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    <p>The "folders" you are talking about are actually directories; those that contain files. See <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/oldnewthing/archive/2011/02/16/10129908.aspx" rel="nofollow">Difference between a Directory and a Folder</a> in the context of Windows.</p> <p>To have your right-click context menu entry appear only for directories, add it under</p> <pre><code>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\] </code></pre> <p>instead of</p> <pre><code>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\]. </code></pre> <hr> <p><strong>See Also:</strong> <a href="http://www.theeldergeek.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=41537&amp;p=303627" rel="nofollow">Post by steve.marks59</a></p> <pre><code>XP treats "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell" and "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell" Registry keys and values differently. Sub keys and values of "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell" are displayed in both the Windows Explorer Left Pane Folders context menu and Windows Explorer Right Pane Folders context menu. Sub keys and values of "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell" are only displayed in the Windows Explorer Left Pane Folders context menu. These items are displayed at the top of the menu. The order of the items displayed in the Windows Explorer Left Pane Folders context menu is: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shell HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell The order of the items displayed in the Windows Explorer Right Pane Folders context menu is: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\(Specific File ex. batfile)\shell HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shell </code></pre>
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