NOTE: This tutorial has been featured by Microsoft. AskVG.com was the first website posting this unique trick.
This tutorial will help you in enabling "View" menu on Desktop which is now available by default.
1. Open %windir%\System32\Shell32.dll file in Resource Hacker.
2. Goto: Menu -> 215 -> 1033.
3. In right-side pane, replace the line saying:
POPUP "&View", 28674, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED, 0
to:
POPUP "&View", 0, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED, 0
i.e., you have to only change the ID 28674 to 0. It can also be done by deleting the text after "&View" and after compilation resource hacker will automatically add the remaining part.
4. Now click on Compile Script button and save the file.
Now after restarting the PC, you'll see the VIEW menu on desktop and it'll work without any problem.
NOTE 1: After applying this tweak the "View" button on Toolbar will stop working.
NOTE 2: If you are facing problems while saving the file after editing in resource hacker, then make sure you have disabled WFP (Windows File Protection) service using WFP Patcher.
Also if you are getting error "Can't create file...", that means you have edited and saved the file in past and there is a backup file which needs to be deleted before saving this file again. Go to "System32" folder and you'll see a file having "shell32_original.dll". Delete it and try to save the file in resource hacker.
This article was posted by VG in following section: Resource Hacker, Windows XP.
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VG
^^ Unlock the toolbar and drag them anywhere you want. :)
Renegade
Vishal,
There is a way to enable the view menu on both the desktop and keep it in the explorer bar.
You simply copy the complete lines of code for the view menu and paste them in above the original View menu. Now you change the ID number to 0 and save the file. When you reboot the system you now have the View menu on the desktop and it is still in any explorer menu bar.
I am looking at some other options that can be modified while retaining the original settings so I will post any other changes that I can find.
Renegade
g3tt
first of all thanks for those great tut. ;)
i have an old celeron system and so most 3rd party apps dont work for me eg: styler
is there any way to customise the xp toolbar 2 look like vista using resource hacker :)
also can common tasks and details pane be used at the same time :)?
i would be happy if u reply
email: get2harris@gmail.com
Wowa
*About "View" in Desktop`s menu.*
Maybe, anybody known, where the windows XP takes white square for thumbnail background ?
Bogs
hi visha,
after i upgraded my xp to windows 7 using your tutorial, the view menu toolbar in windows explorer does not function.could you help me with this? thanks!
Álvaro
Hi, I'm using Win SP2 in Spanish, but when I do the hack, nothing happens and when I open shell32.dll again in RH, the hack is still there, but view menu is not present though. Is there a way to enable it on non-English versions?
cody
hey vishal i am having trouble with the resource hacker how do i save the files after i compile the script there are so many save options and they never save it which one saves cause im confused.
DAVID THAKUR
Hi Vishal, Thank u so much for ur excellent n unmatched guide. I really respect u . I've customized so many things thanks to ur guide. I added view menu on context menu and so views button is not working on toolbar. I like to get it back to work. So please help to fix it. Thanks .
elianjon
hello may i ask you ? how to do that , your document icon in picture it has a paper ,, how to do that ?? can you help me? ? im xp :)
VG
^^ Use VistaVG or SevenVG icon pack for XP. You can find it in "XP Themes" section.