Install Option Is Missing on Shortcut Menu

• Microsoft Windows 98
• Microsoft Windows 95
• Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you right-click an .inf file, there is no Install option on the shortcut menu.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the following registry key is missing or damaged:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Inffile\Shell\Install

RESOLUTION

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys and Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

To resolve this behavior, repair the registry key using Regedit.exe:

1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.



2. Locate the following registry key:




HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Inffile\Shell\Install

3. Right-click the Default value and verify that the value data is &Install.


NOTE: If the Install key is missing, use the following steps:


1. Click Shell, click Edit, point to New, and then click Key to re-create the Install key.



2. Right-click Default value, and then click Modify to add the value data.

MORE INFORMATION

The following keys should exist in the registry:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Inffile\Shell\Install
String value: &Install

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Inffile\Shell\Install\Command

"C:\Windows\rundll.exe setupx.dll,InstallHinfsection DefaultInstall 132 %1"

Additional query words: context

Keywords : kbenv win95 win98 win98se
Version : WINDOWS:95
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb