WinRar - Custom shell commands

Question

i'm trying to create custom commands on the context menu in windows.

i found this great registry hack here: https://superuser.com/a/376879/395548

this is the code made to work for me:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\RarMe]
    @="Rar Here"

    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\RarMe\command]
    @="\"C:\\Winrar\\Winrar.exe\" a -cpSuperExe -ep1 -r -y \"%1\" \"%1\\*.*\""

this works beautifully but not for files, only for folders.

whatever syntax editing i try, on files i get nothing - or errors.

(it's such a clean solution!)

Thanks Max

Answer 1

The problem lies in the location of the key you created - you'll notice that it's located in "Directory"? This means that the addition will apply to directories (folders).

If you add the same stuff to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\..., it should work for all files.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\RarMe]
@="Rar Here"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\RarMe\command]
@="\"C:\\Winrar\\Winrar.exe\" a -cpSuperExe -ep1 -y \"%1\" \"%1\""

This should do it, though you might need to add an extension to the archive name (the first \"%1\").