Writing a Windows Shell Extension similiar to the Assembly Cache Viewer

Question

I would like to write a shell extensions to completely customize the display of a particular folder, ala the Assembly Cache Viewer (browse to c:\windows\assembly and you will see what I mean). Which COM interfaces are responsible for providing these hooks? My 'viewer' will be written in C#...

Thanks!

Answer 1

Here's an article that should get you on your way:

• Create Namespace Extensions for Windows Explorer with the .NET Framework

Extending the Windows shell with namespace extensions allows you to create some custom functionality for Windows Explorer. One common use is to enable Explorer to present a list of items that do not exist in one real folder, but actually reside in a number of places. The view on the folder makes it look like these items are in one place, so managing them becomes easier. This article illustrates the process of creating custom shell namespace extensions using C# and the .NET Framework. [...]