AttrMenu - A free Shell Extension from MainSoft ----------------------------------------------- NB: If you have installed the previous version of AttrMenu just copy the DLL to the SHELLEXT directory while the Explorer is not running. You may have noticed that the Explorer program in Microsoft Windows 95 (tm) doesn't display the folder's files attributes. You must open the "properties" page to access, display and possibly change these attributes. AttrMenu is a shell extension for Windows 95 allowing to directly access a file's attributes from its context menu (opened when right clicking on the filename with the right mouse button). Four commands are added to the context menu of any file: Toggle Archive Attribute Toggle Read-only Attribute Toggle Hidden Attribute Toggle System Attribute These commands can be accessed from the "Attributes" popup menu appearing in the file's context menu. When the corresponding attribute is set, the corresponding menu item is checked. To change the state of an attribute merely select the command relative to that attribute. This extension is not a definitive solution to the problem explained above. However, until we find a more elegant one, AttrMenu will do the job. At least you'll be able to quickly display the state of a single file's attributes. We first developed AttrMenu using the MFC. While not bringing significant advantages, this solution produced a huge 140 KB Dll. So we switched back to a SDK development and the Dll was reduced to a more acceptable size of 44 KB. HOW TO INSTALL -------------- Installation of this extension is easy. First, copy ATTRMENU.DLL and ATTRMENU.INF to any directory. Open the Explorer and right-click on the Setup Information file (ATTRMENU.INF). Choose the INSTALL command. When you're done installing , you can delete the original files. They have been copied to your SYSTEM\SHELLEXT directory. However, you should make a BACKUP in case you uninstall the extension and want to re-install it later. The files will be deleted when uninstalling. HOW TO UNINSTALL ---------------- To Uninstall, right-click on ATTRMENU.INF and select the UNINSTALL command. (NOTE: Install is not LFN-aware; it will not work if the files are copied to a local directory with an LFN.) Preferably, open the Control Panel and select Add/Remove Programs. In the Install/Uninstall page, select Attributes Context Menu and click on Add/Remove. FREEWARE -------- This software is freeware. You can copy it, give it to friends, upload it to any server. It is prohibited to charge any fee for this software. Patrick Philippot - MainSoft 12-08-99 A few words about MainSoft: *************************** MainSoft sarl is a french company created by Patrick Philippot, a former IBM engineer. MainSoft specializes in training (VB, VC++, OLE2, ODBC...), consulting and development for Windows and Windows NT. We also have a good experience in software localization. Feel free to drop a message if you need any information. MainSoft sarl 15, avenue des Pres Pierre 91210 Draveil France tel/fax: +33 1 69 40 94 85 e-mail: mainsoft@mainsoft.fr or patrick.philippot@mainsoft.fr WEB: http://www.mainsoft.fr (french speaking)