SendTo context menu shortcuts not showing

Shortcuts (lnk files) in the SendTo folder don't show up in the context menu. The default "Compressed", "Desktop", "Documents", "Mail recipient", and DVD-RW drive options show up, but they're not .lnk files. Deleting and re-creating the affected shortcuts doesn't help.

And here's where it gets even weirder. If I copy an application to the sendto folder, it both displays and works. But no way am I copying a monster like photoshop.

I've posted this in the Vista newsgroups, and googled it. My money's on TZ.

Don't know if you have tried the methods described here

scroll down to the responses.

Yes, I have, and no, they don't. :(

Any luck Pia? I'm just starting to get into Vista investigations... how did u come about deleting (even accidently) the sendto shortcuts?

They weren't deleted -- just not displaying. Found a fix and edited it to work with Vista, AND informed MS tech support thereof. Save the following with a .vbs extension:

'--------------------------------------------------------------------
'Applies To : Microsoft Windows XP
'Author : Ramesh Srinivasan - Microsoft MVP (Windows XP Shell)
'Created on : February 19, 2005
'Description : Fixes the Send To menu (missing all the shortcuts)
'Homepage : http://windowsxp.mvps.org
'More Info : http://windowsxp.mvps.org/sendtofix.htm
'Requirement : Needs Administrative privileges in Windows XP
'--------------------------------------------------------------------

Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
USFolderPath = "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders"
On Error resume next
WshShell.RegWrite "HKCR\exefile\shellex\DropHandler\", "{86C86720-42A0-1069-A2E8-08002B30309D}", "REG_SZ"
WshShell.RegWrite "HKCR\lnkfile\shellex\DropHandler\", "{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}", "REG_SZ"
WshShell.RegWrite USFolderPath & "\SendTo", "%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo", "REG_EXPAND_SZ"
Wshshell.RUN ("regsvr32.exe shell32.dll /i /s")
MsgUser = Msgbox ("Fixed the Send To menu. Restart Windows for the changes to take effect", 4160, "'Send To' menu fix for Windows XP - Ramesh Srinivasan")
Set WshShell = Nothing

Good work Pia, nice find!

I'll definitely keep an eye out for this little bug ;)