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Integrating FileBoss with Windows is not an all or nothing choice.
There are three levels of integration to suit your needs.
Standalone
Application
where FileBoss is used as a standalone
application called explicitly such as by clicking on its icon from the
Desktop (this is the most common of the options).
Add
to Context Menus
where FileBoss is one of the applications
listed when a folder is right-clicked either on the desktop or from
within Windows Explorer.
Default
Viewer
where FileBoss becomes the default viewer for
directories and / or drives. Note that even at this stage special
folders such as My Computer and My Network will still be opened in
Windows Explorer to take advantage of their special facilities which are
heavily integrated into each particular version of Windows.
Listing
on Context Menus
This is the default option. It puts the FileBoss command on the shell
context menus.
FileBoss
can be set as the Default Viewer for File System Objects
FileBoss can be easily configured to be the default viewer for File
Folders. Meaning that it will be displayed when a folder on the Desktop
or in other Windows listings is double-clicked.
Easily
Configured
You are in control of how and how much FileBoss is integrated into the
Windows' Shell. FileBoss will not intrude where it is not wanted.
Retains
Access to Virtual Folders
No matter how the integration is configured it only apply to normal File
Folders. Virtual Folders such a My Network, the Recycle Bin
and, on most systems, My Documents will still be opened in Window
Explorer. This is by design allowing full access to objects that are not
part of the physical file system.
Default Integration Settings
When FileBoss is installed it tells windows to display FileBoss as a
command on the context menu that is displayed when a File Folder or
Drive is right-clicked on the Desktop or other Windows controlled list.
Changing the Integration Settings
To display the Windows Integration Options Page:
Use the Options | Program Options... command from the main menu (or click its
command button
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and select Windows Integration from the list of option pages on the left
side.
Options for Integrating FileBoss with Windows
These setting determine how FileBoss is integrated into the Windows
Shell, i.e. when Windows will call FileBoss to display a folder rather
than call Windows Explorer.
When FileBoss is installed it will set a registry entry instructing
Windows to list it as a choice on the context menus (right-click menus)
for drives and file folders. That setting can be turned off or it can be
elevated to be the default action, such as when a Folder icon is
double-clicked using this dialog.
Common Popup Menu
with FileBoss Option
Note: The Folder settings only apply
to normal File Folders. Virtual Folders such a My Network, the Recycle
Bin and, on most systems, My Documents will still be opened in Window
Explorer. This is by design allowing full access to objects that are not
part of the physical file system.
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