Accessories - Cascading Desktop Context Menu

I'm afraid that I have no idea with XP.

You might post this in the Chillout Room since it's not WIndows 7 related to see if someone may know of a way for XP.

Mr. Brink, this is AWESOME!
thank you for sharing with us ! Best regards,

LE: Is there any possibility to modify the cmd.exe command data value in regedit in order to start in default mode as Administrator ? As far as I saw ,merging this .reg file will start the cmd in normal mode (not Admin mode)
thanks

@7user78, Here is more than you were looking for. This will add the Command Prompt as Admin in the context menu only if you right-click on a folder, not a file. The beauty is that it opens to the directory you've clicked on.

Open Command Window Here as Administrator

More, the DOS window is not in the boring black & white, but in COLOR!!! You have 16 colors to play with. Just type at the prompt: COLOR /?. Here I gave you the Cyan on a Blue-gray background, e.g., /T:3B, Just change the ‘3B’ for your own colors.

Code:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\runas]
"@"=" Command Prompt (Admin)"
"HasLUAShield"=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\runas\command]
"@"=Cmd.exe /T:3B /s /k pushd "%V"
 
Same for these 3 other keys:
 
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shell\runas]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Drive\shell\runas]

Note: A secure icon will show up on the menu showing that it is as Admin. Beside the “/T:3B” in the command line, you can also change the text " Command Prompt (Admin)" for whatever you want to see on the menu. I always add a space in front of the first letter in order to separate the text nicely from the icon.

The ‘antidote’ (as non admin):

Code:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\cmd]
"@"=@shell32.dll,-8506
"Extended"=""
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""
 
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\cmd\command]
"@"=cmd.exe /s /k pushd "%V"
 
Same for these 3 other keys:
 
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd\command]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shell\cmd\command]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Drive\shell\cmd\command]

Have fun!!

You're welcome 7user78.

@Brink. You have replied in the post #12 that

17 is the limit that can be on a cascading menu.

Do you mean 17 keys under [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell] without counting the Windows.* ones?

BTW, I have a Tutorial to post. Is there a special procedure for that or I just post it? My title will be:
How to create a Desktop Cascade Context Menu of multiple layers, four in my example.

BTW, in which forum shall I ask why the “Pictures & Albums” feature does not show up in my “User Control Panel”?

Thanks

Hello Dan,

It's 17 for the total limit in the context menu. There's no limit for how many keys that can be created in the registry.

I suppose post the tutorial in the Chillout Room for now, and let me know when it's posted. This way we can get it all polished up before moving into Tutorials. For something that complicated, it will need to be very detailed so that even noobs could follow.

The “Pictures & Albums” doesn't show up in your User CP yet because you are still a "new" member. Once you are no longer classified as new, it will be there.

Thanks Brink for your quick response.

1. I am stuck at 15 elements in my context menu. As soon as I add another one, the last one doesn't show up.

2. My tutorial is very comprehensible for newbies. Understandable simple steps with explanations, tips and many photos. I am pretty sure it is at the level of the high standards of your forums. The maximum size of the photos in our posts is 620×280 px. Can they be bigger for tutorials?

3. Concerning the “Pictures & Albums”, I suggest that your explanation be part of the FAQ because I spent quite some time trying to figure out why, including the options of my IE7 and Windows XP that I am using for now (connection problem on my LP win7).

See you soon in the “Chillout Room.”

1) Yep, it includes all item in the expanding context menu from the first item to the expanding items.

2) Sounds good. As long as the image doesn't go over the upload limit, whatever size it is will be fine.

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I forgot to mention here that I posted my tutorial on 27 Jan 2013, thanks to Brink for the final touch. He also approved the editing in the registry.

How to Create a Desktop Cascading Context Menu of Multiple Layers in Windows (7 & 8)

I literally coach you to build your own menu.

Have creative fun ‼