Registry fix for Win7 to remove 15-file limit

[artoodeeto]

Hey guys, some of you may already know of this workaround, but I just discovered it a few minutes ago and thought I'd post it. At issue is the limitation in Windows 7 where if you select more than 15 files, the option to right-click and open or print them (plus a few other options) disappear. This was driving me nuts, since I know what my computer's limits are in terms of opening files and it's way more than 15.

http://www.askvg.com/fix-open-edit-and-print-context-menu-items-missing-in-windows-7-when-15-files-selected/

all you have to do is create a simple new registry entry and restart...and voila! the limit is gone :)

Course, the status bar at the bottom of the file browser still hides file size info if more than 15 files are selected...I'd imagine there's a similar workaround for that but I haven't looked yet...

*update - apparently this last bit can't be done without a 3rd party app - this one here http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/ looks like it can do it. And you can choose to only install the portion of the program that alters the file browser.

[artoodeeto]

Update on this - in practice, the restoration of the menu options when selecting more than 15 files doesn't always have the desired effect. For example, when I select 16+ pdf files, the right-click option to open them all is now available, but Acrobat will only open the one I right-clicked on. If I go back and select just 15, it'll open all of them. Irritating....
And that classicshell.sourceforge program worked when I initially installed it, but after a reboot the part of the program that's supposed to display status bar info even when more than 15 files are selected ceased to work.