Vista - Re: search > right click > open file location (or folder)

02-18-2009

On Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:51:27 +0200, CBoom wrote:

Quote:

> I want to search for a file and when I find it, I want to be able to right
> click and select open file location
> so a explorer window will open and I can see where the file is located...
>
> this used to exist in xp search..
>
> any ideas?
>
> thnx

It exists in my Vista (Home Premium). Did you lose it? Or did you never
have it?

See if this site (found via Google) can help you:

http://www.techoddity.com/tweaks

It's under Registry Tweaks, Open File Location Context Menu Item Removal
(Windows Vista).

I looked at all four registry files on that site; they make sense to me.
That's a joke: these stupid GUIDs don't make sense! What I really mean is
that they look like what I was expecting.

I disabled (by changing its value) one of the keys in the registry that
refers to {37ea3a21-7493-4208-a011-7f9ea79ce9f5}, which I got from the
files on that site, and it disabled the context menu item. I reenabled it
and the context item returned.

BTW, if the above doesn't get you to where you want to go, let me know.
There are a total of nine relevant keys in my registry, and I don't know
which one(s) might be missing or corrupt on your machine.

I also discovered why I couldn't initially find it on my own in the
registry: it's called "Open Containing Folder Menu" and (silly me) I
searched for "Open File Location".

My two books on Vista were no help at all in this problem. This didn't
surprise me: it's consistent with how helpful they have always been.

HTH

--
Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

02-18-2009	#1 (permalink)
Gene E. Bloch n/a posts	Re: search > right click > open file location (or folder) On Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:51:27 +0200, CBoom wrote: Quote: > I want to search for a file and when I find it, I want to be able to right > click and select open file location > so a explorer window will open and I can see where the file is located... > > this used to exist in xp search.. > > any ideas? > > thnx It exists in my Vista (Home Premium). Did you lose it? Or did you never have it? See if this site (found via Google) can help you: http://www.techoddity.com/tweaks It's under Registry Tweaks, Open File Location Context Menu Item Removal (Windows Vista). I looked at all four registry files on that site; they make sense to me. That's a joke: these stupid GUIDs don't make sense! What I really mean is that they look like what I was expecting. I disabled (by changing its value) one of the keys in the registry that refers to {37ea3a21-7493-4208-a011-7f9ea79ce9f5}, which I got from the files on that site, and it disabled the context menu item. I reenabled it and the context item returned. BTW, if the above doesn't get you to where you want to go, let me know. There are a total of nine relevant keys in my registry, and I don't know which one(s) might be missing or corrupt on your machine. I also discovered why I couldn't initially find it on my own in the registry: it's called "Open Containing Folder Menu" and (silly me) I searched for "Open File Location". My two books on Vista were no help at all in this problem. This didn't surprise me: it's consistent with how helpful they have always been. HTH -- Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom
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