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How to Register a File System Shortcut Menu

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4/19/2010

Code Example

The following code example demonstrates how to register a file system shortcut menu extension for *.gif files accessed from the shortcut menu in File Explorer.

Note

To make the following code example easier to read, security checking and error handling are not included. This code example should not be used in a release configuration unless it has been modified to include them.

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{12345678-9ABC-DEF1-2345-6789ABCDEF123}]
   @="My Context Menu Extension"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{12345678-9ABC-DEF1-2345-6789ABCDEF123}\InProcServer32]
   @="cmycomp.dll"
   "ThreadingModel"="Free"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\gifimage\Shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{12345678-9ABC-DEF1-2345-6789ABCDEF123}]
   @="MyOption"

See Also

Tasks

How to Extend Shortcut Menus

Concepts

Registration Format for Application Shortcut Menu Extensions
Registration Format for File System Shortcut Menu Extensions
Menu Overview

Other Resources

Developing Menu Components