How add context menu entry for item in Quick Launch bar?

[David Peters]

I want to add some entries to the context menu I get when I right-
click one of the small icons in the Quick Launch bar (which is on
the main XP taskbar).

Of course, the entries in Quick Launch are actually shortcuts that
are in the Quick Launch folder:

%PROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick
Launch

The conext menu shows options like OPEN, CUT, COPY, DELETE,
PROPERTIES, etc.

I would like to have an extra context menu option which calls
Windows Explorer to show a two panes view of the Quick Launch
folder. (This is in addition to the existing option to OPEN the
Quick Launch folder in a single pane view.)

How do I do this?

There is no option for .LNK in Folder Options > File Types. The
registry entry for .LNK looks more complicated than I am used to
dealing with!

Thank you for any help.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

David,

This REG file adds the "Quick launch folder (explore)" static context menu
option for shortcuts.

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shell\openql]
@="Quick Launch folder (Explore)"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shell\openql\command]
@=hex(2):65,00,78,00,70,00,6c,00,6f,00,72,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,\
00,20,00,2f,00,65,00,2c,00,20,00,25,00,61,00,70,00,70,00,64,00,61,00,74,00,\
61,00,25,00,5c,00,4d,00,69,00,63,00,72,00,6f,00,73,00,6f,00,66,00,74,00,5c,\
00,49,00,6e,00,74,00,65,00,72,00,6e,00,65,00,74,00,20,00,45,00,78,00,70,00,\
6c,00,6f,00,72,00,65,00,72,00,5c,00,51,00,75,00,69,00,63,00,6b,00,20,00,4c,\
00,61,00,75,00,6e,00,63,00,68,00,00,00

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Copy the contents to Notepad, and save as "QL.REG". Double-click the file to
apply.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I want to add some entries to the context menu I get when I right-
click one of the small icons in the Quick Launch bar (which is on
the main XP taskbar).

Of course, the entries in Quick Launch are actually shortcuts that
are in the Quick Launch folder:

%PROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick
Launch

The conext menu shows options like OPEN, CUT, COPY, DELETE,
PROPERTIES, etc.

I would like to have an extra context menu option which calls
Windows Explorer to show a two panes view of the Quick Launch
folder. (This is in addition to the existing option to OPEN the
Quick Launch folder in a single pane view.)

How do I do this?

There is no option for .LNK in Folder Options > File Types. The
registry entry for .LNK looks more complicated than I am used to
dealing with!

Thank you for any help.