the "" is the command which windows will execute. you could also use smthng like this:

@="C:\\Programs\\Microsoft Office\\WINDORD.EXE"

(note the doubled backslashes)

OK, I re-read your post... so I searched some DLLs for the language-specific-strings and now here are my tweaks, adding Services, Control Panel, Device Manager and Drive Cleanup to the my computer context menu:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Control Panel
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\ControlPanel]
@="@%windir%\\system32\\shell32.dll,-4161"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\ControlPanel\command]
@="rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL"

;Device Manager
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\Devmgmt]
@="Device Manager"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\Devmgmt\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,77,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,69,00,72,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,\
  00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,00,6d,00,63,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,\
  65,00,20,00,2f,00,73,00,20,00,25,00,77,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,69,00,72,00,25,\
  00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,64,00,65,00,\
  76,00,6d,00,67,00,6d,00,74,00,2e,00,6d,00,73,00,63,00,00,00

;Drive Cleanup
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\DrvCleanUp]
@="@%windir%\\system32\\shell32.dll,-22026"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\DrvCleanUp\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,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,00,63,00,6c,00,\
  65,00,61,00,6e,00,6d,00,67,00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,00,00

;Services
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\Services]
@="@%windir%\\system32\\shell32.dll,-22059"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\Services\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,77,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,69,00,72,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,\
  00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,00,6d,00,63,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,\
  65,00,20,00,2f,00,73,00,20,00,25,00,77,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,69,00,72,00,25,\
  00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,65,00,\
  72,00,76,00,69,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,2e,00,6d,00,73,00,63,00,00,00

For Device Manager I did not find any string in the dlls, if anybody knows the dll i have to look in, pls tell me.

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thanks PITU, i merged the values to the registry and the Control Panel WORKS, however, Dev Manager, Svcs, and Drive Cleanup gets an error message:

"This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Folder Options control panel."

Im using Windows 2003.

I looked at their values in the registry and the default REG_SZ has "value not set". Under the Manage and Find keys reg type is "REG_EXPAND_SZ". The Control Panel has the same type REG_SZ but it worked!

You pointed me to the right direction of finding the solution :yes: and Im determined to solve this...

Clean Drive

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\Clean Drive\command

name-default

type-REG_SZ

data-cleanmgr

Logoff

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\Logoff\command

name-default

type-REG_SZ

data-shutdown -l -f -t 3

for Reboot just change the switch -l to -r in the data segment.

add/remove programs

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\Add/Remove Programs\command

name-default

type-REG_SZ

data-control appwiz.cpl

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thanks touchstone_81 :thumbup

i added Log Off and Add Remove Programs plus i entered the correct default commands from PITU (the commands which i copied, of course from "Manage" for .msc files) and everything works perfectly.

i now have:

Services

Control Panel

Drive Cleanup

Log off

Add Remove Prog

on right click at My Computer

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell]
@="none"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\Add Remove Prog]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\Add Remove Prog\command]
@="control appwiz.cpl"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\ControlPanel]
@="@%windir%\\system32\\shell32.dll,-4161"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\ControlPanel\command]
@="rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\Devmgmt]
@="Device Manager"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\Devmgmt\command]
@="mmc.exe /s devmgmt.msc"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\DrvCleanUp]
@="@%windir%\\system32\\shell32.dll,-22026"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\DrvCleanUp\command]
@="cleanmgr.exe"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\find]
@=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,\
  00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,53,00,\
  48,00,45,00,4c,00,4c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,38,\
  00,35,00,30,00,33,00,00,00
"SuppressionPolicy"=dword:00000080

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\find\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
  00,5c,00,45,00,78,00,70,00,6c,00,6f,00,72,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,\
  65,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\find\ddeexec]
@="[FindFolder(\"%l\", %I)]"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\find\ddeexec\application]
@="Folders"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\find\ddeexec\topic]
@="AppProperties"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\Log Off]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\Log Off\command]
@="shutdown -l -f -t0"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\Manage]
@=hex(2):40,00,25,00,77,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,69,00,72,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,\
  00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,00,79,00,63,00,6f,00,6d,00,\
  70,00,75,00,74,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,34,00,30,00,30,00,00,\
  00
"SuppressionPolicy"=dword:4000003c

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\Manage\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,77,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,69,00,72,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,\
  00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,00,6d,00,63,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,\
  65,00,20,00,2f,00,73,00,20,00,25,00,77,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,69,00,72,00,25,\
  00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,63,00,6f,00,\
  6d,00,70,00,6d,00,67,00,6d,00,74,00,2e,00,6d,00,73,00,63,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\Services]
@="@%windir%\\system32\\shell32.dll,-22059"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\Services\command]
@="mmc.exe /s services.msc"

i haven't tried if -t0 is ok in log off (because i'm still writing this hehehe), if it doesn't, i'l put -t3 instead.

i also found out (in this case) that REG_SZ or REG_EXPAND_SZ will work so i can now incorporate this to my own post install .vbs script

i can now also put as many right click commands as i wish :w00t:

thanks touchstone_81 and PITU :yes:

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