Move To Shell Extension - Weird Side Effect

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Hi!

I've enabled the CopyTo and MoveTo Context Menu Shell Extensions with the
usual registry hack (eg see
http://www.windowsxpmagazine.co.uk/features/features/50_best_tips_ever
section 19) but it's had an unforeseen side effect on the PCs I've tried it
on.

If I double-click a folder within the Start Menu itself, instead of opening
that folder I get a Move-To prompt. When I click cancel, it appears again.
When I click cancel a second time it opens the folder as it ought to have
done initially.

Is this a well-recognised phenomenon and is there a way to stop it doing
this? Only the Start Menu seems affected. Thanks for any suggestions.

Best wishes,

Andrew
 
Hi Andrew,

See:

The Old New Thing : What goes wrong when you add "Copy To" to the context
menu:
http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2004/02/02/66160.aspx

Problem caused by adding Copy To and Move To as context menu entries:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/movetocontext.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hi!

I've enabled the CopyTo and MoveTo Context Menu Shell Extensions with the
usual registry hack (eg see
http://www.windowsxpmagazine.co.uk/features/features/50_best_tips_ever
section 19) but it's had an unforeseen side effect on the PCs I've tried it
on.

If I double-click a folder within the Start Menu itself, instead of opening
that folder I get a Move-To prompt. When I click cancel, it appears again.
When I click cancel a second time it opens the folder as it ought to have
done initially.

Is this a well-recognised phenomenon and is there a way to stop it doing
this? Only the Start Menu seems affected. Thanks for any suggestions.

Best wishes,

Andrew
 
You're very welcome, Andrew!

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hi!

Thanks for the excellent and definitive link about that issue!

Best wishes,

Andrew
 
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Hi!

I've enabled the CopyTo and MoveTo Context Menu Shell Extensions with
the usual registry hack (eg see
http://www.windowsxpmagazine.co.uk/features/features/50_best_tips_ever
section 19) but it's had an unforeseen side effect on the PCs I've tried
it on.

If I double-click a folder within the Start Menu itself, instead of
opening that folder I get a Move-To prompt. When I click cancel, it
appears again. When I click cancel a second time it opens the folder
as it ought to have done initially.

Is this a well-recognised phenomenon and is there a way to stop it doing
this? Only the Start Menu seems affected. Thanks for any suggestions.

Best wishes,

Andrew
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I have those options enabled and I'm not having the issues you are.
 
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