Windows XP thumbnail shell extension
Tue, 1 Apr 2008 09:03:02 -0700
I'm working on a thumbnail extractor shell extension for a custom file type
(Windows XP only, i.e., we don't have Vista boxes and can't use the new
thumbnail providers). For testing, I've registered an extension for a bogus
file type and created a file with that type, but the test files are just
renamed .bm ...
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Save as issue with custom NSE in Vista
Tue, 1 Apr 2008 08:24:06 -0700 (PDT)
Hi,
My NSE uses a temporary folder for saving files through save-as dialog
box. I have implemented IShellFolder:ParseDisplayName() to bind the
new file with bind option STGM_CREATE and to return file's pidl using
SHParseDisplayName to the called function. I have referred threads
"ParseDisplayName with STGM_CR ...
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MSDN Media needed
Tue, 1 Apr 2008 03:14:00 -0700
Hi i was wondering if anyone has old media that they dont need looking for
english and scandinavian copies of windows 2000
I have a full license for all products and will pay for the willingly for
the media and shipping.
anyhelp anyone or could someone lead me in the right direction??
thanks ...
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ShellExecuteEx and Directory
Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:28:43 -0700
When I call ShellExecuteEx and set the Directory parameter to a path
shouldn't the new process's current directory be set to that path? I
am not seeing that happen unless I set the current directory of my
process to that directory then call ShellExecuteEx. The apparently
the new process inherites the curren ...
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Vista NSE Exception #2
Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:26:02 -0700
I have made it a little father in my Visa NSE, here is the next exception I
am seeing:
Unhandled exception at 0x763cf7e7 (shell32.dll) in explorer.exe: 0xC0000005:
Access violation reading location 0x000a0d70.
Call Stack:
shell32.dll!CInfotipTask::InternalResumeRT() + 0x2e bytes
shell32.dll!CRunnable ...
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Proper explorer context menu
Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:25:52 -0700 (PDT)
I am not writing a shell extension, rather a separate program that
querys for the explorer context menu. I am able to get the shell
folder of the directory I want ot query. I use an IShellFolder to
represent the folder. When I use it to get the desktop, I have the
option of getting the IShellFolder of C:\Documen ...
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Taskbar
Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:53:25 +0530
Hi,
Is it possible to create a new taskbar and have two taskbars along with the
existing one in the desktop ?
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Explorer Band
Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:36:40 +0530
Hi,
I would like to create a new band for windows explorer (only) and place it
at the bottom of the file list window.
Could anyone guide me how to go about it ?
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Vista NSE Exception
Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:41:07 -0700
I am getting this error:
Unhandled exception at 0x76fab89c (shell32.dll) in explorer.exe: 0xC0000005:
Access violation reading location 0x00000000.
Which I have seen many times in my life, it usually means that my code is
trying to access a NULL pointer. However here is the call stack:
shell32.dll!CShe ...
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How-to Drag and drop a ShellLink
Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:25:12 +0100
Hello,
I would like to allow my users to drag-n-drop items from our ListView to
their desktop as a ShellLink (referencing file system objects, not URLs).
I have successfully saved an IShellLink in an IStream, and also packed it
into STGMEDIUM etc.
The desktop successfully creates the shell link file, ...
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