XP adds 'A:' to SendTo menu although it doesn't appear in the SendTo folder
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I've examined XP's behaviour and it seems as if it adds the 'A:' entry to the sendto menu manually, unlike all the other entries which are picked up from "\docs and setts\user\sendto..."... Can someone elaborate on this ? Do they store this somewhere in the registry ? Do they add any other commands to the menu ? p.s. they do check if an 'A:' exists before adding, i'll give you that, but still... thanks
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I've examined XP's behaviour and it seems as if it adds the 'A:' entry to the sendto menu manually, unlike all the other entries which are picked up from "\docs and setts\user\sendto..."... Can someone elaborate on this ? Do they store this somewhere in the registry ? Do they add any other commands to the menu ? p.s. they do check if an 'A:' exists before adding, i'll give you that, but still... thanks
After a quick search of the registry, this seems to be in-built into the Microsoft SendTo Service, and thus is in-built for each OS that uses it. Removing this possibility seems impossible. Why it is implemented, I don't know. Perhaps to ensure that a malign virus cannot completely remove the possibility of moving files away from the computer ? The default behaviour does not seem to add other commands to the menu, except from the 'A:' target. If someone has more in-depth knowledge, it is appreciated. -Antti Keskinen ---------------------------------------------- The definition of impossible is strictly dependant on what we think is possible.
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After a quick search of the registry, this seems to be in-built into the Microsoft SendTo Service, and thus is in-built for each OS that uses it. Removing this possibility seems impossible. Why it is implemented, I don't know. Perhaps to ensure that a malign virus cannot completely remove the possibility of moving files away from the computer ? The default behaviour does not seem to add other commands to the menu, except from the 'A:' target. If someone has more in-depth knowledge, it is appreciated. -Antti Keskinen ---------------------------------------------- The definition of impossible is strictly dependant on what we think is possible.
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Does this interest you as well ? Do you know if it happens only in XP, or in other Oss' as well (doesn't happen in Windows-2000)...
I place interest on everything that happens in the Windows OS. I, however, do not know for sure if it is a built-in feature. You should try asking Microsoft directly, I'm sure they can provide a sure answer. And no, I have not tried if this behaviour is repeatable on other Windows OS revisions. -Antti Keskinen ---------------------------------------------- The definition of impossible is strictly dependant on what we think is possible.