To create and use the Dirlist.bat file;

1) Go to start/programs/accessories/notepad and open a blank notepad window.

2) Copy and paste the following three lines into the balnk notepad window

dir %1 /-p /o:gn /B > "%temp%\Dir Listing"
start /w notepad "%temp%\Dir Listing"
del "%temp%\Dir Listing"

3) Go to the file menu in notepad and choose save as.

4) In the block that says File name Untitled, type Dirlist.bat

5) Make sure the top box that says Save in says WINDOWS

6) Click save

7) Go to start/settings/folder options

8) Click the file types tab, in the block that says registered file types: scroll down and

select File Folder and click Edit then click new.

9) In the New Action dialog box that says Action type Get File Listing

10) In the block that says Application used to perform astion: type C:\WINDOWS 

11) Click ok ,click ok, click apply, click ok.


Now when you right click on a file folder there should be an option that says Get File
Listing. When you double click this a DOS window and a notepad window should open.
You can close the DOS window and the notepad window will have a list of the files with a
file extension (ie... .exe .mp3 ect.) and a list of folders in the folder (no file extension for
folder names). You can print the notepad file or save as a .txt file. 

Known bug; I'm not sure if it's the 4th digit when there are more than 999 files or the list exceeds the file size accepted by notepad, but when there get to be too many files this application does not work.

The original .bat file is compliments of the lockergnome newsletter Translation of the instructions from geek speek to English is mine.