64-bit Windows does not show Agent Ransack as an option on a folder's context menu

Modified on 2010/04/29 13:07 by Administrator — Categorized as: Uncategorized

When running 32-bit Agent Ransack on 64-bit Windows the shell context menu (right-click menu) will not show Agent Ransack as an option. This is because a 64-bit Windows program (like Explorer) cannot load in-process a 32-bit DLL (like the Agent Ransack shell extension).

There are two possible solutions:

1. Install 64-bit Agent Ransack, which is a 64-bit native Windows application with a 64-bit shell extension:
http://www.mythicsoft.com/page.aspx?type=agentransack&page=download

OR,

2. Use the following registry modification to create a limited functionality shell extension:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\AgentRansack] @="Agent Ransack..."

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\AgentRansack\command] @="\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Mythicsoft\\Agent Ransack\\AgentRansack.exe\" -d \"%1\""