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tools used

winbubble
regtoy
glaryutilities
regedit
byblos.dll with reource hacker


optional alternatives

shock bookmark
open++
submenu pack
filemenu tools
fast explorer
fast folders

some links are here

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=52524

hac-king your contecty menu is a greaty way to improve the way you work. by using arguments (typically %v) , you can run applications directly in folders

access folder
analayze
analyze directory
lupas rename
create new folder here

are applications with ommandline arguments

all of this is done ultimately in the registry, and you have to enter the registry to configure command line arguments




i got into context menu ha-cking when i found that its one of the ways of customizing your user interface in autocad.


funnily, i've had regtoy for years. i was using an unwieldy combination of submenu pack, shock book mark, and fast folders, when i found that i could run the tweaks of the three apps with regtoys 'shell extension' tool .

while checking out tweaking with vishal yesterday, i found this

http://www.askvg.com/how-to-add-program-shortcuts-and-other-useful-shortcuts-with-icons-in-windows-7-desktop-context-menu/

works beautifully.

so now my context menu shortcuts have something i've always wanted - icons