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Old November 18th 18, 03:29 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
arlen michael holder
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Default Is it really impossible to have a cascaded FOLDER-ONLY menu pinned to the taskbar?

On Sat, 17 Nov 2018 15:11:14 -0500, Zaidy036 wrote:

Google "filebox extender windows 10"

I think it still works but is discontinued so search for replacements


Thanks for that hint.

In general, I try to wrestle Windows native into doing what it should.
The reason is that these "classic-shell-extension" things, (e.g., winaero
type stuff), tends to break with subsequent Microsoft updates and, in
general, if we're intelligent about it, we can get Windows 10 to do what
it's supposed to do (e.g., WinXP style menus and Mounting Android Devices
as drive letters) natively.

Nonetheless, it's good to know if this "filebox extender" stuff is that
magic that cascades folders in Windows 10.

This first hit says it works fine with Windows 10:
https://yepdownload.com/filebox-extender

I prefer the "canonical" site for most downloads...

Searching for the canonical site, there's also "filebox "eXtender".
https://www.techsupportalert.com/content/filebox-extender.htm-1
Dunno if it's the same thing or not yet.
https://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhancements/FileBox-eXtender.shtml
I guess Sourceforge is as good as any ... FileBox eXtender
https://sourceforge.net/projects/fileboxextender/
But nothing is there.

This seems to be the canonical site
http://www.hyperionics.com/files/index.asp

http://www.hyperionics.com/files/downloads.asp
32-bit
http://www.hyperionics.com/downloads/FbxSetup.exe
64-bit
http://www.hyperionics.com/downloads/Fbx64Setup.exe

I saved to C:\software\os\util\filebx
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Checksum information
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Name: Fbx64Setup.exe
Size: 1704600 bytes (1 MB)

SHA256: FB9C66C5F1C8AF4074F89551294B30E50A55D35241E2FB361E 1B1D2EFA9C55D2

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OK
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I put it into C:\app\os\util\filebx
Desktop shortcut target C:\app\os\util\filebx\FileBX.exe
Opens to a gui saying "hyperionics filebox extender".
"Navigate easily through the Winodws folder maze."
I'll test it out... Thanks.
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