QuestionHow to add Print Directory feature for folders in Windows 7 and Windows Vista
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Follow the instructions to add Print Directory feature for folders in Windows 7 and Windows Vista.
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Click ‘Start’ and then click ‘Run’.
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Type ‘Notepad’ and then press ‘Enter’.
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Copy & Paste the following text:
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“@echo off
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dir %1 /-p /o:gn > ‘%temp%Listing’
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start /w notepad /p ‘%temp%Listing’
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del ‘%temp%Listing’
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exit”
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Click ‘File’ and then click ‘Save As’.
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On the ‘Save’ dialog box type ‘%windir%Printdir.bat’ and then click ‘Save’ button.
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Click ‘Start’ and then click ‘Start Search’.
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Type ‘Regedit’ and then click ‘Enter’.
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Locate the key:’HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTDirectoryshell’
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On the ‘Edit’ menu, click ‘New’ and then click ‘Key’.
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Type ‘Print Directory Listing’ and then press ‘Enter’.
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Select ‘Print Directory Listing’ and then click ‘New’ on the ‘Edit’ menu.
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Click ‘Key’, type command for the name of the new subkey and then press ‘Enter’.
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Double click the default entry that is listed in the ‘command’ subkey.
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In the Value data box, type “Printdir.bat %1”.
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Close the Registry Editor.
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Restart the computer.
Some of the sections contains steps that tell you how to change the registry values. However, serious problems might occur if you change the registry values incorrectly.
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