Context menu problem

[Guest Paul C]

I run Server 2003 64 bits.

Before, I used Windows 2000 Pro. I had a small hexedit program (Yuri

Software HEdit), that installed in the context menu without problem.

This 32 bits program consists of 2 parts: an .exe and a .dll file.

I recently installed the same program under Server 2003 64 bits.

The program works fine, except for the fact it does not appear in the file's

context menu.

In the registry, it is present in HKCR\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers.

On the other hand I installed a compression program, 7zip (64 bits version),

that do appears in the context menu.

Anybody an idea of what I have to do to make the program appear in the

context menu? Do I have to put the dll elsewhere?

Thank you.

Paul

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: Context menu problem

 

You'll need a 64-bit version of the DLL. The problem is that a 64-bit EXE

(Explorer, in this case) can't make an "inproc" call to a 32-bit DLL. (And

the same is true in reverse, I might add.)

 

--

Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

 

"Paul C" <me@somewhere> wrote in message

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>I run Server 2003 64 bits.

> Before, I used Windows 2000 Pro. I had a small hexedit program (Yuri

> Software HEdit), that installed in the context menu without problem.

> This 32 bits program consists of 2 parts: an .exe and a .dll file.

> I recently installed the same program under Server 2003 64 bits.

> The program works fine, except for the fact it does not appear in the

> file's context menu.

> In the registry, it is present in HKCR\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers.

> On the other hand I installed a compression program, 7zip (64 bits

> version), that do appears in the context menu.

> Anybody an idea of what I have to do to make the program appear in the

> context menu? Do I have to put the dll elsewhere?

> Thank you.

> Paul

>

>

>

[Guest Darrell Gorter[MSFT]]

Re: Context menu problem

 

Hello,

That's right however you may want to try loading the 32-bit version of

Windows Explorer:

we always default to the 64-bit Explorer.

Something like this:

Drive_Letter :\windows\syswow64\explorer.exe /separate

 

This articles I think talks about this.

895561 Some Windows Explorer extensions and some Control Panel items are

not displayed on computers that are running an x64-based version of Windows

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;895561

 

 

Thanks,

Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

 

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights

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| >You'll need a 64-bit version of the DLL. The problem is that a 64-bit

EXE

| >(Explorer, in this case) can't make an "inproc" call to a 32-bit DLL.

(And

| >the same is true in reverse, I might add.)

| >

| >--

| >Charlie.

| >http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64

| >http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

| >

| >

| >"Paul C" <me@somewhere> wrote in message

| >news:48232a0b$0$2986$ba620e4c@news.skynet.be...

| >>I run Server 2003 64 bits.

| >> Before, I used Windows 2000 Pro. I had a small hexedit program (Yuri

| >> Software HEdit), that installed in the context menu without problem.

| >> This 32 bits program consists of 2 parts: an .exe and a .dll file.

| >> I recently installed the same program under Server 2003 64 bits.

| >> The program works fine, except for the fact it does not appear in the

| >> file's context menu.

| >> In the registry, it is present in HKCR\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers.

| >> On the other hand I installed a compression program, 7zip (64 bits

| >> version), that do appears in the context menu.

| >> Anybody an idea of what I have to do to make the program appear in the

| >> context menu? Do I have to put the dll elsewhere?

| >> Thank you.

| >> Paul

| >>

| >>

| >>

| >

| >

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: Context menu problem

 

Yes, I'd forgotten that workaround - running a 32-bit explorer window side

by side. Heck, I even blogged it way back when! Thanks for the reminder.

 

--

Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

 

""Darrell Gorter[MSFT]"" <Darrellg@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Hello,

> That's right however you may want to try loading the 32-bit version of

> Windows Explorer:

> we always default to the 64-bit Explorer.

> Something like this:

> Drive_Letter :\windows\syswow64\explorer.exe /separate

>

> This articles I think talks about this.

> 895561 Some Windows Explorer extensions and some Control Panel items are

> not displayed on computers that are running an x64-based version of

> Windows

> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;895561

>

>

> Thanks,

> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

>

> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights

> --------------------

> | >From: "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org>

> | >References: <48232a0b$0$2986$ba620e4c@news.skynet.be>

> | >In-Reply-To: <48232a0b$0$2986$ba620e4c@news.skynet.be>

> | >Subject: Re: Context menu problem

> | >Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 09:56:17 -0700

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> | >

> | >You'll need a 64-bit version of the DLL. The problem is that a 64-bit

> EXE

> | >(Explorer, in this case) can't make an "inproc" call to a 32-bit DLL.

> (And

> | >the same is true in reverse, I might add.)

> | >

> | >--

> | >Charlie.

> | >http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64

> | >http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

> | >

> | >

> | >"Paul C" <me@somewhere> wrote in message

> | >news:48232a0b$0$2986$ba620e4c@news.skynet.be...

> | >>I run Server 2003 64 bits.

> | >> Before, I used Windows 2000 Pro. I had a small hexedit program (Yuri

> | >> Software HEdit), that installed in the context menu without problem.

> | >> This 32 bits program consists of 2 parts: an .exe and a .dll file.

> | >> I recently installed the same program under Server 2003 64 bits.

> | >> The program works fine, except for the fact it does not appear in the

> | >> file's context menu.

> | >> In the registry, it is present in HKCR\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers.

> | >> On the other hand I installed a compression program, 7zip (64 bits

> | >> version), that do appears in the context menu.

> | >> Anybody an idea of what I have to do to make the program appear in

> the

> | >> context menu? Do I have to put the dll elsewhere?

> | >> Thank you.

> | >> Paul

> | >>

> | >>

> | >>

> | >

> | >

>

[Guest Paul C]

Re: Context menu problem

 

Thanks for the ractions.

I saw another good hint: browsing with Internet Explorer 32 bit calls the 32

bit Explorer. I did this, and now my 32 bit hexedit application showed in

the context menu.

Paul