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Windows Shell integration parameters

I'm trying to integrate a shell menu entry for all files (*) to encrypt them using a tool i already have made. I have managed to create the entries but I don't really understand how to send the path ...
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How do I set the program that “Edit” in the context menu opens?

If I right click a JPG or PNG file, the "Edit" option opens MS Paint, whereas I would like it to open GIMP. I found the ShellMenuView and ShellExView programs, but I can't find the relevant entries. ...
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Firefox- How to change font size of right-click context menu?

Using Firefox v9.0.1 on OS X Lion v10.7.2 In userChrome.css, how do I adjust the font size that appears in the context menu when you right-click on something (like a link) on a web page? I tried DOM ...
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Customize the right-click menu in Windows? [closed]

Possible Duplicate: Edit right-click context menus in Windows 7 I want to customize the right-click menu in Windows for specific file types, such as when I right click on image files (PNGs, ...
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Right click to open file in localhost

One task that I do all day that is very annoying is working on files and moving them around or adding new files to a folder in my localhost dev server and then I have to go to the browser and navigate ...
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How to define access keys for an Explorer context menu item?

Suppose i want to create a menu item for folders which opens the command line in that folder, to that end i can add some keys in the registry, namely HKLM > Software > Classes > Folder > ...
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Custom multi-item context-menu entry for Windows Explorer

I'm trying to create a custom context-menu entry for Windows (7) Explorer that will send ALL selected items ton ONE single command. I've read about MultiSelectModel with a Player value in MSDN Doc ...
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How do I remove this entry from the shell context menu?

This entry ONLY appears if and when I select an icon on the desktop otherwise it's not there. I tried this but it doesn't appear in the registry entry there.
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Windows 7 rightclick menu from toolbar like ALT-SPACE?

The menu containing Restore, Move, Resize, Minimize, Maximize and Close accessible through right click on a window titlebar or click on the upper left form icon, was before the new Aero stuff ...
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Right Click, Create PDF

I spend a lot of time using a PDF printer to "print" documents into PDF's... Is there a program that includes Explorer functionality to "Create PDF" via right click, context-menu? This would, I ...
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Can I move the services menu to the top of the contextual menu?

Is it possible to move the services section of the contextual menu from the bottom to the top?
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Add “.cs file” under ContextMenu -> New

How can I add a "C# File (.cs)" option under the Windows context menu : Right-click -> New? I've tried editing the registry, and creating a new key under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cs\ShellNew and adding a ...
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How to convince menus to appear to the right?

Just recently, the right-click context menus in Windows 7 have been acting in a kind of left-handed way. That is, when possible, the initial menu appears to the left of the mouse pointer. When I hover ...
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How do I change the targets of items in Windows 7 context menus?

I'm interested in changing the default "Edit" program for some files when I right click them and go to 'Edit' (see picture). Every time it's used, it seems to launch Notepad whereas some files I ...
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Firefox: Any way to allow javascript to disable or replace the context menu only to specific domains?

This is something that's commonly abused so I almost always want it to be off EXCEPT when I'm using a handful of large webapps that use the feature properly, such as Google Docs. I know there's a ...
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Adding group + items in Windows Explorer's pop-up menu?

An application I use regularly is command-line based, and I would like to add the most used commands in the Windows Explorer's context menu that pops up when right-clicking on a file or folder. ...
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Accidentally deleted all of my shellex- contextmenuhandler & properties files on regedit - Windows 7 [closed]

Does anyone have a .reg file on the basic keys for shellex? Becuase now when I open the properties for a file (e.g. An mp3 file) I cannot view most of its properties anymore, like its bitrate and ...
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How to open a terminal quickly from a file explorer at a folder in Windows 7? [closed]

Possible Duplicate: Windows Console in Explorer Context Menu This can be done easily in Ubuntu, just right click and open Terminal. It is very inconvenient to open cmd.exe then cd to the ...
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“Git GUI” context menu entry for Windows 7 64 bit

Git for Windows doesn't seem to support the extra context menu entries for "Git GUI Here" (or "Git Bash Here") when running on 64-bit systems. Is there some other way I can get an entry for "Git GUI" ...
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Windows Powershell: Executing commands via the context menu?

I'm using kramdown to convert my markdown-formatted source files into html. The command I've been using is: kramdown %filename | Out-Clipboard (Out-Clipboard is from the fantastic PSCX. This means ...
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Multiple “Open” In Context Menu (Windows 7)?

I have Zend Studio 8.0.1 installed on my computer. But I have a problem with context menu. I have multiple "Open" in context menu when i try to open PHP file. Here's what I'm talking about: The ...
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In HKCR, what is difference between Directory and Folder in context menu config

Following up on this question over at SO (How do I open cmd window in specific location?) I'm looking for an effective way to add the Open Command Prompt Here shortcut to a context menu. Various ...
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osx: how to manage Services menu, reorder items?

The ordering of services in the Services context menu seems totally random. Is there any way to edit it? In addition, sometimes added/modified services (that I created) don't show up immediately.
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Windows 7 right-click menu

I've recently moved from Windows XP to Windows 7. Under Windows XP I installed various programs that added items to the menu that appears when you right-click on a file. For example, when the Vim ...
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How to remove unimportant items from desktop right click context menu? [closed]

Possible Duplicate: Windows: How to remove items from the right click (context) menu? I've recently installed Intel's video card driver, and now I have 3 items added to my desktop's right ...
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Cannot right click desktop windows xp

This occurred after a Trojan incident. We managed to get the Trojan cleaned off the computer, but now we can't Right click the desktop. We have tried changing HKCU/software/microsoft/windows/current ...
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Unhide Windows 7 context menu extras permanently

In Windows 7, when you hold down Shift when right-clicking in Windows Explorer, extra items such as "Copy as path", "Open command window here", or more "Send to" options, are added to the context ...
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Where are context menu actions registered in the registry?

I'm using WinMerge and would like to change it's context menu title from Compare to &Compare (So I can use the AppsKey, C combination to compare files easily. Can I do it? Or do I need to ...
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Context menu edit - “Create new xxxxx”

I am trying to find a way to create a context menu entry in which I can right-click on an .mp3 and have the option to create a folder based on the name of the file. I.e. Create New Folder "Artist". ...
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Adding 'Move To' to windows file context menu

Something like 'Send to' (but it copies or creates shortcuts), I'd like to move (cut and paste) files to custom locations by just right clicking file > 'move to' > list of select few folders. Is ...
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New txt-file-suffix is generated in capital letters

Whenever I want to create a new txt-file from the context menu (right click) in Windows 7, I get a file with xyz.TXT instead of xyz.txt. How can I change this (no, I don't have caps lock on)? I ...
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Only new folder in context menu on Windows 7

Is it normal for a fresh copy of Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit to only have "Folder" in the "New" item of the Explorer context menu? Do I need to add items manually? See below for a screenshot:
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How can I make context menus in Google Maps not get hidden by context menus in Firefox?

Google Maps provides a useful context menu — AKA right click menu — within its map area. When I visit Google Maps with Firefox 3.6 or Firefox 4, I have a hard time accessing that menu ...
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Winmerge not in the context menu of everything tool

I use this tool everything to search files. In windows xp, I was able to search files and then use context menu for winmerge, tortoisesvn etc. Now I have started using windows 7, everything works fine ...
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add to the highlight context menu?

I'd like to be able to select some text, and instead of the normal copy, be able to choose another option of a name I choose, that runs some other program of my choosing. How do I do that?
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any freeware program for adding/editing PATH from context menu

So many times, I would like to add a directory to the PATH in windows. And I think the GUI for it must be the must stupid GUI ever developed in windows, yet it's there since ages, in an unmodified ...
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Finder context menu 'open with' confused after HD upgrade, OS X Leopard

I recently upgraded my 2008 macbook pro's hard drive to 500GB. I used Carbon Copy to clone a bootable version of my then current 160GB drive. The boot drive volume name changed during the upgrade. ...
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Context menu options lag but only in Flash

I've had this problem for a while and when I watch videos without a lot of options, I like to pause at certain scenes when I see something interesting. Unfortunately, the context menu in Flash ...
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Metacity, put “roll up” back in context menu?

In Metacity, for a while, if you right-clicked a titlebar (or pressed alt-space), "Roll up" was one of the menuitems. These days, it's gone, which is disappointing since it was the only thing in that ...
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How to make a “New text document” entry in the context menu?

There is no entry for New > Text document in the context menu when I right click. How can I add an entry for "text document" in the New menu?
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Is there a way to clean-up the Windows right-click menu? [closed]

Possible Duplicate: Windows: How to remove items from the right click (context) menu? I've heard the right click menu called the 'Context Menu' but I'm looking for an application or method ...
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Get Rid of Edit with Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 from Context Menu?

This really bothers me. How do I get rid of that context menu not only on .txt files, but any file type?
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Context menu (right click) not working for start menu items

I have Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit and have regular updates, but my context menu (right click doesn't work) for the items in start menu cannot be displayed!! Is there any solution for this? Also, i have ...
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Context menu on Intellj IDEA

I have installed Intellij IDEA 10 on Linux (Ubuntu 8.04) and the way the context menu works is annoying me. The context menu is visible as long as I keep the right button pressed (if I release the ...
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Unlocker howto?! doesn't do anything

in an answer to a previous question another user recommended a tool to me, Unlocker. Its original homepage is offline, but there are plenty of websites which offer version 1.9.0 which I downloaded ...
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Unable to use the Context Menu in Windows XP SP3's start menu

After a few months of use (since the last reinstall of Windows XP) my parents' computer's start menu has become typically disordered. The obvious solution to this is to right-click and then 'sort by ...
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add a blank file to the windows 'new' context menu

Whilst i have found posts that tell me how to add a new context item for a specific file type, i seem to be unable to see a way of adding one for a blank file (a la ubuntu). Is there a way of adding ...
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Vista - two different menu styles

I have noticed that the window menu for most windows look like standard menus, while the window menu for the command processor (cmd.exe) look different. I assumed that cmd.exe was providing ...
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How to (re)enable the “New” context menu items for an administrator when right-clicking in a folder and selecting New > X?

I just migrated from XP x86 to Win7 x64 (clean install). I had a couple of data drives in my XP x86 system that I physically moved to my Win7 x64 system. When browsing a directory in any of the ...
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How to remove “Burn with Nero” from context menu in Windows 7

How to remove Burn with Nero from context menu in Windows 7? I have tried to find in Nero Burning Rom such option but without success.

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