http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ How-To Geek Forums Topic: Add Any Application Shortcut in Desktop Context Menu en Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:42:28 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/add-any-application-shortcut-in-desktop-context-menu#post-121 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 06:17:42 +0000 Zig 121@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Let me know how you do...... </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/add-any-application-shortcut-in-desktop-context-menu#post-118 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 03:27:01 +0000 supermansghost 118@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>... goes to check it out... </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/add-any-application-shortcut-in-desktop-context-menu#post-116 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 03:00:59 +0000 Zig 116@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>1. Open regedit and goto:</p> <p>CODEHKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell<br /> now under this key create another key with any name and in right-side pane set its value to the label, which you want to show in desktop context menu, like Media Player, Winamp, Firefox, anything else.</p> <p>2. Now create another key under this newly created key with name command. and in right-side pane set its value to the exact path of application, like:</p> <p>C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe<br /> C:\Program Files\Winamp\winamp.exe<br /> etc...</p> <p>3. Thats it. Now you can check your favorite application shortcut in desktop context menu. </p> <p>4. You can create as many shortcut as you want. Simply create a separate key for all the applications.</p> <p>5. Following is a ready-made code:</p> <p>CODEWindows Registry Editor Version 5.00</p> <p>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\WMP]<br /> @="Windows Media Player"</p> <p>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\WMP\command]<br /> @="C:\\Program Files\\Windows Media Player\\wmplayer.exe"<br /> Just change the label and path to ur desired application and save with the name "vishal.reg" (including the quotes) and run it.</p> <p>U can also set the application shortcut to show only when u press &lt;SHIFT&gt; key by adding "Extended" String value in right-side pane of the newly created key:</p> <p>CODEWindows Registry Editor Version 5.00</p> <p>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\WMP]<br /> @="Windows Media Player"<br /> "Extended"=""</p> <p>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\WMP\command]<br /> @="C:\\Program Files\\Windows Media Player\\wmplayer.exe" </p>