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How to: Register a File System Shortcut Menu

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The following example demonstrates how to register a file system shortcut menu extension for *.gif files accessed from the shortcut menu in Pocket File Explorer.

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{12345678-9ABC-DEF1-2345-6789ABCDEF123}]
   @="My Context Menu Extension"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{12345678-9ABC-DEF1-2345-6789ABCDEF123}\InProcServer32]
   @="cmycomp.dll"
   "ThreadingModel"="Free"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\gifimage\Shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{12345678-9ABC-DEF1-2345-6789ABCDEF123}]
   @="MyOption"

See Also

How to: Extend Shortcut Menus

Registration Format for Application Shortcut Menu Extensions

Registration Format for File System Shortcut Menu Extensions

Shortcut Menu Overview

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