I have several shell extensions (column handler, property sheet, etc.)
that I would like to port to Windows 7. How involved is the process?

TIA,

-Ramon

On Oct 12, 3:16=A0am, Ramon F Herrera <ra...@conexus.net> wrote:
> I have several shell extensions (column handler, property sheet, etc.)
> that I would like to port to Windows 7. How involved is the process?
>
> TIA,
>
> -Ramon

I'm no expert on these types of shell extensions so if I'm wrong
hopefully someone will correct me, but this is my understanding:

Column handlers are no longer possible since Microsoft inexplicably
removed support for them. (Although they do still work with some 3rd
party file managers, e.g. Directory Opus.)

There is a new file properties system which you may be able to use
instead but, as I understand it, only if the properties are specific
to certain file types. If you want to provide properties for all file
types -- e.g. to display version control status like TortoiseSVN does
-- then I've heard it is not possible under the new system.

On the other hand, as far as I know, property sheets have not changed.
Or, at least, I still see the property sheets added by several shell
extensions. Just remember that you'll need to build x64 versions of
your extension for people using x64 versions of Windows, which is very
common now, in addition to x86 versions for people still using 32-bit.