All Posts Tagged With: "context menu"
Add “Copy as Path” option to the context menu in Windows XP
Windows Vista already includes the useful Copy as Path option in the context menu, which helps you quickly copy the complete path of the selected file or folder to the Clipboard. Earlier, we added the Add to Quick Launch and Open file location options to the context menu in Windows XP, as in Windows Vista. [...]
10May2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 0 comments | ContinuedAdd “Open file location” to the context menu for shortcuts in Windows XP
Windows Vista comes with the Open file location context menu item for shortcuts, which help you quickly open the target folder of a shortcut. In Windows XP, it takes four mouse clicks to accomplish the task. To open the target folder of a shortcut in Windows XP, you need to right-click on the shortcut file, [...]
9May2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 1 comment | ContinuedHow to Take Ownership of a file or folder using command-line in Windows Vista?
In earlier versions of Windows there were no command-line tools to take ownership of files or folders. You needed to use the Security tab in the file or folder properties to change the ownership of an item. Windows Vista includes a command-line tool named Takeown.exe that can be used from an admin Command Prompt to [...]
3May2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 0 comments | Continued“Copy Target URL” context menu option for Internet Shortcut (.url) files
The Copy as Path shell command that’s built into Windows Vista inspired me to write a script that copies the target hyperlink of an .URL file when passed as a parameter.
After following the steps in this article, you’ll see a Copy Target URL context menu option when you right-click on an Internet Shortcut (.URL) file. [...]
Popup menus appear on the wrong side in Windows Vista - Tablet PC Settings
Are popup menus in your Vista PC appearing at the wrong side all of a sudden? For example, when you right-click a file, the context menu may appear on the left hand side, rather than on the right-hand side (default). The same may happen when you open Windows Explorer and click on the File menu [...]
24Apr2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 0 comments | ContinuedAdd the “Open with Notepad” context menu option for all file types
There are situations where you need to open plain-text files (where the file type is not registered in your system, or the file has NO extension at all) using Notepad or any other text editor. Usually, you use the Open With dialog and select Notepad from the list. If Notepad is not available in the [...]
24Apr2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 1 comment | ContinuedInstall option missing from the context menu of .inf files
When you right-click a .inf, the Install command may be missing from the context menu. This happens due to a missing registry key related to .inf file type.
Note: Despite this problem, you can still run .inf files using the following command-line: (REF: InstallHinfSection Function)
View Open Handles to a file or folder from the context menu
Have you come across file in use or similar errors when deleting a file or folder, or when clearing the contents of the %TEMP% folder at some time? Ever wondered which program has a particular file or folder open?
29Mar2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 1 comment | ContinuedAdding the Run as Administrator option for .VBS and .JS files
By default, Windows Vista does not include the Run as Administrator option in the context menu for Vbscript (.vbs) and JScript (.JS) files. Here is how to add the Run as Administrator option to the context menu.
27Mar2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 0 comments | ContinuedAdd “Edit HOSTS file” option in the context menu
The HOSTS file, originally introduced to resolve host names to IP addresses, is also an effective tool to block Malware. To modify the HOSTS file in Windows Vista, you need to elevate Notepad.exe or any other text editor which you use. Otherwise you’ll see the following error when trying to save the HOSTS file:
Cannot create [...]
