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Have always used the following registry file to add a right click a rooted explorer here type entry for the windows explorer right click menu.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\Root Here]
@="Rooted Explorer"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\Root Here\command]
@="%SystemRoot%explorer.exe /e,/root,%1"

It always worked great on windows XP but I haven't used it in a long time an when trying it out again I found that it does not work on windows 7. It looks like it is attempting to run the selected directory as an application.

Error message:

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Any idea how to fix this?

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  • Fix as in 'undo' or as in 'change the reg file so it works with win 7' ?
    – Hennes
    Nov 21, 2012 at 14:03
  • @Hennes: Fix it so that it works.
    – Gerhard
    Nov 22, 2012 at 6:36

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Save the following as a .REG file and import:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\roothere]
@="Rooted E&xplorer"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\roothere\command]
@="explorer.exe /e,/root,\"%1\""
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  • As easy as adding quotes and escaping them. Thanks. I tried extra quotes but not escaping them.
    – Gerhard
    Nov 22, 2012 at 6:46

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