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I've often wanted a menu item in Explorer's context menu that opens the containing folder of the file you right-clicked on; similar to the "Open containing folder" feature in Firefox's download window. I spent an hour or so trying to add this to Windows Explorer, and finally arrived at this very simple solution.

Just download and run this file, and let it add the information to your registry. Now right-click on any file and choose "Explore here" to open up a new Explorer window with that file selected.

The most useful part of this is that it dereferences shortcuts. Want to go to the folder where a game is installed? Do this on its shortcut! Most often, though, I'll probably be using it on files listed in Start->Documents to go to the folder for any recent project of mine.

Enjoy! If you liked this extension, also check out the Windows XP Powertoy "Open Command Window Here". Handy for programmers and power users, and completely useless for everyone else. ;-)
Open Command Window Here sounds kickass... I've longed for that feature in Windows 98 (though sometimes, I've found that opening MS-DOS Prompt and then hitting the "d:" command to switch to my archive drive will take me straight to the folder I last visited in My Computer).

Back on topic, OCWH makes me want to hurry along my system upgrade and install the copy of XP I have sitting on my dresser. But then, I have a little ball of purring fluff who I spent my PC upgrade money on instead...
I wish the NT command prompt would do that... it'd be handy!
Thanks, Crispy! That's very helpful.

Spuzzum wrote:
But then, I have a little ball of purring fluff who I spent my PC upgrade money on instead...

Having made the choice and known the consequences, you don't get to whine.
Glad you found it useful!
Having made the choice and known the consequences, you don't get to whine.

Just having seen this again thanks to Crispy pointing it out indirectly on the forums, I wasn't whining, just observing. If I had to make that choice again, I would. ;-)