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Recycle Bin - Add program to menu

How to Customize the Recycle Bin Context Menu in Vista
Published by Brink
06-30-2007

How to Customize the Recycle Bin Context Menu in Vista
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  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
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OPTION ONE:
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 on the .reg file (on Desktop) and click on Merge.

9. Click on the Run button in the 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) if you like.



OPTION TWO:
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 on Continue in theUAC prompt.

4. In regedit, go to: (See screenshot below step 5)
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F0B-00AA002F954E}\shell
NOTE: If Shell is not there, then right click on {645FF040-5081-101B-9F0B-00AA002F954E} and click on New and Key. Type Shell and press Enter.

5. In the left pane, right click shell and click on New and Key. (See screenshot below)
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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.
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7. In the left pane, right click on the name of new key (Step 6 above) and click on New and 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 on Modify.
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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 on OK to apply.
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12. The part you just added to the registry should look like this screenshot below.
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13. Close regedit.
That's it,
Shawn

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