Complete Right Click Custimization in Windows


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215 MENUEX
LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US
{
POPUP "", 0, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED, 0
{
	POPUP "&View", 28674, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED, 0
	{
  MENUITEM "Filmstri&p", 28719, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
  MENUITEM "T&humbnails", 28717, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
  MENUITEM "Tile&s", 28718, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
  MENUITEM "Ico&ns", 28713, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
  MENUITEM "&List", 28715, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
  MENUITEM "&Details", 28716, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
	}
	MENUITEM "", 65535, MFT_SEPARATOR, MFS_ENABLED
	MENUITEM "Show in &Groups", 30209, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
	MENUITEM "&Auto Arrange", 28753, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
	MENUITEM "A&lign to Grid", 28756, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
	MENUITEM "R&efresh", 28931, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
	MENUITEM "", 65535, MFT_SEPARATOR, MFS_ENABLED
	MENUITEM "Customize This &Folder...", 28722, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
	MENUITEM "", 65535, MFT_SEPARATOR, MFS_ENABLED
	MENUITEM "&Paste", 28698, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
	MENUITEM "Paste &Shortcut", 28700, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
	MENUITEM "&Undo", 28699, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
}
}

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I know this is an old post but i've only just seen it (searched for context help).

I've managed to edit my shell32.dll file (after backing it up) and took out some unwanted options in some of the context menus. Rebooted and it worked, but now i cant seem to edit it again and make more changes.

I made some changes and saved the new shell32.dll file as "shell32 edit.dll". Ran the Replacer program (put in shell32.dll as the original file and "shell32 edit.dll" as the new file) and rebooted to see the changes i made and it worked.

Now when i edit "shell32 edit.dll" and save again to a new file (shell32 edit2.dll), use the Replacer program and reboot, i dont see the aditional changes i made. This second time i made changes, the original file i used was "shell32 edit.dll" and the new file as "shell32 edit2.dll". I tried using the original shell32.dll and "shell32 edit2.dll" as the new file in the Replacer program but my system didnt boot. I got an error along the lines of "shell32.dll is not valid, please replace" before it gets to the login screen and reboots. Following the readme.txt file i managed to copy over the correct shell32.dll file and it boots now.

Am i editing the wrong file? After the first successful edit, which should be the original file and new file in the Replacer program?

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

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could anyone post their Menu 215? i kinda forgot to backup :(

215 MENUEX
LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US
{
POPUP "", 0, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED, 0
{
	POPUP "&View", 28674, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED, 0
	{
		MENUITEM "Tile&s", 28718, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
		MENUITEM "Ico&ns", 28713, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
		MENUITEM "&List", 28715, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
		MENUITEM "&Details", 28716, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
	}
	MENUITEM "", 65535, MFT_SEPARATOR, MFS_ENABLED
	POPUP "Arrange &Icons By", 28673, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED, 0
	{
		MENUITEM "", 30208, MFT_SEPARATOR, MFS_ENABLED
		MENUITEM "Show in &Groups", 30209, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
		MENUITEM "&Auto Arrange", 28753, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
		MENUITEM "A&lign to Grid", 28756, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
	}
	MENUITEM "R&efresh", 28931, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
	MENUITEM "", 65535, MFT_SEPARATOR, MFS_ENABLED
	MENUITEM "Customize This &Folder...", 28722, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
	MENUITEM "", 65535, MFT_SEPARATOR, MFS_ENABLED
	MENUITEM "&Paste", 28698, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
	MENUITEM "&Undo", 28699, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
}
}

thx for the tutorial its awesome!

there are 2 things i want to ask.

1) how do i remove the seperators from the menus.

2) My picture for hte context menu is to far down, how do i move it up (like in the tutorial picture, cos mine is nearly at the bottom)'

Thx in advance.

thx for the tutorial its awesome!

there are 2 things i want to ask.

1) how do i remove the seperators from the menus.

2) My picture for hte context menu is to far down, how do i move it up (like in the tutorial picture, cos mine is nearly at the bottom)'

Thx in advance.

1) Look for lines in ResHacker that look like this

	MENUITEM "", 65535, MFT_SEPARATOR, MFS_ENABLED  

and delete the whole line.

2) Can I see a screen of your right click menu?

Ye it defintely deserves 5/5

About my first question:I tried removing all the seperators and compiled it everytime i made changes. In reshacker it works, i didnt see any seperators but when i replaced the shell32 with my edited version and restarted, all the seperators were still there. I opened up the new shell32.dll again with reshack to see if my changes were still there and they are.

My second: Below is a screenshot of my desktop context menu. AFter i replaced the original .dll some of the options were removed so the image is higher than it was originally, however i'd still like to get it as high as possible (is it possible to have it right at the top?).

post-100176-1135075022.jpg

hmm I think I dont get it at all

Can I just paste:

->-

>Folders

->Windows,'goto:%windir%'

->Desktop,'goto:C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.MATT-1425202C69\Desktop'

->Program,'goto:C:\Program Files'

>Programs

->ResHacker,'goto:c:\program files\reshacker\reshacker.exe'

->Replacer,'goto:c:\program files\replacer\replacer.cmd'

->-

->Firefox,'goto:c:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe'

->Foobar,'goto:c:\Program Files\foobar2000\foobar2000.exe'

in reshacker with my own pathto ?

Ye it defintely deserves 5/5

About my first question:I tried removing all the seperators and compiled it everytime i made changes. In reshacker it works, i didnt see any seperators but when i replaced the shell32 with my edited version and restarted, all the seperators were still there. I opened up the new shell32.dll again with reshack to see if my changes were still there and they are.

My second: Below is a screenshot of my desktop context menu. AFter i replaced the original .dll some of the options were removed so the image is higher than it was originally, however i'd still like to get it as high as possible (is it possible to have it right at the top?).

Try moving the entries around in reshacker.

ok I got it to work

the only thing is that windows is always asking me if I really want to run the .exe and 2 popups show before the application runs

is it possible to disable that warning?

Not that I have found yet.

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