Integration of Total Commander with Windows?

[michaelbeijer]

Is there any way to integrate TC with Windows like you can with Directory Opus, so that any time I click on a shortcut in Windows, TC opens it, instead of Windows Explorer?

Michael

PS: I’m on Windows 7 64-bit.
PPS: I just found this: http://www.ghisler.ch/wiki/index.php/Explorer_integration (will this work?)

[michaelbeijer]

Hmm, I’m not really sure which code to add to my .reg file. I think this ought to be correct, but am not sure:

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell]
@="open"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\open\command]
@="c:\totalcmd\TCMDX64.EXE /O \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell]
@="open"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\open\command]
@="c:\totalcmd\TCMDX64.EXE /O \"%1\""

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Also, the website says:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\open\command]
@="c:\\totalcmd\\TOTALCMD64.EXE /O \"%1\""

but why is

c:\\totalcmd\\TOTALCMD64.EXE

not written as

c:\totalcmd\TOTALCMD64.EXE (this is the actual location of the exe file on my system)

???

[MVV]

@="c:\totalcmd\TCMDX64.EXE /O \"%1\""

Do not start TCMDX64.EXE, it is an internally used executable, start TOTALCMD64.EXE only.

Also, the website says:

According to REG files syntax, \\ in a quoted string means single backslash, \" means double quote (first backslash is a special escape character).

[michaelbeijer]

Cool, thanks it works now.

Just having a bit of trouble with the Recycle Bin part.

It says use this:

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REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\shell\open\command]
@="\"C:\\TOTALCMD\\totalcmd.exe\" /O /T \"C:\\RECYCLER\\S-1-5-21-606747145-162531612-682003330-1003\\\""
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However, this doesn't work. Windows Explorer is still opening the Recycle Bin.

I just checked, and the Recycle Bin for my current user is located at:

C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-21-1339986725-1364008813-219838241-1000


Furthermore, should I use:

C:\\TOTALCMD\\totalcmd.exe\

or

C:\\TOTALCMD\\TOTALCMD64.EXE\

???

[MVV]

It is your choice - 32-bit or 64-bit. If you don't need 32-bit only plugins, use 64-bit always.

BTW you have recycle bin folder on every drive, not only C:. But Recycle Bin is a virtual folder that shows merged contents.