In this tutorial, I'll tell you how to add a shortcut of your favorite program, (like Windows Media Player, firefox, opera, winamp, etc) in Desktop context menu (which is also applied to explorer context menu):
1. Copy your favorite application's EXE file from its own folder (like winamp.exe, firefox.exe, etc) to following folder:
%windir%\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\
2. Now take a backup of helpctr.exe file in that folder and then delete the file. Now give the same name to your copied EXE file. (i.e., first delete helpctr.exe file and then rename your copied EXE file (like winamp.exe) to helpctr.exe ).
3. Now the final part. Open Shell32.dll file in Resource Hacker and go to: Menu -> 215. In right-side pane, add following line to anywhere you want to add the shortcut (like you can add this line just below the "Refresh" menu, as I have done in my screenshot):
MENUITEM "Media Player", 28785, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
You can replace "Media Player" to some other text if you want.
4. Now compile the file and save it, and finally replace Shell32.dll file with this hacked one.
After restarting the system, you can see a new shortcut in the context menu for your desired application .
Screenshot:
NOTE: The above method might cause Help Center to not work properly, because we have replaced the helpctr.exe file with some other EXE file, so apply this method if you don't want to use help center.
This article was posted in Resource Hacker, Windows XP.
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VG
^^ You can change it from "User Accounts" applet in Control panel.
Gowtham
When i am deleting helpctr.exe file it reappears (In sys32 folder deleting logonui that also reappears)
VG
^^ Disable WFP using WFP Patcher which can be found in Downloads section.
yogesh
Thank's for tips tip now
but i wanna to ask that how to create shortcut using dos
jasevv
wow!!
great keep it up.
Kanishk
hey vishal.. wanted to ask u 1 thng.. how can we add a program's shortcut(instead of an exe file) to d desktop context menu.. for example if i want "Run" instead of "Media Player", that opens up d run dialog box how can i do tht ? in short can i use d desktop context menu to open up d run dialog box" ?
Kanishk
plz help man..!
VG
^^ Not possible.
Ajay Raja
Hi...
Thanks for the tip to add apps in context menu...
but am not able to save the changes to shell32.dll file it pops error...."file in use"...
also the backup dll file does not get deleted...
your help appreciated...
bye...
Harsh
Vishal,
In my %WinDir%\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries folder HELPCTR.EXE is not present ?