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How to Customize the Recycle Bin Context Menu in Vista Information | | This will show you how to add a program of your choice to the Recycle Bin context menu for easy use. |  | RELATED LINKS: EXAMPLE: Before and two Afters Original.jpgNew Menu.jpgNew_Add_Ons.jpg
| OPTION ONE: |
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| Add Disk Cleanup, Search, or Clear System Temps |
NOTE | | You can add one or all of these through a download. |  | 1. To Add Disk Cleanup - A) Click on the download button below to download the Add Disk Cleanup.reg file.
B) Go to step 7.
2. To Remove Disk Cleanup - A) Click on the download button below to download the Remove Disk Cleanup.reg file.
B) Go to step 7.
3. To Add Search -A) Click on the download button below to download the Add Search.reg file.
B) Go to step 7.
4. To Remove Search - A) Click on the download button below to download the Remove Search.reg file.
B) Go to step 7.
5. To Add Clear System Temps -
NOTE: This clears the %UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Temp and %SystemRoot%\Temp temporary files in Vista. A) Click on the download button below to download the Add Clear System Temps.reg file.
B) Go to step 7.
6. To Remove Clear System Temps - A) Click on the download button below to download the Remove Clear System Temps.reg file.
7. Click on Save, and save the .reg file to the Desktop.
8. Right click the .reg (On Desktop) file and click Merge.
9. Click on the Run button for Security Warning pop-up.
10. Click on Continue (UAC), Yes, and then OK when prompted.
11. When done, you can delete the .reg file (On Desktop).
| OPTION TWO: |
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| Add a Item of Your Choice to the Menu |
NOTE | | I will be using the program Wise Disk Cleaner as the example. You can use any program you like instead. | | 1. Open the Start Menu.
2. In the white line (Start Search) area, type regedit and press Enter.
3. Click Continue button for UAC prompt.
4. In regedit, go to: (See screenshot below)
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F0B-00AA002F954E}\shell
5. In the left pane, right click shell and click New and click Key. (See screenshot below)
shell.jpg
6. Type the name you want to appear in the context menu and press Enter. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: This will usually be the name of the program. For example: Wise Disk Cleaner. To REMOVE this, just right click on this key and click Delete and Yes.
Menu Name.jpg
7. In the left pane, right click on the name of new key (Step 6 above) and click New and click Key.
EX: Wise Disk Cleaner.
8. Type command and press Enter. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: This must be named command.
9. In right pane, right click (Default) and click Modify.
command.jpg
10. Type in the full path of the program .exe file. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: For the example: C:\Program Files (x86)\Wise Disk Cleaner\WiseDiskCleaner.exe
11. Click OK to apply.
Modify.jpg
12. The part you just added to the registry should look like this screenshot below.
Reg After.jpg
13. Close regedit.
That's it,
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Applies to | | All Vista Versions | | 64 Bit & 32 Bit | |
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