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some times I feel lazy to open file and then click on Open!so I taught it will be cool if I had that application in Right Context menu so I did.
Now I will tell How to do it!
We can do it by two methods
[ul][li]By Windows Registry Editor[/li][li]By Windows Registry file[/li][/ul]

By Windows registry Editor:
1.Open Windows registry
by pressing Window key+R and type regeit and press Enter
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2.Now Navigate to
Code:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\background\shell
3.Right click on Shell and click on New->Key->and name it as your application name
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Note: Here I used GTalk for example.
4.Now click on Key which you created in last step.
5.Now right click on it and select New->key and name it as command
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6.Now we need to know the path of the application so for that go to the location of application.
Shift+Right click on it and click on Copy as path
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7.Get back to registry and select the command which you created in step 5.
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8.Now on right side double click on (Default) to open it.
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9.In the Value data paste the copied path
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Click on OK
10.Close the Registry!
now Right click and check it.
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By Windows Registry file:
1.Open Notepad
2.Copy the below code
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
;Written by WR1334 & thanks to V+
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\background\shell\YOUR APPLICATION NAME]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\background\shell\YOUR APPLICATION NAME\command]
@="\"PASTE THE PATH OF THE APPLICATION\""
3.Fill the following in above code.
YOUR APPLICATION NAME -->give the name of which application your gonna add
PASTE THE PATH OF THE APPLICATION-->Copy the path of the exe file of your application
4.Now save it as any name with .reg as extension.
5.Run the registry file.
That's it.  (^_^)
Waiting for ur post only... Gud one.. like bfr u told about how to add the shutdown,restart all in right click option Reading.....

Nicethread  Reputed
Nice Thread.. Reputed... Many 3rd party softwares also add the application in Right Click context menu..
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