Extend the context menu to include system commands

Extend the context menu to include system commands

This workshop describes how individual areas of the system control are directly via the context menu
can be started or integrated there.

This procedure is analogous to Win XP Pro / XP Home / Win 2000.

Whom the way via Start> Settings> Control Panel> specific module
call to
is cumbersome, you can put your personal, often used favorites in the context menu
of the workstation, start buttons, as well as the displayed drives of the Explorer.


Start individual system control modules directly:

* .cpl Files are accessed via the "control"(without") instruction started.
* .msc Files are started via the "Microsoft Management Console" (mmc.exe).


Start the registry editor.

Start> Run> Input> regedit


Here are some examples:


1. The defragmentation with the Windows own defrag program "dfrg.msc"
start.


The following keys under:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell


invest.


Right click on the key shell> new> keyl and this
then rename it
as everyone finds it best for themselves.

In this example it is called Defrag and is also the visible entry in the context menu.

 

 

shell_new_key

 

 

Then click on this right and create a new key and put it in command
(this name is mandatory !!!) rename.

 

 

1a_xp

 

Then double-click on the string Standard in the right window and enter the path.

for Windows XP:
?: \ windows \ system32 \ mmc.exe?: \ windows \ system32 \ dfrg.msc

for Windows 2000:
?: \ winnt \ system32 \ mmc.exe?: \ winnt \ system32 \ dfrg.msc


Whereby the question marks have to be replaced by the respective drive letter.
Upper and lower case is not important.

   

2a_xp

That's about it and takes effect immediately without restarting.


This procedure is for everyone * .msc files identical, everyone just needs the file themselves
choose which one is needed.

For users who have O&O Defrag v4 / v6, oodpe.msc should be entered at the end,
to start this program.

diskmgmt.msc for disk management, etc.

This * .msc files start with the path specified above only if they are also in the folder
?: \ Windows \ System32.

Otherwise, of course, the second part of the path has to be adapted.

2. Start a * .cpl file.



In this example the software module

Preliminary remark ...

As already mentioned above, these are started via control without specifying a path,
provided they are also in the folder ?: \ Windows \ System32 lie.

However, they can also be started from any other location on the hard drive, but then this is the
Include path.
control ?: \ Location \ appwiz.cpl

How is it done ...

Right click on the key shell> New> Key and then rename it like
everyone finds it best for themselves.

Then right click this again and a new key
create and
then rename it to command.

Then double click on the string Standard in the right window and for direct access
Enter appwiz.cpl on the installed software control.

To display / manage all user accounts and their passwords:
control userpasswords2 for Windows XP
control userpasswords for Windows 2000 to be entered.

Further possibilities would be entries in the start button, whereby this solution is inelegant,
since this also affects all folders and their context.
That means it also appears in the context menu of the folder, not only in the start button.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Classes \ Directory \ shell \ Defraggen
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Classes \ Directory \ shell \ Defraggen \ command
?: \ windows \ system32 \ mmc.exe?: \ windows \ system32 \ dfrg.msc



It would be better to enter this in the context of the explorer's drives,
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Classes \ Drive \ shell
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Classes \ Drive \ shell \ Defraggen
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Classes \ Drive \ shell \ Defraggen \ command
?: \ windows \ system32 \ mmc.exe?: \ windows \ system32 \ dfrg.msc


since this really only relates to the context of the drives.

As already mentioned, these tips are identical for Windows XP and Windows 2000, both in terms of execution and in the areas (keys) of the registry.

Finally an example file:
which is read directly into the registry in order to be able to start the data carrier management via the drives displayed in the left window of the Explorer, including floppy and ROM drives.

... to be saved as e.g. Datträger.reg (the file name is irrelevant, but should be useful for the purpose of searching).

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REGEDIT4


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ Drive \ shell \ Disk Management]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ Drive \ shell \ Disk Management \ command]

@ = "d: \\ windows \\ system32 \\ mmc.exe d: \\ windows \\ system32 \\ diskmgmt.msc"


-------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------


The letter d: \ only needs to be adapted to your own paths.

Path information is in readable or self-created (e.g. exported) Registry files
always to be entered with a double backslash "\\" or to be changed ...
d: \\ windows \\ system32 \\ mmc.exe d: \\ windows \\ system32 \\ diskmgmt.msc

thus results as a display in the registry:
d: \ windows \ system32 \ mmc.exe d: \ windows \ system32 \ diskmgmt.msc


... with direct entries in the opened registry only with a simple backslash.

 

 

data carrier management

 

 

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Warning:
Using Registry Editor or its tips incorrectly can cause serious system problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Tampering with the registry files and using the tips is at your own risk.