How to enable “VIEW” Menu in Desktop Context Menu in Windows XP?

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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.

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VG

^^ Yep. It works on all SP of XP.
J0sh

Will this work on vista? i would like to mod my system files instead of using that program called D-color. This tutorial is the best liked it so much i did it on my Xp computer just for the fun of it lol
VG

^^ Vista already have View menu on Desktop.
VG

^^ Nope.
Anthonio

I understand Vista has a view option on the desktop but not a "list, detail and tiles option" do you know how to add those in vista?
VG

^^ No. Afaik, its not possible.
MohSIN

HI Vishal, just tell me when will run or disabled WFP ?
before modification in Resource Hacker or after?
VG

^^ Before.
MohSIN

Thanks ! :)
h6s

in ur xp 2 vista tutorial you shown a preview for vista drive status utility :) but in that the toolbar seems to be a little modified ie.. the adress bar is near the forward button . how did u do that ? pls tellme ;)