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The Shell Extensions Approved list is *not* a complete list of shell extensions on the system
I've noticed that a number of different programs just look at the Approved list of shell extensions [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved] and figure that all shell extensions will be in that list. It's Read More...
Supplemental Registrations (aka. Context Menu Handers (etc) - where are they loaded from...)
I've been thinking about the registration problem where you want to add a context menu (much of this applies to static verbs as well) to a file type (we'll say .ogg). You don't want the default verb, you just want to add some verbs. Because you don't Read More...
Installing shell extensions - please complain here
So... I've been looking more closely at Wix and I think I'm going to build some custom actions to do a really good job installing shell extensions. Which ones do you find most problematic? I realize this is a bit of a change of pace for the blog, so I'll Read More...