Add Copy File Name & Copy File Path Options to Context Menu in Windows I you do a lot of copying of fle names and file paths, there is a small, free utility, called Copy File Name Utility, that makes it easier to quickly copy file names and fle paths using the context menu in Windows Explorer. ‘We tested this utility in Windows XP and Windows 7 and it worked the same way in both versions. Download Copy File Name Utility from Unzip the downloaded file, The utility contains two separate executable files and two sets of .reg files to add the context menu options to the registry and remove them from the menu. Select the twa folders that you extracted (Copy Filename and Copy Pathname). Paste the two folders into the C:\Program Files folder. NOTE: It is important that you copy both folders as they are to the C:\Program Files folder. The context menu options will not work otherwise. Also, the two executable files cannot be run an thelr own. They have to be run using the context menu options added using the .reg file. I you try to run them on their own, you will receive an error message co [x] a fe EAL We Faves Tee Heb Om = OQ BF | Pema era | fates Conca ocean paracuiy sameeren — EIS Deoreaiersineiiosiy 115 cured E eed on a veep ee Coyne wonnd xeo® £000 hams se cs ene stata ‘We will install the Copy Filename utility first, Go to the C:\Program Files \Copy Filename folder. Right-click on the Install Copy-f and select Merge from the popup menu.a rena tit rove ee 1D coorthete © pierce ote sceusaten Ss Scant EET at eaaty i Pen tate eo A X poker te 2) reruazeyoumete nse remtan nore en Farin nase te er? Gyo In Windows 7, the message is slightly different, but says essentially the same thing ‘Adding infomation can uitetonly change dele ves nd cause components to ‘eo ming core you do nat tr the source hs nfermation a Croom Fls\Copy Flamer Copy Fleamere, de ot adit the ey, ‘Areyousureyou wart to continue? ey eS A dialog box then displays saying the information has been successfully added co the registry. Click OK, GL) womesnn conan tema frase ech tet =) ‘again, the message saying that the information has successfully been added to the registry is slightly different in Windows 7. ‘Thee nd ales conte in C:\Program F\Copy Fear ital Copy. Flensmereg have been sucesty ded the egiy. Follow the same procedure to add the contents of the Install Copy_Pathname-reg file in the C:\Program Files\Copy Pathname folder to the registry. Now, when you right-click on a file in My Computer or Windows Explorer, two additional options display on the context menu, Copy File Name and Copy File Path,Fie Eat Won Favorter Toe Heb SD pectin movers 2 cortate @ paso vatetone 2 Enattite Ponte X outs ee © Sant) SET Sa Sey avocado ‘The following image shows the File Name and the File Path, respectively, pasted into Notepad Fle Eat Format ew tb cs\nocuments and Settings\Administeator\ Ry Documental my Yorx\tserabuide. doo) ‘To remove the two options from the context menu merge the Uninstall_Copy_Filename.reg fle and the Uninstall Copy_Pathname.reg file as you did earlier when installing the options, Fe ER Vow Fores Teds Heb (a) Fern ie Em Hove ee 1 coor © peericetote CD emitete iB Peete tis If you prefer using the mouse more often than the keyboard, these two context menu options will be useful by Lori Kaufman a Comments [1] Joao says: — Jet pant can tna went tle etre? Leave a Reply ‘Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *