Microsoft KB Archive/178665

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HOWTO: RegView.exe Contains Shell Namespace Extension Example

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Q178665

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK)

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SUMMARY
RegView is a simple example of a shell namespace extension. It implements the minimum number of interfaces required to create a multi-level name space extension.

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RegView displays the registry in a similar way as Regedit.exe with an important exception: the registry information can only be viewed, not modified. The sample does not support modification of the registry, although you can add this functionality. Once the extension DLL is built and registered, an item called "Registry View" is available on the desktop and in Windows Explorer.

Once the sample is built, it can register itself. If you use the Visual C++ 5.0 project file included with the sample (RegView.dsw) to build this project, it automatically registers the server when the server is built. The included command-line make file (makefile) also attempts to register the server. If you need to register the server manually, execute the following from the command line (substituting the path where the DLL is located for " "):

  regsvr32.exe /s /c \RegView.dll Additional query words: shell namespace IShellFolder IshellView ShlNSE

Keywords : kbfile kbsample kbExtension kbNameSpace kbOSWinNT400 kbOSWin2000 kbSDKWin32 kbOSWin95 kbOSWin98 kbGrpDSShell

Issue type : kbhowto

Technology : kbWin32SDKSearch kbAudDeveloper kbSDKSearch kbWin32sSearch