ShellMenuView - Disable/enable context menu items of Explorer

ShellMenuView v1.06
Copyright (c) 2005 - 2008 Nir Sofer
Web Site: http://www.nirsoft.net

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Description

ShellMenuView is a small utility that display the list of static menu items that appeared in the context menu when you right-click a file/folder on Windows Explorer, and allows you to easily disable unwanted menu items.

System Requirements

ShellMenuView works properly on Windows 2000 and Windows XP. You can also use ShellMenuView on Windows 98 for viewing the menu items list, but the disable/enable feature won't work on this version of Windows. (The disabling feature is achieved by adding 'LegacyDisable' key to the desired menu item in the Registry, and this Registry key is not supported by Windows 98)

Versions History

Version 1.06
- Added 'Open In RegEdit' option.
Version 1.05
- Fixed bug: ShellMenuView opened in a large window when there is no cfg file.
Version 1.04
- Fixed bug: The main window lost the focus when the user switched to another application and then returned back to ShellMenuView.
Version 1.03
- Fixed crash problem that appeared in some computers.
Version 1.02
- ShellMenuView now automatically requires to run as administrator under Vista.
- Added 64-bit version of ShellMenuView.
Version 1.01
- Added 'Show Tooltips' option.
- The configuration of ShellMenuView is now saved to cfg file instead of the Registry.
Version 1.00 - First Release.

Using ShellMenuView

ShellMenuView doesn't require any installation process or additional DLLs. In order to start using it, just copy the executable file (shmnview.exe) to any folder you like, and run it.
The main window of ShellMenuView displays the list of menu items. You can select one or more menu item, and enable/disable them.

License

This utility is released as freeware. You are allowed to freely distribute this utility via floppy disk, CD-ROM, Internet, or in any other way, as long as you don't charge anything for this. If you distribute this utility, you must include all files in the distribution package, without any modification !

Disclaimer

The software is provided "AS IS" without any warranty, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The author will not be liable for any special, incidental, consequential or indirect damages due to loss of data or any other reason.

Translating ShellMenuView to other languages

In order to translate ShellMenuView to other language, follow the instructions below:

Run ShellMenuView with /savelangfile parameter:
shmnview.exe /savelangfile
A file named shmnview_lng.ini will be created in the folder of ShellMenuView utility.
Open the created language file in Notepad or in any other text editor.
Translate all string entries to the desired language. Optionally, you can also add your name and/or a link to your Web site. (TranslatorName and TranslatorURL values) If you add this information, it'll be used in the 'About' window.
After you finish the translation, Run ShellMenuView, and all translated strings will be loaded from the language file.
If you want to run ShellMenuView without the translation, simply rename the language file, or move it to another folder.

Feedback

If you have any problem, suggestion, comment, or you found a bug in my utility, you can send a message to nirsofer@yahoo.com

Download ShellMenuView

Download ShellMenuView for x64

ShellMenuView is also available in other languages. In order to change the language of ShellMenuView, download the appropriate language zip file, extract the 'ShellMenuView_lng.ini', and put it in the same folder that you Installed ShellMenuView utility.

Language Translated By Date
Dutch Leo Ooms 20/01/2008
Finnish LeBiz 10/03/2008
French int24h 14/07/2005
Galician Xosé Antón Vicente Rodríguez 25/07/2005
German Latino v1.05 (01.06.2008) 01/06/2008
Hebrew 15/09/2006
Hungarian SSJocó 05/02/2007
Italian Giacomo Margarito 21/11/2005
Japanese X-WORKS 13/07/2005
Korean Downright 04/01/2008
Norwegian Arnt Ove Gravvold 02/08/2008
Polish Szymon Ogrodnik 06/07/2005
Portuguese Rui Morais 10/09/2005
Russian ElvisGhost 14/07/2006
Simplified Chinese WnChina 09/07/2005
Spanish Marcos Sanmartín Pereira 28/08/2008
Swedish HübriS 21/01/2008
Traditional Chinese wilson ko 16/07/2005
Turkish fero74 17/05/2008