Adding Open Containing Folder to context menu
Running Windows 7, I am using a third-party application for searching for files and folders, instead of Windows Search. This application works well, but it lacks a context menu item to open the containing folder for any particular file which appears in the search results. I need some help to edit the registry to provide for this context menu item.
In the registry hive HKey_Classes_Root/shell/* I have added a new key named OpenContainingFolder and set the default value to Open Containing Folder. Under the newly-added key I have added another new key called Command. However, I don't know what to set for the default value. I tried C:\Windows\explorer.exe %1 but that does not work. Please advise. Thanks!
In the registry hive HKey_Classes_Root/shell/* I have added a new key named OpenContainingFolder and set the default value to Open Containing Folder. Under the newly-added key I have added another new key called Command. However, I don't know what to set for the default value. I tried C:\Windows\explorer.exe %1 but that does not work. Please advise. Thanks!
Windows explorer has this builtin. So if you cannot use it in your third-party-search, modifying the standard context menus won't help you as those don't seem to be used. Seems like a feature request for the developers of your software.
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cyberkushal: I appreciate your introducing me to the Everything utility. I am still hoping for a search application which can index file content as well as file and folder names, and allows a right-click to open the containing folder of an item found on search.
senad: thank you for your comment. That article describes how to associate an icon with an existing context menu item, rather than how to add the item itself, so it doesn't really address my question.
McKnife: thank you for your comment. I have mentioned this to the developer, and am awaiting a reply. Adding a registry and key and value Open Containing Folder to the standard context menu caused the option to appear when right-clicking an item found by the search application. However, I don't have a command to associate with that item.
senad: thank you for your comment. That article describes how to associate an icon with an existing context menu item, rather than how to add the item itself, so it doesn't really address my question.
McKnife: thank you for your comment. I have mentioned this to the developer, and am awaiting a reply. Adding a registry and key and value Open Containing Folder to the standard context menu caused the option to appear when right-clicking an item found by the search application. However, I don't have a command to associate with that item.
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First part I knew (I knew it had to be under HKey_Classes_Root/*/shell)
Well,thank you for the info ....
Well,thank you for the info ....
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