Assuming that ME behaves like previous versions, I don't think you can actually make the image appear in the context menu, if that's what you mean. If you mean to add "Image Viewer" to the context menu, it can be done with a modification to the registry. You must add the option to HKey_Classes_root, under the shell subkey for the file type in question. The procedure is not simple, and the syntax is not intuitive. You'd really need a book for this. It's very easy, though, to add items to the "send to" submenu, simply by opening C:\Windows\Send To in explorer, and adding a shortcut to the folder.

THANKS! Right now I am running a program called PicaView 32 that I downloaded from ZDnet. Anyway, it works like a shell extension, I guess, in that I can right click an image and in the context menu I will see a thumbnail of the item. It is really a time saver because I dont have to go to the trouble of opening a graphics program or viewer if I just want a quick look at a pic. The program works great, but it is shareware so I was trying to find a way of doing the same sort of thing myself. :-)

Here is a description of the program from Zdnet:

"Add graphics-viewing capabilities to Windows Explorer right-click menus with PicaView 32. After you use this finely crafted tool for a couple of hours, you'll wonder how you ever lived without it. Highlight any one of the 17 image file types it supports (including animated .gif files) then right-click to see a preview of the image displayed in the context menu. You may try this evaluation edition for 60 days."

I checked out their web page. I didn't know such a thing existed. It's impressive, but it appears to be a pretty elaborate program. I doubt you'll find a simple way to duplicate it.