Context Menu Programs on the Blink

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Jack Nation

I use WinXP/IE6. When I right-clicked on any file and select Send To on the
Context Menu, all my program shortcut are missing. Yet, I have 4 different
"Send To" folders in Documents and Settings and all still have all the
Programs I put there and worked for over a year. How do I get my Context
Menu to work again?
 
Hi Jack,

Open Regedit and navigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
Shell Folders

What's the value of SendTo (in the right-pane) ?
 
Yet, I have 4 different
"Send To" folders in Documents and Settings
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"Send To" or "SendTo"? In this case, it does make a difference. You want
these folders named "SendTo"
 
Hi Ramesh! The registry path you sent me to says:
SendTo value says "I.SENDTO"
I do not have an "I" drive. I noticed that my directory folders have "Send
To" with a space.
What should I do now?
-
Sincerely,
Jack Nation


Ramesh said:
Hi Jack,

Open Regedit and navigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
Shell Folders

What's the value of SendTo (in the right-pane) ?
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Jack,

The XP default User Shell Folders value for SendTo is given below:

%USERPROFILE%\SendTo
(In REG_EXPAND_SZ)

Backup the key and then set the above value to SendTo.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


Jack Nation said:
Hi Ramesh! The registry path you sent me to says:
SendTo value says "I.SENDTO"
I do not have an "I" drive. I noticed that my directory folders have
"Send To" with a space.
What should I do now?
-
Sincerely,
Jack Nation
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Hi Sharon, my mistake. The folders are already "SendTo".
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No problem, Jack. Since small inconsistencies such as an added or missing
space can send customizing efforts into a tailspin, thought I should bring
it to your attention. You're in very good hands with Ramesh so will leave
you to sort the rest of this with his guidance.
 
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