Context Menu Problem

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Cah
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Context Menu Problem

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I created a custom context menu item using the method described at How-To Geek. The problem is that while the item shows up if I have 15 or less items selected in explorer, if I have more, the menu item disappears! How can I get a context menu item working for any number of selected files? Thanks.

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Re: Context Menu Problem

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Found it - Microsoft playing tricks to "protect" Windows 7 users - but they do allow a change to the registry to restore the old XP functionality.

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So you want to open more than 15 files in Notepad simultaneously? Oh well...

I have simply dragged Notepad to the Send To folder. Send To is always available in the context menu.
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HansV wrote:...I have simply dragged Notepad to the Send To folder. Send To is always available in the context menu.
That is one of the first things I do when I configure a new PC.
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HansV wrote:So you want to open more than 15 files in Notepad simultaneously? Oh well...
No, I'm not interested in notepad. I made my own context menu item and needed it to be able to handle any number of files.

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Oh, OK. That makes sense.
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