Debugging shell extension in Windows 7

Question

I\'m trying to debug shell extension (IContextMenu) in Windows 7 with Visual C++ 2008. I have set DesktopProcess=1 in the registry and set host app to explorer.exe. But when I s

Answer 1

Debugging Explorer.exe is usually overkill for extensions that operate in a shell view.

I personally use a little app I made that hosts an instance of IExplorerBrowser similar to this example. If your IContextMenu item is not the default item then you can just use Notepad.exe and its open file dialog...