Hi Alex, I cannot tell you exactly how it is done ... but you can read Windows Shell topic under platform SDK on MSDN ; I read something similar long ago and sure that there u will get useful info regarding this. (hooking dlls with Windows Shell, associating file type formats with programs ETC.) HTH! On 6/21/09, Alex Hall <mehgcap@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi all, > This is not strictly programming, but I thought that if anyone > knew, someone on here would. How can I use the registry to put > keys into submenus? There is already the "open with" submenu, but > can others be created? I have several anti-virus programs and > would like to put all their "scan this file" options in one menu; > I never use the cut, copy, or paste commands in the menu so would > like to put those in another submenu... You get the idea. There > has to be a way to do this, but Google will tell me nothing, and > I have searched for every similar-sounding string I can think of. > Any thoughts? > > Have a great day, > Alex > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > > -- Varun __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind