Add Copy To and Move To to Windows Explorer with a registry hack

[dbarrow]

http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10877-6115665.html#

For some reason, Microsoft decided not to activate the Copy To and Move To menu items in Windows XP Explorer as they did for Send To. This Microsoft Windows Registry hack adds Copy To and Move To to the right-click context menu of Windows Explorer.

1. Start Regedit by navigating Start | Run and typing regedit in the dialog box.
2. Navigate to this key in the Registry file:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\Con textMenuHandlers
Note: The Send To key is already there.
3. Right-click on the ContextMenuHandlersfolder and select New | Key to add a new key.
4. Give it the name Copy To and then double-click the (Default) value of the new key's right-hand pane.
5. Type in this code as the new data:

{C2FBB630-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}

6. Right-click on the ContextMenuHandlersfolder and select New | Key to add a new key.
7. Give it the name Move To and then double-click the (Default) value of the new key's right-hand pane.
8. Type in this code as the new data:

{C2FBB631-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}

9. Click OK and close Regedit
10. Copy To and Move To should now be available options on the right-click context menu in Windows Explorer.

**** NOTE some of the comments, there may be detrimental effects!

[Dan18960]

Thanks Doug - that will make moving stuff around so much more easier! Wish M$ would make the simple stuff common place installations.

[Tortanick]

Done, cool tip but whats this about detrimental effects?

[fleamailman]

Hi great tip I think, regedit is one of my weakest fronts, what exactly is one moving here and to where, is it to do with the urls in favorites or something else. The tweak is good, I am the problem here in not knowing the object of the objective is.

[rVidia]

...what exactly is one moving here and to where
Fleamailman:

If you have already followed the steps to add Copy To and Move To to the right-click context menu, I think you would better understand the "objectives" by testing them out. For example, try the following:

1. Make three folders on the desktop (e.g., Folder, Copied, Moved).
2. After you have done so, right-click on "Folder"
3. Select "Copy To Folder..."
4. Scroll down until you see the folder "Copied"
5. Select "Copied" and press the "Copy" button.
6. Double-click the "Copied" folder on the desktop.
When you open that folder, you should see "Folder" inside of it.
The objective of Copy To: to copy a file/folder to another folder.

Now try this:

1. Right-click on "Folder"
2. Select "Move To Folder..."
3. Scroll down until you see the folder "Moved"
4. Select "Moved" and press the "Move" button.
5. Double-click the "Moved" folder on the desktop.
When you open that folder, you should see "Folder" inside of it. You should also notice that "Folder" is no longer on the desktop but has been permanently moved to another folder.

Let me know if this has cleared a few things up :)

[fleamailman]

Thanks, I must learn to read as I saw 'Internet explorer' and therefore could not make it out, now I understand this tweak and the right hand click will ofter me both options then, which I agree less confusing than the following:

Internal 'to copy'
righthandclick, shift + sent to
.
External 'to move'
righthandclick, shift + sent to