Move To Shell Extension - Weird Side Effect

Hi!

I've enabled the CopyTo and MoveTo Context Menu Shell Extensions with the
usual registry hack (eg see
http://www.windowsxpmagazine.co.uk/f...best_tips_ever
section 19) but it's had an unforeseen side effect on the PCs I've tried it
on.

If I double-click a folder within the Start Menu itself, instead of opening
that folder I get a Move-To prompt. When I click cancel, it appears again.
When I click cancel a second time it opens the folder as it ought to have
done initially.

Is this a well-recognised phenomenon and is there a way to stop it doing
this? Only the Start Menu seems affected. Thanks for any suggestions.

Best wishes,

Andrew

Hi Andrew,

See:

The Old New Thing : What goes wrong when you add "Copy To" to the context
menu:
http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/ar.../02/66160.aspx

Problem caused by adding Copy To and Move To as context menu entries:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/movetocontext.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Cantoris" wrote in message
...
Hi!

I've enabled the CopyTo and MoveTo Context Menu Shell Extensions with the
usual registry hack (eg see
http://www.windowsxpmagazine.co.uk/f...best_tips_ever
section 19) but it's had an unforeseen side effect on the PCs I've tried it
on.

If I double-click a folder within the Start Menu itself, instead of opening
that folder I get a Move-To prompt. When I click cancel, it appears again.
When I click cancel a second time it opens the folder as it ought to have
done initially.

Is this a well-recognised phenomenon and is there a way to stop it doing
this? Only the Start Menu seems affected. Thanks for any suggestions.

Best wishes,

Andrew

Hi!

Thanks for the excellent and definitive link about that issue!

Best wishes,

Andrew

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

The Old New Thing : What goes wrong when you add "Copy To" to the context
menu:
http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/ar.../02/66160.aspx

You're very welcome, Andrew!

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Cantoris" wrote in message
...
Hi!

Thanks for the excellent and definitive link about that issue!

Best wishes,

Andrew

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

The Old New Thing : What goes wrong when you add "Copy To" to the context
menu:
http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/ar.../02/66160.aspx

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microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize:

Hi!

I've enabled the CopyTo and MoveTo Context Menu Shell Extensions with
the usual registry hack (eg see
http://www.windowsxpmagazine.co.uk/f...best_tips_ever
section 19) but it's had an unforeseen side effect on the PCs I've tried
it on.

If I double-click a folder within the Start Menu itself, instead of
opening that folder I get a Move-To prompt. When I click cancel, it
appears again. When I click cancel a second time it opens the folder
as it ought to have done initially.

Is this a well-recognised phenomenon and is there a way to stop it doing
this? Only the Start Menu seems affected. Thanks for any suggestions.

Best wishes,

Andrew

I have those options enabled and I'm not having the issues you are.