Hi, I'm new to Vista. I installed a program that changed my jpeg association to itself. I didn't like it and uninstalled it, but it didn't restore the association of jpg files to Windows Explorer Preview. The "preview" command is still avaiable from a right click on the file, but the doubleclicking opens a "open ...

This version of the FolderViewImpl Namespace example enables deep searching

OverviewFrom my past posts about implementing your own Shell Namespace, there have been some great questions posted by readers.  Many of these stem from the fact that the Namespace example is fairly simple in that it does not implement all of the behavior that is possible in Explorer.  This was done to focus on the core steps in getting ...

first of all thanks Christopher for the info.........            No,we are not trying to add a new entry in to "New" menu windows explorer context menu but we are implementing explorer like a virtual folder in windows vista and while creating "New" menu along with our customized ...

How to load submenus of New option in default context menu using IShellFolder2??    We tried to implement submenus(create folder, winword, excel and etc) of New option in default context menu using IContextMenu2, IContextMenu3 and MessageSFVCB() call back method but no luck. I would appreciate if someone can help on ...

Does Windows explorer still use the SHFileOperation for file operations in Vista?  I guess I could try to do an API trace, but I figured I would ask first. thanks  Gene   

I am trying to get the selected files (file paths) from currently active Explorer windows using C#. I have come across Raymond Chen's article here and converted it to C#. It mostly works but there are some issues that I couldn't manage myself. It is working for one item, not all selected items. Probably the reason is that I am using Item() ...

If you set the Vista desktop (i.e. the big window behind all other windows) to Auto Arrange then the icons on your desktop will flow down and, if you have enough of them, in columns towards the right. Make sure there are enough files on your desktop that you have multiple columns. Two columns is enough but three will really make the problem stand ...

I found this interesting. What's with all these some notify boxes are rounded and some are square? Also one thing is that rounded notifyboxes are broken in some cases. Like with that audionotify box in 1024x768.

Hi all, I have been working on a shell namespace project. This namespace project registers the icon at the destop icon level. I accidentally deleted the icon (right click -> ...