How Do I Edit the Windows Explorer right

You can find a lot of ways to change Explorer here: http://www.halcyon.com/cerelli/explorer_tips.htm and also here: http://www.annoyances.org/win98/_index.html As Windows Explorer is part of the Win9x system you are limited as to what you can doto within the tweaks presented on these pages. Clover

I believe I did answer your question within its limitations. I don't believe you can alter Explorer more than the listed tweaks available. To do more you would be better off getting a replacement shareware program for Explorer which has more optionsavailable to it.

Clover

I don't know of any software packages, although I'd sure like to see one - but here is something to try.

**DANGER DANGER**, UNPROVEN REGISTRY HACK

You can start by looking in the registry under => HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers <= This lists the programs that have added themselves into the context menu. Before I did anything, I'd export a copy of the branch, so you can recover, then it appears that to delete an entry, you just delete from here(at least it worked for me). Editing the names is more complicated because you have to follow the reference off to the associated program (ie search the registry for something like {067DF822-EAB6-11cf-B56E-00A0244D5087}). It looks to me like from here, the entry picks up the name it displays from a dll file for the app, which you would have to edit. Not something I've ever had much luck with, as they are compiled pieces of software that don't take kindly to being edited.

I don't know of any way to do so short of opening explorer.exe in a hex editor.
If you do want a hex editor contact me, otherwise I can't help.

(P.S. using a hex editor requires ahellofalot of skill in programing)

Yeah yeah I know, "REJECTED" "did not answer question"

Download a hex editor:

http://www.cdmediaworld.com/cgi-bin/dlcmw.cgi?winhex875!zip

Hi there,
It seems to me that you are trying to secure share computer(s). Right?
If you want to prevent user to delete and rename files, not only you have to disable that functions on the right-click menu, but also have to disable that functions on the tool bars of Windows Explorer.
Try FoolProof Security : http://www.smartstuff.com/

Good luck,

Try FoolProof Security. It gives you the option to disable or enable the right-click menu, and many more.
If you are looking for a way to edit those default entries, I suggest you contact with Microsoft for more information. However, I strongly believe that what you want to do is impossible. Even use those Hex edit... it will take a lot of time.

Well, let's wait and see.

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