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Dear WeaponX, I didn't use the code tags because they screwup the registry file, and I was concerned about people that don't edit their registry all the time not realizing this. So to those that don't edit thier registry, please becareful with the cut and paste of the code. I can not explain how it should look with the code views, so you will have to play with it. in the hex edit you must make sure that every \ is at the end of a line, not at the beginning.
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Hi Guys,
I know I'm reviving an old post, but I did it. I was doing the same thing vizskywalker was, and got stuck in the same place. I searched google and found this post but nothing to help. So I started searching the Registry for the Menu entries so I could add a new one for my new folder. They aren't in there which means it's hard coded into explorer.exe . What I did find though are 2 sets of keys that make the other areas of the start menu!
The first set would mess up the start menu everytime I added a new entry. bummer! The second set however didn't! I now have a new folder on my start menu here's a screenshot:
Ok, I would type out a long walkthrough on how to do it, but I stink at explaining so I'll do it this way instead.
Send me $400.00 USD.............. No just kiding, it'll be $500.00
anyway,
First you need to open regedit. Start > Run and type regedit and hit enter.
Next you need to find the last of the menu keys. to do this, go to edit > find (or hold CTRL and press F). In the find field, type {2559a1f0-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0} . Now scroll down until you are at the last one. On my computer it was {2559a1f5-21d6-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}. Now left click it one time to highlight it.
Next you need to open Notepad. Start > All Programs > Accessories > Notepad.
Next you need to decide which registry file you want from below. I have provided 2 kinds here, but they can be modified to direct where ever easily. The first will be a "My Downloads" menu item that leades to "My Documents\My Downloads"
Once you have copied the code from below, paste it into the notepad window. (hold CTRL and press V)
Next you have to change the key sequence. To do this we are going to go back to Regedit and look at that last key. Take note of the nineth character, on my computer it was {2559a1f5. Now go back to notepad and make sure the nineth character in the key is incremented by 1. So if the last key in your regedit was {2559a1f5-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0} then the key in Notepad should look like {2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}.
If you have to change the number of the key in notepad be sure to change them all with Replace!!!
Now save the file somewhere easy to find, and name it MyFolder.reg .
Now go to it, and double click it. It will ask if you are sure you want to insert the data, click yes.
After it's inserted, log off (not restart) and log back in to see the change.
If for some reason this doesn't work, it's easy to fix. Just open regedit (Start > Run and type regedit and hit enter) and delete the key you just added. It's in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{2559a1fX-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}. X is the number you added.
Hope this helps.
Lost In The Void
My Downloads (Folder must be made in My Documents and named My Downloads)
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My Videos
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}]@="My Videos""Infotip"=hex(2):25,00,55,00,53,00,45,00,52,00,50,00,52,00,4f,00,46,00,49,00,\ 4c,00,45,00,25,00,5c,00,4d,00,79,00,20,00,44,00,6f,00,63,00,75,00,6d,00,65,\ 00,6e,00,74,00,73,00,5c,00,4d,00,79,00,20,00,56,00,69,00,64,00,65,00,6f,00,\ 73,00,00,00[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\DefaultIcon]@="%systemroot%\\system32\\shell32.dll,129"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\InProcServer32]@=hex(2):25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ 00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,68,00,\ 64,00,6f,00,63,00,76,00,77,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00"ThreadingModel"="Apartment"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\Instance]"CLSID"="{3f454f0e-42ae-4d7c-8ea3-328250d6e272}"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\Instance\InitPropertyBag]"CLSID"="{13709620-C279-11CE-A49E-444553540000}""Command"="&Open""method"="ShellExecute""Param1"=hex(2):25,00,55,00,53,00,45,00,52,00,50,00,52,00,4f,00,46,00,49,00,4c,\ 00,45,00,25,00,5c,00,4d,00,79,00,20,00,44,00,6f,00,63,00,75,00,6d,00,65,00,\ 6e,00,74,00,73,00,5c,00,4d,00,79,00,20,00,56,00,69,00,64,00,65,00,6f,00,73,\ 00,00,00[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\shellex][HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers][HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}]@=""[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\shellex\MayChangeDefaultMenu]@=""[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\ShellFolder]"Attributes"=dword:00000000
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