Disable/Enable Desktop Context Menus

contextmenus.vbs - Disable/Enable Desktop Right Click Context Menus
© Doug Knox - rev 02/28/2000
This code may be freely distributed/modified.

Usage: Download contextmenus.vbs Save the file to the folder of your choice. Double click the VBS file. The VB Script file will check for the appropriate value and if not found will create it. If the value was found, it will be toggled to its opposite state and you will be informed that you need to log off/back on or restart your computer. One note: This change is made in HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer. You'll be told whether this function is Enabled or Disabled, and prompted to restart your computer. This change will also disable context menus in other aspects of Windows 98 (file dialogs and etc.). This script can be viewed in Notepad or any text editor, as to the specific Registry key and value that are updated. Your antivirus software may report this script as potentially malicious, or a possible virus. This is because the script writes to the System Registry.