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

 

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Green_XP

"Save the Cheerleader...Save the World..."

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.