Add Copy/Move to your Context Menu
by Vic Ferri

Here is a Windows registry edit that will add a "Copy To Folder" and
"Move To Folder" option to the right click menu of all your files and
folders, without the need for any third party utilities. Once
implemented, you will be able to right click any file or folder and  use
the Browse for Folder dialog to choose the location you want to move or
copy your file or folder to, without having to go to the destination
path. This will give you an alternative to Windows  default Copy/Cut and
Paste method which requires you to navigate to the actual location you
want to paste your file or folder too. This edit should work on all
Windows versions 95 and up, though I only tested it on Windows 98 and
XP.

Ok, let's get to it.

First we will add the copy and move options to the right click menu of
all FILES.
Click Start>Run, type REGEDIT and click OK to open up the registry
editor and make your way to this key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers

Right click the ContextMenuHandlers key and choose New>Key.
Name the new key "Copy To" (without the quotes).
Repeat the above and create another new key named Move To.

You should now have two new subkeys under the ContextMenuHandlers key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Copy To

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Move To

Select the Copy To key and in the right hand pane, double click
"Default"
Enter this value as the value data:

{C2FBB630-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}

Next,  select the Move To key and in the right hand pane set the default
value to:

{C2FBB631-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}

This now takes care of the Copy  and Move options for the right click
context menu of all your files.
Now all that is left is to add the same options to the right click menu
of all your folders.
The procedure will be the same as for files but at a different key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers

Right click ContextMenuHandlers and create a new key named Copy To.
Right click it again and create another new key named Move To.

In the right hand pane, add the same default values as you did for
Files:

For Copy To:

{C2FBB630-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}

For the Move To:

{C2FBB631-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}

Exit the registry and you are done.

Now when you right click on a file or folder, you should see two new
options: Copy to Folder and Move to Folder.

Note! This was just to show you a Copy and Move alternative that is
possible without using any utilities.  Having said that, if you want an
even more convenient method for copying  and moving  files, try Windows
own Send To Power toys for Windows 95(which also works in Windows
98/2000/Me and XP)  This will allow you to right click any file or
folder and choose Send To>Any Folder (copy or move) with your copy and
move paths saved in a drop down list for easy retreival when you want to
copy and move to previously selected locations.

You can download the 95 Power Toys here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/contents/wutoys/w95pwrtoyss
et/default.asp

For more information on using them, see my article on them here:
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=130


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