Context menu icon not showing

rdwray · 15 Oct 2019

I created this .reg file to show Locate32.exe icon on context menu, but it is not there:

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shell\locate\command]
@="D:\\Programs\\Locate\\Locate32.exe /p \"%1\""

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Drive\shell\locate\command]
@="D:\\Programs\\Locate\\Locate32.exe /p \"%1\""

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shell\locate]
@="&Locate..."
"Icon"="D:\\Programs\\Locate\\Locate32.exe"

dalchina · 15 Oct 2019

Hi, whilist this program adds Locate32 to the context menu somewhat easily, there seems little point in doing so, as you can't, for example, seem to have Locate32 start searching from the folder from whose context menu you've launched it. The path to that folder is passed as parameter as the search string, which isn't helpful.

rdwray · 15 Oct 2019

You totally lost me, I don't understand what this has to do with the icon.

EDIT: Maybe I do now. If I search from the root, the icon isn't present. If I search from anywhere else, it is.

dalchina · 15 Oct 2019

Can you see the last screenshot: Locate32 is there- in the context menu.

I have used a free program to successfully add it, complete with icon.

The first two screenshots show how.

Oh, and thank you for your reply..

rdwray · 15 Oct 2019

Yep on the free program, thanks for the info.

dalchina · 15 Oct 2019

I forgot to give the name- it's not in the title bar, I note;
Easy Context menu v1.6

Sordum produces some neat things.

rdwray · 15 Oct 2019

Go back and look again, the name is in the title bar....

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I gave Easy Context menu v1.6 a try and it made 27 entries into the registry vs the 3 that I had and both seem to accomplish the same thing.