opening panel content in w. explorer

[vitalyki]

In the past right-clicking on the drive icon above the panel (a partition letter) offered a line in the menu "Open in Explorer". Not any more in TC 7.50a under Windows 7. Was this deliberate or is something wrong with my system? It was a useful option when I did not wish to disturb either of the two panels on the Commander but needed to drag-to-copy files from TC to some other folder, say, on a memory stick.
Thanks
Vitaly

[MVV]

Do you have Explore item in drive context menu in Explorer? I have no it in Windows 7, so the question is why Windows 7 have no such item but not why TC have no it.

BTW, I'll describe how to add this item to drive context menu:

1. Launch Registry Editor (regedit.exe);
2. Open "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell" key;
3. Create subkey "explore" with subkey "command";
4. Edit default value of created "explore\command" key and paste following:

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explorer.exe "%1"

Then try to open drive context menu again


Suggested trick will add this item for drives, but I found more correct way to return item that Windows 7 has (but it is hidden):

1. Launch Registry Editor;
2. Open "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore" key;
3. Remove or rename "ProgrammaticAccessOnly" value - this value forbids displaying of this menu item.

This operation will return "Explore" context menu item for folders and drives (since drives are folders too).

[vitalyki]

Thanks a lot. Solution #1 only allows opening the root of the drive but solution #2 is perfect. You exposed my ignorance, you let me learn a little bit, you solved my problem

[MVV]

Glad to help! BTW I'm using W7 for some months but only today havr noticed that it has no "Explore" item.