How to Add Your Name in Desktop Context Menu in Windows XP?

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As you all know about my "How to enable “VIEW” Menu on Desktop in Windows XP" tutorial which teaches you how to enable View menu in Windows XP Desktop context menu just like Windows Vista:

Many people have asked me how did I add my name on top in Desktop context menu as shown in above screenshot? So today I decided to write a small tutorial about it.

So here is a step-by-step tutorial on how to add any desired string in Desktop context menu:

1. Open “%windir%\System32\Shell32.dll” file in resource hacker and go to:

Menu -> 215 -> 1033

2. Now add following line:

MENUITEM "xyz", 33333, MFT_STRING, MFS_GRAYED | MFS_DEFAULT

Just after the:

215 MENUEX
LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US
{
POPUP "", 0, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED, 0
{

3. Replace "xyz" with any string which you want to add, e.g.

MENUITEM "!*~.VISHAL.~*!", 33333, MFT_STRING, MFS_GRAYED | MFS_DEFAULT

4. Click on "Compile Script" button.

5. Save the file and restart your Windows to see the affect.

BONUS TIP: You can remove "MFS_GRAYED" or "MFS_DEFAULT" or both to have some different look. "MFS_GRAYED" is used to disable the text, if you'll remove it, your name will look like an enabled item. "MFS_DEFAULT" is used to show the text in Bold, if you'll remove it, your name will be shown as normal text instead of Bold.

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105 Comments

VG

^^ Remove double-quotes "" in the line manually using Backspace key and then type them again at the same place. It should work.
Rex

ohh!!! can you make me the complete code that can say !*~.rEx.~*! so it won't be hard for me..... thnx in advance...
VG

Your code will be:

MENUITEM "!*~.rEx.~*!", 33333, MFT_STRING, MFS_GRAYED | MFS_DEFAULT
Rex

where should i put this code?
VG

^^ Please read the 1st step. I have mentioned it in details. If you are facing problems using Resource Hacker, then please read "All About Resource Hacker" tutorial, it'll clear all your doubts.
Rex

ahm.... VISHAL can you make me the whole code like this:

215 MENUEX
LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US
{
POPUP "", 0, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED, 0
{
POPUP "&View", 28674, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED, 0
{
MENUITEM "Filmstri&p", 28719, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
MENUITEM "T&humbnails", 28717, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
MENUITEM "Tile&s", 28718, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
MENUITEM "Ico&ns", 28713, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
MENUITEM "&List", 28715, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
MENUITEM "&Details", 28716, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
}
MENUITEM "", 65535, MFT_SEPARATOR, MFS_ENABLED
POPUP "Arrange &Icons By", 28673, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED, 0
{
MENUITEM "", 30208, MFT_SEPARATOR, MFS_ENABLED
MENUITEM "Show in &Groups", 30209, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
MENUITEM "&Auto Arrange", 28753, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
MENUITEM "A&lign to Grid", 28756, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
}
MENUITEM "R&efresh", 28931, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
MENUITEM "", 65535, MFT_SEPARATOR, MFS_ENABLED
MENUITEM "Customize This &Folder...", 28722, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
MENUITEM "", 65535, MFT_SEPARATOR, MFS_ENABLED
MENUITEM "&Paste", 28698, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
MENUITEM "Paste &Shortcut", 28700, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
MENUITEM "&Undo", 28699, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
}
}

and add this there....

MENUITEM “!*~.rEx.~*!”, 33333, MFT_STRING, MFS_GRAYED | MFS_DEFAULT

so it will be easy for me to paste it.. thanks in advance..
VG

^^ Ok. I have uploaded the required code. Please download it and copy the code to your file.

http://www.mediafire.com/?yjyxyvzgq4z
Rex

thank you vishal!!!
akid

uhhhm this doesnt wrok for me, it keeps saying there is an error in that line or something in resource hacker. what do i do?
akid

heres an example of what happens

Compiler Error in line 1 at offset 1
Invalid Statement: "MENUITEM xyz, 33333, MFT_STRING, MFS_GRAYED | MFS_DEFAULT"