FYI: 7-Zip 64-bit beta now also installs 32-bit shell ext.

[nas8e9]

More information as linked from the 7-Zip homepage, including downloads here.

[zer0]

Indeed it does. However, it is definitely not a norm and cannot be expected to be done on a normal basis.

[nas8e9]

Indeed it does. However, it is definitely not a norm and cannot be expected to be done on a normal basis.

I'm not quire sure what you mean: a limitation in 7-Zip's beta or the rarity that third-party software offers this?

[zer0]

Indeed it does. However, it is definitely not a norm and cannot be expected to be done on a normal basis.

I'm not quire sure what you mean: a limitation in 7-Zip's beta or the rarity that third-party software offers this?

Both. This was submitted as a feature request back in 2008, but is only now trickling through to the beta (though it was possible to workaround manually). And it is rare for products to register 32-bit shell context DLLs in 64-bit versions.

[nas8e9]

Indeed it does. However, it is definitely not a norm and cannot be expected to be done on a normal basis.

I'm not quire sure what you mean: a limitation in 7-Zip's beta or the rarity that third-party software offers this?

Both. This was submitted as a feature request back in 2008, but is only now trickling through to the beta (though it was possible to workaround manually). And it is rare for products to register 32-bit shell context DLLs in 64-bit versions.

Rare indeed: I only know of Kasperksy, Avast, WinRAR, Beyond Compare and 2BrightSpark's HashOnClick and DeleteOnClick.

Edited to add: WinZip 15.5 also installs both 32-bit and 64-bit shell extensions.

[Miguel Melo]

This is really good news for me as this was the one thing I noticed missing from the context menus today after installing xy at work and I really didn't want to install both versions like I did on SVN...

And, yeah, I use Beyond Compare and that one has got it working on both versions.

[nas8e9]

From UltraEdit 18.0's changelog:

Other changes

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- Both 32-bit and 64-bit shell integration DLLs are installed on 64-bit systems
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