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How To : Add Any Application to the Desktop Right-Click Menu in Vista

This is very important sometimes.Because we can use this to open our favourite applications instantly.After the hacking done this is what you get as the output

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I think now you know what I'm talking about.ok lets start to do it.

Step 1:Browse to the Registry Key
Just type regedit in your vista search box to open the registry.
Browse for this key.

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell

image37Step 2: Create the Menu Item Key Name
To complete this step we’ll need to create a new key, the name of which is exactly what is going to show up on the desktop menu.
Right-click on the “shell” key, and then choose New \ Key from the menu.

image38Give the new key the name that you want to show up on the desktop context menu. For this example I’ll be using Notepad.

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Step 3: Create the Command Key
Next you’ll need to create the command key that will actually hold the command used to launch the application. Right-click on the new Notepad key, and then choose New \ Key from the menu.

image41Give this key the name “command” in lowercase.

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Step 4: Add in the Full Application Executable Path
To complete this step you’ll need the full path to the application that you want to launch. You can use Shift + Right-Click to get the Copy as Path menu item to find this more quickly.

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Now click on “command” on the left side, and then double-click on the (Default) key in the right side to edit the string value.

image44Paste in the full path to the executable that you got from the “Copy as Path” step above, or you can put in the full path yourself if you’d like.
Once it’s done, it should look like this:

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Now it is done.Right click on your desktop and use your favourite application instantly

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