Is there any way .... (Registry tweak perhaps) or free software that I can install that I can use to ping the machine name that I select when when I use Windows Explore under the Network section. This must enhance the right click menu option.I would thus like to add a sort of simple ping command to the right click context menu to see the ip of the selected machine.
Windows Vista Ping a machine from Windows Explorer
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Hi TenTwenty, welcome to the forums 
I've been trying to work this one out for you, but I've not been able to do it. I've been trying to see if there was a way to do this in Windows 7 (very similar to Vista), but I couldn't see a way forward. I'm not able to find a way to add an item to the context menu from within Explorer, if that was possible it should have been quite easy.
Perhaps someone else here will know of a way, as I'm sure it will be possible.
I've been trying to work this one out for you, but I've not been able to do it. I've been trying to see if there was a way to do this in Windows 7 (very similar to Vista), but I couldn't see a way forward. I'm not able to find a way to add an item to the context menu from within Explorer, if that was possible it should have been quite easy.
Perhaps someone else here will know of a way, as I'm sure it will be possible
.Thx
Hi Ian, thanks for the try. I do have theory but it will need some programming I guess.
First one should check if the user selected a machine on the network. Then the name of the machine should be passed to the program as a param. The program should only analize the selected machine.
Hi Ian, thanks for the try. I do have theory but it will need some programming I guess.
First one should check if the user selected a machine on the network. Then the name of the machine should be passed to the program as a param. The program should only analize the selected machine.