How to Get Windows Vista and 7’s “Copy as Path” Option in Windows XP Context Menu?

Windows Vista and 7 provides a very useful option "Copy as Path" which appears whenever you right-click on a file/folder. You might need to press "Shift" key while right-clicking on the file/folder. This option automatically copies the full path of selected file/folder which can be used anywhere else.

If you are using Windows XP and want to get a similar option, this tutorial will definitely help you.

We are going to share 3 small and useful free utilities which can bring the same option to Windows XP context menu (All these utilities also work in Windows Vista and 7):

PathCopyEx
Nenotech Path Copy
Copy Path

PathCopyEx

"PathCopyEx" is a very small utility created by "Mike Lin". It adds an extra option "Copy Path to Clipboard" to file/folder context menu.

You can download it using following link:

Download Link

PS: Right-click on the above link and select "Save link as" or similar option.

Neotech Path Copy

"Neotech Path Copy" is another excellent utility which adds a new option "Copy Path" to file/folder context menu which allows you to copy full/short name, path, etc of the selected file/folder.

You can also customize which entries should be shown in "Copy Path" context menu using its "Setup" option.

You can download it using any of following links:

Download Link

Alternate Link

Copy Path

Here is another similar utility "Copy Path" created by "Ralph Arvesen" which is very similar to "Neotech Path Copy". It also adds "Copy Path" option to file/folder context menu which allows you to copy file name, path, etc:

It also allows you to show full-info path in context menu. You can enable it using its "Options".

You can download it using following link:

Download Link

Let us know your opinion about these small utilities.

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5 Comments

Chetan

Thanks.....
Jon Connelly

Do you happen to have a copy of the 3rd extension you mention? The blog post and download links no longer work, Ive already sent a message to the author, as it appears the post is beyond their archive limit right now - only goes back to 2008.

Looks the most promising from what I can see from this article here, I was looking for an alternate download and found this review, the "copy as" options look really nice.

Feel free to email it to me, I can also provide you with ftp access, or dropbox, or whatever is convenient for you

Thanks for yet another great post!
VG

^^ The author site is down at the moment. You should wait for some time. I couldnt find any alternate link.
Jon Connelly

I managed to get a copy of Copy Path v1.1 by Ralph Arvesen from a fellow blogger who reviewed it,
you can download the file here: http://j.mp/CopyPath

It's enclosed in a 7-Zip archive, with a text document providing links back Ralph's blog as well as the now dead blog post and download links.
VG

^^ Thats nice. I'm glad you find the link.