Need help coding windows context menu entry

[Wolf_Lbh]

Long story short I use a program for work and it is driving me crazy that they changed the way it works and I can not change it back. The program is Eraser https://eraser.heidi.ie/download/ and it is a military grade file erasure program I'm required to use as we deal with sensitive legal blah blah blah. It used to just be: Right click > Erase, but now it is: Right click > Eraser > Erase and if possible I would like to just add Erase back to my context menu.

I followed a guide online and went to: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell
And right clicked it creating a new key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Erase
Then right clicked on it and created a new key named "command" and double clicked the "default" value and typed "C:\\Program Files\\Eraser\\Eraser.exe %1"

And it still didn't work. Can anyone please tell me what I'm doing wrong? The command shows up so it must be the "default" value code is not working as intended. Also bonus points if you can tell me how to get the eraser icon to show up next to the context menu entry. Thanks a million for helping me with this!

[Sauron]

Maybe it's just a typo in the post, but did you write "\"s twice in the actual key? If you did that may be the reason it doesn't work.

 

Also, are you absolutely sure that is the correct path and executable name, with the correct capitals?

[Wolf_Lbh]

Just now, Sauron said:

Maybe it's just a typo in the post, but did you write "\"s twice in the actual key? If you did that may be the reason it doesn't work.

 

Also, are you absolutely sure that is the correct path and executable name, with the correct capitals?

The post specifically said to use double backslashes, I thought that was strange as well. And yes I'm very sure that is the correct filepath with the correct capitalizations.

[Sauron]

Just now, Wolf_Lbh said:

The post specifically said to use double backslashes, I thought that was strange as well. And yes I'm very sure that is the correct filepath with the correct capitalizations.

stackoverflow seems to disagree on the backslashes, try with a single one. Also include the "s if you haven't.

[Wolf_Lbh]

Just now, Sauron said:

stackoverflow seems to disagree on the backslashes, try with a single one. Also include the "s if you haven't.

"C:\Program Files\Eraser\Eraser.exe %1" Also had no effect.

[Sauron]

7 minutes ago, Wolf_Lbh said:

"C:\Program Files\Eraser\Eraser.exe %1" Also had no effect.

Then I don't know what the problem could be, sorry.

[Wolf_Lbh]

Just now, Sauron said:

Then I don't know what the problem could be, sorry.

Neither do I =[

[elpiop]

3 hours ago, Wolf_Lbh said:

"C:\Program Files\Eraser\Eraser.exe %1" Also had no effect.

try

"C:\Program Files\Eraser\Eraser.exe" "%1"

as the value

[Wolf_Lbh]

18 minutes ago, elpiop said:

try

"C:\Program Files\Eraser\Eraser.exe" "%1"

as the value

That seemed to work better. Instead of asking me which program I want to use with the file, it now opens up a command prompt box and says that eraser didn't know what to do with the file.

[elpiop]

12 hours ago, Wolf_Lbh said:

That seemed to work better. Instead of asking me which program I want to use with the file, it now opens up a command prompt box and says that eraser didn't know what to do with the file.

well then my guess is the executable requires additional parameters rather than just running it directly on a file.

[elpiop]

Also, to add the icon: In the Eraser key, add a new string value like I have done. Name it "Icon" and specify the path to the executable. It will use the same icon as the exe

 

 

 

[Wolf_Lbh]

1 hour ago, elpiop said:

Also, to add the icon: In the Eraser key, add a new string value like I have done. Name it "Icon" and specify the path to the executable. It will use the same icon as the exe

 

 

 

I did that and restarted explorer using taskmanager and it still hasn't updated.

Actually is there a way to just set it to use a .ico file? Trying to get it to use this image as a .ico file: http://findicons.com/icon/158288/trash_recyclebin_empty_closed_w

[elpiop]

1 hour ago, Wolf_Lbh said:

I did that and restarted explorer using taskmanager and it still hasn't updated.

Actually is there a way to just set it to use a .ico file? Trying to get it to use this image as a .ico file: http://findicons.com/icon/158288/trash_recyclebin_empty_closed_w

Sorry, not sure how to do that. However, when I set the icon it updates instantly without needing to restart anything. Perhaps someone else who knows more about this can offer help. 

[Wolf_Lbh]

5 minutes ago, elpiop said:

Sorry, not sure how to do that. However, when I set the icon it updates instantly without needing to restart anything. Perhaps someone else who knows more about this can offer help. 

OHHHH. I put the icon string in the command folder derp.

Edit: also just putting the path to the icon file in the value for the icon string will have it use that! Now I just need to figure out how to get the command working and everything is perfect.