Mp3tag context menu problem

[JWKauffman]

During installation, Mp3tag gives you the option to install an Explorer context menu item. I've been using this for years with no problems.

The context menu works correctly in Explorer, but if launched from within TC 10.52 64-bit the Mp3tag window opens behind all open windows instead of in front as it should. Since I use Mp3tag multiple times a day, this is very irritating.

All other context menu items work as they should.


Jim Kauffman

[ghisler(Author)]

Can you try opening it via keyboard instead of via mouse? Use Shift+F10 or the special context menu key.

[JWKauffman]

Shift+F10 also launches Mp3tag behind the other open windows and doesn't give it focus

[ghisler(Author)]

Sorry, I don't know what else you could do, except for contacting the author of Mp3tag. Total Commander launches all programs with option SW_SHOWNORMAL. But the context menu item is a shell extension created by mp3tag itself, so maybe it's calling the program with the wrong parameter SW_SHOWNA (show, but do not activate).

[JWKauffman]

I'll get in touch with Florian and relay your suggestion. If that were the case, though, I'd expect Explorer to behave the same.

Thanks.

[WDitters]

Not sure about whether something changed or not, but now with a combination of TotalCMD and MP3TAG that have not been updated recently, the entire MP3TAG context menu item simply disappeared from TotalCMD. In Windows Explorer the context menu item is still there. Only thing that has changed is a bump to a new Windows Insider build 22623.1325 .... Strange ...

[ghisler(Author)]

Did other context menus disappear too? Then Microsoft may be messing again with the context menu.

[WDitters]

Reverting to an older version of MP3TAG solved the issue ... That would point to changes in MP3TAG

[Imagine]

Run as admin:

cd <path to Mp3tag installation>
regsvr32 Mp3tagShell.dll

and restart Explorer

[lightnin]

Run as admin:

cd <path to Mp3tag installation>
regsvr32 Mp3tagShell.dll

and restart Explorer

That works! Thanks a lot!!!