Adding a program to the 'SendTo' menu

[WriterAlan]

I have followed the directions I was given and added a shortcut to one of my
graphics programs in the 'SendTo' subfolder of *every one* of the User
subfolders in the Documents and Settings folder. However, the shortcut does
not appear when I right click on a graphics file or any other type of file.
Is there some setting perhaps in the Explorer Tools menu (or somewhere else)
that MS in its infinite wisdom decided should be there to make things easier
for me???

 

[ceedee]

nope
thats all you have to do
just add a shortcut to the program in the sendto folder
of the users you wish to access it
make sure the shortcut is valid by clicking on it
to open the program

ceedee

 

[WriterAlan]

I guess I didn't make myself clear. I followed the procedure to add an item
to the sendto menu and it appears in the sendto folder, however that item
does not actually appear on the sendto menu.

 

[Wesley VogelX]

You made yourself clear. You did something wrong.
From ceedee, "make sure the shortcut is valid by clicking on it
to open the program."

Read the instructions.
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 310270

How to Add Items to the "Send To" Menu in Windows XP
SUMMARY
This article describes how to use the Send To command and how to modify the contents of
the SendTo folder.
MORE INFORMATION
By using the Send To command, you can quickly send a file to different locations including
a floppy disk, your desktop, another person using e-mail, or the My Documents folder. The
SendTo folder contains the shortcuts for the destinations that are displayed on the Send
To menu. Every user on the computer has a SendTo folder and can customize its contents.

When you add new destinations to the SendTo folder, they appear on the Send To menu when
you right-click a file, and then point to Send To.
How to Use the Send To Command
In Windows Explorer or My Computer, right-click a file, and then point to Send To. On the
shortcut menu that appears, click the destination where you want to send your file. The
file is sent to or activated by the destination that you select.

Destinations on the Send To menu can include any of the following:
Disk drives (local or network)
Fax printers
Printers
Windows-based programs
Compressed (zipped) folders
The desktop
Mail recipients
The My Documents folder
Add a Destination to the Send To Menu
By default, the Send To menu in Windows XP lists the following commands (destinations):
Compressed (zipped) Folder
Desktop (create shortcut)
Mail Recipient
My Documents
3 1/2 Floppy (A
CD Drive
To add a destination to the Send To menu, you must add a shortcut to the SendTo folder. To
do this, follow these steps:
Click Start, and then click Run.
In the Open box, type sendto, and then click OK.
Add a destination by doing one of the following:
Use the drag-and-drop operation to move the item that you want to the SendTo folder; to do
so, right-click, and then click Create Shortcuts Here.
-or-

Point to New on the File menu, and then click Shortcut.

Follow the instructions in the Create Shortcut Wizard.
A new shortcut is created in the SendTo folder, and it is displayed on the Send To menu.
NOTE: To open the SendTo Folder, you can also perform the following steps:
Click Start, and then click My Computer.
Double-click the drive where Windows is installed (usually drive C, unless you have more
than one drive on your computer).
If you cannot view the items on your drive when you open it, under System Tasks, click
Show the contents of this drive.
Double-click the Documents and Settings folder.
Double-click the folder of the user whose SendTo menu you want to change (usually your
own).
Double-click the SendTo folder.
The SendTo folder is hidden by default. If the folder is not visible, on the Tools menu,
click Folder Options, and then on the View tab, click Show hidden files and folders.
NOTE: If you want to add a location to the SendTo menus of other users on the computer,
you do not have to repeat these steps, you can copy the shortcut into the other users'
SendTo folders.
Remove a Destination from the Send To Menu
To remove a destination from the Send To menu, do the following:
Click Start, and then click Run.
In the Open box, type sendto, and then click OK.
Right-click the shortcut that you want to remove, and then click Delete. The shortcut is
removed.
REFERENCES
For additional information about the Send To command, click Start, click Help and Support,
type send to command in the Search box, and then press ENTER to view the topics returned.

 

[WriterAlan]

The MS KB article you speak of was my original source. Just now, I double
checked every method and they all worked in terms of adding the shortcut to
the SendTo folder. However . . . . . . . .

the shortcut to my graphics program still does not appear on the sendto list
whenever I right click on a graphic - or any other type of - file. One
further monkey wrench: the sendto folder also includes shortcuts to MS Word
and Notepad that also *do not* appear on the sendto menu.

Is this some sort of Halloween joke being played on me by MS???

 

[Wesley VogelX]

WriterAlan;
Yes. On the first of November evrything will work correctly. ;o) Maybe this will
help. Or maybe you have something else wrong, not related to anything you did or did not
do.
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\SendTo
C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\SendTo
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\SendTo
C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\SendTo

 

[David Candy]

Sendto changed in XP. If XP doesn't think it will work then it won't show, it also shows things that aren't there.

Shortcuts made by Office 2000 or later setup program will not work in sendto. Sendto uses drag and drop to work. Office shortcuts are NOT windows shortcuts, they are Windows Installer Shortcuts which do not support drag and drop. Therefore manually create a shortcut to winword.exe (this will be a Windows shortcut).

 

[Wesley VogelX]

David;
Haven't seen you around for a while.
Wes

Sendto changed in XP. If XP doesn't think it will work then it won't show, it also shows
things that aren't there.

Shortcuts made by Office 2000 or later setup program will not work in sendto. Sendto uses
drag and drop to work. Office shortcuts are NOT windows shortcuts, they are Windows
Installer Shortcuts which do not support drag and drop. Therefore manually create a
shortcut to winword.exe (this will be a Windows shortcut).

 

[David Candy]

I'm writing a program but can't decide to make it a diagnostic program or a file association editor.

I wouldn't use it personally for either. My interest is diagnostic for other's computers.

I've also just pursuaded my dad (who I haven't spoken to for 10 years) to accept my spare computer. He tried to say he was too old to learn (my mum is a computer literate person) but I just pointed out that he's only 4 years older than her. He then told me there is only one ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) that he can use. Oh dear!. But I just keep saying computers are machines - he can certainly fix old motorcycles as he's an ex racer. I dragged MS Motocross Madness out of the cupboard

He also hasn't been this side of the city in 10 years. But I'm going to give him a tour of the area (he grew up here anyway) as lots of streets are named after my family where I live (I live 100 metres from some of our families 1800s land holdings which are now built up urban areas. I've spent most of my live living in old houses that we used to own in the 1700/1800s or on the land that was our farm without knowing any of it at the time.

 

[David Candy]

Been following the world cup USA team.
http://rugbyheaven.smh.com.au/rwc2003/teams/usa/index.html

They've done well. Watching them on TV now (but there up against professionals).

 

[Wesley VogelX]

David;
Glad to here you are alive and kicking. I gave my old Pentium 83 machine to my folks
years ago. The only one who ever uses it is me when I visit. My Dad insists on typing
letters and using carbon paper on his L.C. Smith typewriter. He bought it used in 1959.
This was before Mr. Smith met Mr. Corona. )
My family's only been in the US for about a hundred and twenty years. And here, if a
building is fifty years old they tear it down. My Grandmother's church in Germany is 600
years old. Go figure.
I used to follow Women's Beach Volley Ball. <LOL>
Wes