Shell Menu Backup and Restore

[raakii]

Hi members , i need a simple software to backup and restore shell asociation(Context menu association).Pls help...

[pandlouk]

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Hi raaki,

You can create a bat file with the following
-{ Quote: "Regedit /E "user_shellmenu_backup.reg" "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes"

Exit" }-
the above will save the current user shell menu in a file named user_shellmenu_backup.reg .

then you can use the created backup reg file to restore your settings.

Panagiotis

[raakii]

The reg file on adding to registry does not get the shell or context menu settings.:-[

[pandlouk]

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For those probably you will need the local machine shell extensions. You can modify the bat by replacing the string
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes"
with
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes"

or create a bat like
-{ Quote: "Regedit /E "user_shellmenu_backup.reg" "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes"
Regedit /E "machine_shellmenu_backup.reg" "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes"

Exit" }-
which backup both of them.

Panagiotis

[raakii]

Thanks finally the trick worked .:thumb: Excellent solution. One more question is there any way to backup the shortcuts pinned up on start menu?Not the programs on the documents and settings.I need to know where they are stored

[pandlouk]

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Glad I could help. :)
For XP they are stored at the following folders:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs
C:\Documents and Settings\*\Start Menu
C:\Documents and Settings\*\Start Menu\Programs

*= your account name

Panagiotis