Shortcuts in the "Send To" folder not appearing in the menu?
When you right-click a file or folder and choose Send To, none of the application shortcuts (that you've added manually) may be shown in the Send To drop-down menu. However, the standard items, non-shortcuts such as the following are shown:
This may be due to any of the following reasons:
- The SendTo shell folder path is incorrectly set in the registry
- Missing 'drop handler' registry values
To resolve the problem, download the script fixsendto.vbs to your system and run it. To view the file contents in Notepad, right-click the file and choose Edit.
Script description:
Applies To : Windows XP and Windows Vista
Description : Fixes the Send To menu (missing all the shortcuts)
Requirement : Needs Administrative privileges
Updated on : October 24, 2007.
Important note for Windows Vista users!
If User Account Control (UAC) is enabled in your system, you need to run the script from an elevated Command Prompt. Follow the steps below:
- Download the script to a folder (say C:\Scripts)
- Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type your password, or click Continue.
- At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER.
wscript.exe "C:\Scripts\fixsendto.vbs"
Note: The script will now run elevated. The above assumes that you've saved the scripts your C:\Scripts folder. If you've saved the file to a different location, substitute the path accordingly.
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