ShellMenuView v1.40
Copyright (c) 2005 - 2017 Nir Sofer
Web Site: http://www.nirsoft.net
Description
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ShellMenuView is a small utility that displays the list of static menu
items that appeared in the context menu when you right-click a
file/folder on Windows Explorer, and allows you to easily disable
unwanted menu items.
System Requirements
===================
ShellMenuView works properly on any version of Windows starting from
Windows 2000 and up to Windows 10. You can also use ShellMenuView on
Windows 98 for viewing the menu items list, but the disable/enable
feature won't work on this version of Windows. (The disabling feature is
achieved by adding 'LegacyDisable' key to the desired menu item in the
Registry, and this Registry key is not supported by Windows 98)
Versions History
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* Version 1.40
o Added 'Quick Filter' feature (View -> Use Quick Filter or
Ctrl+Q). When it's turned on, you can type a string in the text-box
added under the toolbar and ShellMenuView will instantly filter the
menu items, showing only items that contain the string you typed.
* Version 1.38
o Added 'Auto Size Columns+Headers' option.
* Version 1.37
o ShellMenuView now displays menu items that their command string
is empty but they have DelegateExecute string instead.
* Version 1.36
o When the menu name is a string resource, ShellMenuView now
automatically loads the string resource and displays the actual menu
string.
* Version 1.35
o Added the menu items of Directory\Background and Drive\Background
Registry keys.
* Version 1.30
o Fixed the extension column: For Menu items that are currently not
assigned to any file extension, the extension column now remains
empty.
o Added 'UserChoice Key' column. If the value is 'Yes', it means
that the reference to the menu item is found in
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Fi
leExts\[File Extension]\UserChoice
o Added 'Registry Key' column.
o Added 'Hide Items Without File Extension' option.
* Version 1.25
o Fixed ShellMenuView to detect the correct file type, when a file
extension has a UserChoice key (Windows Vista or later). In previous
versions, ShellMenuView failed to work properly with all file
extension that their UserChoice value is different from their file
type. The UserChoice key is stored under
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Fi
leExts\[extension]\UserChoice
o Fixed ShellMenuView to use the correct file type Registry key,
when there is a CurVer subkey that redirects to other file type key.
* Version 1.21
o Added secondary sorting support: You can now get a secondary
sorting, by holding down the shift key while clicking the column
header. Be aware that you only have to hold down the shift key when
clicking the second/third/fourth column. To sort the first column you
should not hold down the Shift key.
o Fixed the 'Modified Time' column to handle the daylight saving
time properly.
* Version 1.20
o Added support for menu items stored under SystemFileAssociations
Registry key (For Windows 7/2008/Vista)
* Version 1.15
o Added warnings and restrictions, to prevent the users from
disabling essential menu commands of Windows operating system.
o Added documentation to the save command line options.
o Added /sort command-line option.
* Version 1.12
o Added an option to open the page of selected extension in
http://extension.nirsoft.net Web site, which shows you a list of
programs that can open this file extension.
* Version 1.11
o Added 'Type Description' column.
* Version 1.10
o Added support for setting or removing the extended mode of menu
items. When menu item is in extended mode, the item is displayed only
if you press the Shift key when the context menu is opened.
* Version 1.07
o Fixed bug: ShellMenuView crashed on reading Registry value with
size of 0 bytes.
* Version 1.06
o Added 'Open In RegEdit' option.
* Version 1.05
o Fixed bug: ShellMenuView opened in a large window when there is
no cfg file.
* Version 1.04
o Fixed bug: The main window lost the focus when the user switched
to another application and then returned back to ShellMenuView.
* Version 1.03
o Fixed crash problem that appeared in some computers.
* Version 1.02
o ShellMenuView now automatically requires to run as administrator
under Vista.
o Added 64-bit version of ShellMenuView.
* Version 1.01
o Added 'Show Tooltips' option.
o The configuration of ShellMenuView is now saved to cfg file
instead of the Registry.
* Version 1.00 - First Release.
Using ShellMenuView
===================
ShellMenuView doesn't require any installation process or additional
DLLs. In order to start using it, just copy the executable file
(shmnview.exe) to any folder you like, and run it.
The main window of ShellMenuView displays the list of menu items. You can
select one or more menu item, and enable/disable them.
You can also set or remove the extended mode of menu item. When menu item
is in extended mode, the item is displayed only if you press the Shift
key when the context menu is opened.
Command-Line Options
====================
/stext <Filename>
Save the list of menu commands into a regular text file.
/stab <Filename>
Save the list of menu commands into a tab-delimited text file.
/scomma <Filename>
Save the list of menu commands into a comma-delimited text file (csv).
/stabular <Filename>
Save the list of menu commands into a tabular text file.
/shtml <Filename>
Save the list of menu commands into HTML file (Horizontal).
/sverhtml <Filename>
Save the list of menu commands into HTML file (Vertical).
/sxml <Filename>
Save the list of menu commands into XML file.
/sort <column>
This command-line option can be used with other save options for sorting
by the desired column. If you don't specify this option, the list is
sorted according to the last sort that you made from the user interface.
The <column> parameter can specify the column index (0 for the first
column, 1 for the second column, and so on) or the name of the column,
like "Menu Key" and "File Type". You can specify the '~' prefix character
(e.g: "~Modified Time") if you want to sort in descending order. You can
put multiple /sort in the command-line if you want to sort by multiple
columns.
Examples:
shmnview.exe /shtml "f:\temp\menus.html" /sort 2 /sort ~1
shmnview.exe /shtml "f:\temp\menus.html" /sort "Menu Name" /sort
"Extensions"
/nosort
When you specify this command-line option, the list will be saved without
any sorting.
License
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This utility is released as freeware. You are allowed to freely
distribute this utility via floppy disk, CD-ROM, Internet, or in any
other way, as long as you don't charge anything for this. If you
distribute this utility, you must include all files in the distribution
package, without any modification !
Disclaimer
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The software is provided "AS IS" without any warranty, either expressed
or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The author will not
be liable for any special, incidental, consequential or indirect damages
due to loss of data or any other reason.
Translating ShellMenuView to other languages
============================================
In order to translate ShellMenuView to other language, follow the
instructions below:
1. Run ShellMenuView with /savelangfile parameter:
shmnview.exe /savelangfile
A file named shmnview_lng.ini will be created in the folder of
ShellMenuView utility.
2. Open the created language file in Notepad or in any other text
editor.
3. Translate all string entries to the desired language. Optionally,
you can also add your name and/or a link to your Web site.
(TranslatorName and TranslatorURL values) If you add this information,
it'll be used in the 'About' window.
4. After you finish the translation, Run ShellMenuView, and all
translated strings will be loaded from the language file.
If you want to run ShellMenuView without the translation, simply
rename the language file, or move it to another folder.
Feedback
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If you have any problem, suggestion, comment, or you found a bug in my
utility, you can send a message to nirsofer@yahoo.com