ShellMenuView - Disable/enable context menu items of Explorer

ShellMenuView v1.03
Copyright (c) 2005 - 2008 Nir Sofer
Web Site: http://www.nirsoft.net

Description

ShellMenuView is a small utility that display the list of static menu items that appeared in the context menu when you right-click a file/folder on Windows Explorer, and allows you to easily disable unwanted menu items.

System Requirements

ShellMenuView works properly on Windows 2000 and Windows XP. You can also use ShellMenuView on Windows 98 for viewing the menu items list, but the disable/enable feature won't work on this version of Windows. (The disabling feature is achieved by adding 'LegacyDisable' key to the desired menu item in the Registry, and this Registry key is not supported by Windows 98)

Versions History

Version 1.03
- Fixed crash problem that appeared in some computers.
Version 1.02
- ShellMenuView now automatically requires to run as administrator under Vista.
- Added 64-bit version of ShellMenuView.
Version 1.01
- Added 'Show Tooltips' option.
- The configuration of ShellMenuView is now saved to cfg file instead of the Registry.
Version 1.00 - First Release.

Using ShellMenuView

ShellMenuView doesn't require any installation process or additional DLLs. In order to start using it, just copy the executable file (shmnview.exe) to any folder you like, and run it.
The main window of ShellMenuView displays the list of menu items. You can select one or more menu item, and enable/disable them.

License

This utility is released as freeware. You are allowed to freely distribute this utility via floppy disk, CD-ROM, Internet, or in any other way, as long as you don't charge anything for this. If you distribute this utility, you must include all files in the distribution package, without any modification !

Disclaimer

The software is provided "AS IS" without any warranty, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The author will not be liable for any special, incidental, consequential or indirect damages due to loss of data or any other reason.

Translating ShellMenuView to other languages

In order to translate ShellMenuView to other language, follow the instructions below:

Run ShellMenuView with /savelangfile parameter:
shmnview.exe /savelangfile
A file named shmnview_lng.ini will be created in the folder of ShellMenuView utility.
Open the created language file in Notepad or in any other text editor.
Translate all string entries to the desired language. Optionally, you can also add your name and/or a link to your Web site. (TranslatorName and TranslatorURL values) If you add this information, it'll be used in the 'About' window.
After you finish the translation, Run ShellMenuView, and all translated strings will be loaded from the language file.
If you want to run ShellMenuView without the translation, simply rename the language file, or move it to another folder.

Feedback

If you have any problem, suggestion, comment, or you found a bug in my utility, you can send a message to nirsofer@yahoo.com

Download ShellMenuView

Download ShellMenuView for x64

ShellMenuView is also available in other languages. In order to change the language of ShellMenuView, download the appropriate language zip file, extract the 'shmnview_lng.ini', and put it in the same folder that you Installed ShellMenuView utility.

Language Translated By
Hebrew
Polish Szymon Ogrodnik
German Latino
Simplified Chinese WnChina
French int24h
Traditional Chinese wilson ko
Japanese X-WORKS
Galician Xos Antn Vicente Rodrguez
Portuguese Rui Morais
Italian Giacomo Margarito
Russian ElvisGhost
Hungarian SSJocó
Korean Downright
Swedish HübriS
Dutch Leo Ooms
Finnish LeBiz
Spanish Rudacoba