Edit, Print, Open missing from shell context menu for .cmd and .bat files
Matt Williamson
missing from my home PC. I'm running XP Pro Sp2 on both. This is all the
info I could come up with so far. I compared it against my machine at work
and it's pretty much the same minus a few additional menu items for other
programs, but that wouldn't effect this. Is there anything else I might be
missing?
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ver
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>assoc .cmd=cmdfile
.cmd=cmdfile
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ftype cmdfile
cmdfile="%1" %*
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>reg query "HKCR\cmdfile" /S
! REG.EXE VERSION 3.0
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cmdfile
<NO NAME> REG_SZ Windows NT Command Script
EditFlags REG_BINARY 30040000
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cmdfile\DefaultIcon
<NO NAME> REG_EXPAND_SZ %SystemRoot%\System32\shell32.dll,-153
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cmdfile\shell
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cmdfile\shell\edit
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cmdfile\shell\edit\command
<NO NAME> REG_EXPAND_SZ %SystemRoot%\System32\NOTEPAD.EXE %1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cmdfile\shell\open
EditFlags REG_BINARY 00000000
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cmdfile\shell\open\command
<NO NAME> REG_SZ "%1" %*
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cmdfile\shell\print
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cmdfile\shell\print\command
<NO NAME> REG_EXPAND_SZ %SystemRoot%\System32\NOTEPAD.EXE /p %1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cmdfile\shellex
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cmdfile\shellex\DropHandler
<NO NAME> REG_SZ {86C86720-42A0-1069-A2E8-08002B30309D}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cmdfile\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cmdfile\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\PifProps
<NO NAME> REG_SZ {86F19A00-42A0-1069-A2E9-08002B30309D}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cmdfile\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\ShimLayer Property
Page
<NO NAME> REG_SZ {513D916F-2A8E-4F51-AEAB-0CBC76FB1AF8}
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>reg query "HKCR\.cmd" /S
! REG.EXE VERSION 3.0
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cmd
<NO NAME> REG_SZ cmdfile
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cmd\PersistentHandler
<NO NAME> REG_SZ {5e941d80-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>reg query
"HKCR\CLSID\{5e941d80-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}" /S
! REG.EXE VERSION 3.0
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{5e941d80-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}
<NO NAME> REG_SZ Plain Text persistent handler
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{5e941d80-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}\PersistentAddinsRegistered
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{5e941d80-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}\PersistentAddinsRegistered\{89BCB740-6119-101A-BCB7-00DD010655AF}
<NO NAME> REG_SZ {c1243ca0-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}
Ramesh, MS-MVP
Third-party shell extensions can cause weird problems sometimes. To isolate
the problem, use one of these two methods:
Option 1: Follow "Method 2" in the following link:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm
Option 2: Open Regedit.exe and navigate to the following keys:
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex]
In each of the above location, rename the "shellex" value to "oldshellex".
Now, try to right-click a .CMD or a .BAT file. If the missing context menu
items (open, edit, print) are restored, then the problem is caused by a
shell extension. Next you can drill-down the investigation by renaming one
shell extension at a time to determine the culprit.
IMO, Option 1 is preferrable.
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Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
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Matt Wiliamson
everything works as expected.
Thanks
Matt
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Ramesh, MS-MVP
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Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
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