Description & Features

This package installs a new option in the right-click (aka "context") menu that appears on the Desktop and folder backgrounds. The option gives you the ability to go back to the previous folder, similarly to the Windows Explorer toolbar button.

The name that appears on the menu may be changed by altering a value in the registry. This can be done via a registry script (as shown below) or using regedit and changing the "(Default)" value found at the key in the example below.

Example regsitry script, "nameChange.reg":

Note: You can use the & symbol in the display name to make keyboard shortcuts. For example, using &B would make it so you can press B when the menu comes up to choose the item. Just be careful not to use keys that are already taken, or it won't work.

Screenshots

Here's a screenshot of the extension.

Installation

After downloading the installer to your computer, run the installer and follow the simple on-screen directions.

For advanced users, the installer provides the following commandline switches:


Installer Commandline Options:

Also note that none of the option switches are case-sensitive and that either a hypen or a forward-slash may be used. In other words, the following statements are all equivalent:

• /HELP
• /help
• -HELP
• -help

To uninstall, use the uninstaller or remove the extension from Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel. Some files may be not be deleted if they are in use by Windows at the time of installation. If this is the case, Windows may needed to be restarted before the file(s) can be removed.

License

All of my shell extensions are freeware. They can be freely distributed, so long as no profit is made and I am given credit for my work. If in doubt, please contact me.

I reserve the right to make changes the licensing. However, any changes would likely apply only business-use and not to personal-use. If you would like a more detailed license descriprion then see here.

At this point in time, it is unlikely that the source will be made freely available. However, I would gladly share the NSIS installer scripts if anyone should be interested.

Download

The extensions are currently available via 2 locations: a mirror generously provided by Zxian and copies mirrored on RapidShare.

• Download BrowserBack_3.0_Setup.exe
• Download BrowserBack_3.0_Setup.exe from Zxian.org mirror

Additionally, you can choose to download an archive containing all of the extension .dll files, if you prefer not to use the installer. However, this is not recommended unless you know how to install a .dll extension via scripting or other means.

• Download ShExtBinaries_3.0.7z (Manual Setup)
• Download ShExtBinaries_3.0.7z (Manual Setup) from Zxian.org mirror

Known Issues

None of my shell extensions do work perfectly under Windows 9x (and possibly ME). They were developed with Windows 2000/NT/XP in mind, so there are no plans to add support for these systems.

Any given shell extension, may or may not work on unsupported systems. Examples of problems experienced with these systems include improper menu placement and failure of some extensions to operate (usually due to the OS's lack of some API, etc.). However, the author does not recommend the use of the extensions on any of the unsupported systems.

Should you decide to disregard the author's recommendation and attempt to install one of his shell extensions on an unsupported system, then do so at your own risk and do not expect any form of support.