Print Folder Contents

HOW TO PRINT FOLDER CONTENTS IN WINDOWS EXPLORER

"Windows Sources -- TipFinder" 

Ever wanted to print the contents of a folder and its subfolders in
Explorer? Can't do it, can you? Well, with a simple tweak to the Registry,
you can.

Open Notepad and type DIR /S >LPT1, where LPT1 is the printer port. Save
the file as PRN-LIST.BAT in the Windows 95 (or WinNT) folder and close
Notepad. For those using Win 95, now you have to open Explorer, right-click
on the file you just created, and choose Properties. Then on the Program
tab, choose Minimized from the Run list, select the Close on exit option,
and click on OK.

It is highly recomended that you back up the following files in your 
Windows or Winnt directory before proceeding with the following changes.
System.dat and User.dat .

It is a good practice to back these files up before any new installation
of software or hardware as these files change.  Windows 95 CD comes with a
program(Emergency Recover Utility) for this purpose as does Windows NT(rdisk).

Next (for both Windows 95 and NT users), start the Registry Editor and
navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\. Right-click on the \shell folder,
choose New|Key, and name it Print List. Right-click on the Print List
folder, select New|Key, and name it Command. In the right-hand window,
right-click on (Default) and select Modify. Then in the Edit String dialog,
type C:\Windows\PRN-LIST.BAT in the Value data field and click on OK. To
print a folder's contents, right-click on the folder and select Print List
from the pop-up menu.

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