right-click customization

When right-clicking on any file in XP, you get the options to "Open",
"Send to", "Cut", "Copy", etc.

How can I add another option called "Edit with Notepad" so that when I
select it, Notepad is executed with the file opened for me to edit.

 

Open C:\WINDOWS\system32\
Right-click notepad.exe, select copy.
Click Start, Run. In the Run box, type: sendto
Right-click a blank spot in the "sendto" folder, select "Paste shortcut"

 

| When right-clicking on any file in XP, you get the options to "Open",
| "Send to", "Cut", "Copy", etc.
|
| How can I add another option called "Edit with Notepad" so that when I
| select it, Notepad is executed with the file opened for me to edit.

Very handy bit of freeware code you might find useful @
http://www.baxbex.com/openexpert.html

It's tiny (658kb) yet very useful.

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That not what I wanted since I already knew that way.
I want to add the shortcut under "Open" in the right click window.

Gvim, UltraEdit and TextPad all do it during installation, I just want
to know how to do it manually with Notepad.

 

In Win98 you do it by editing the registry, creating a key under all
files (*) in -shell in various places. I imagine XP is similar(?) and
you could find thorough instructions by Googling.However, it is much
easier to use FastExplorer - the premier app for making cntext menus -
which will allow you to easily do what you want and much, much more.
http://thesoftpro.tripod.com/downloads/fe/index.htm

For more info about it, see my dandies below.

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Thanks but I already got it.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Context]
@="Conte&xt"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Context\command]
@="\"c:\\Program Files\\ConTEXT\\ConTEXT.exe\" \"%1\""