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Adding commands to "Folder Options/Edit File Type/Actions" grayed-out "Edit" & "Remove"
I am running updated versions of "Trend Micro AntiVirus plus
AntiSpyware" and "Spy Sweeper" on a Gateway GT5220 (Windows XP Media Center Edition Version 2002, Service Pack 2; aka: XP Professional Version 5.1.2600, Service Pack 2, Build 2600). This is a 'home computer' which makes me "Computer Administrator" according to "User Accounts" in "Control Panel". I used information from: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=272623 (which apparently does not apply to Windows XP - oops!) to experiment with adding 'commands' to the 'pop-up' menu one gets by right-clicking on a folder in Windows Explorer. I added two commands to "Folder Options/Edit File Type/Actions". The commands I added work just fine. They create text files showing a "Dir" listing of a file folder. I created two bat.* files in the Windows folder to do this. Now the "Edit" & "Remove" buttons are grayed-out. The only thing I can think of that I have done since adding these "Actions" is turning off my 'puter overnight. Any ideas? The new "Directory Listing" action uses Dir_List.bat: @echo off Dir %1 /-p /o:gne %temp%\Dir_List.txt move %temp%\Dir_List.txt %1 Start notepad Dir_List.txt Exit The new "Bare Directory Listing" action uses Dir_List_Bare.bat: @echo off Dir %1 /-p /o:gne/b %temp%\Dir_Bare.txt move %temp%\Dir_Bare.txt %1 Start notepad Dir_Bare.txt Exit -- Green_XP "Save the Cheerleader...Save the World..." |
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Adding commands to "Folder Options/Edit File Type/Actions" grayed-out "Edit" & "Remove"
TA-DA! I found the answer to "Edit & Remove buttons are grayed-out" on
Ramesh Srinivasan's web page at: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/editfolder.htm I'm still experimenting with adding the Directory Listing commands. But now I know how to 'undo' any commands I may add to this context menu. |
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