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NEW Context Menu - Edit for Desktop

How to Edit the Desktop "NEW" Context Menu in Windows 7
Published 23 Aug 2009
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How to Edit the Desktop "NEW" Context Menu in Windows 7

This tutorial shows you how to do this

BEFORE
NEW Context Menu - Edit for Desktop-before.png
AFTER
NEW Context Menu - Edit for Desktop-after.png

Here's How:
1. To delete all the items from the new list run this reg file:
clear.reg
2. To add HTML, BAT, REG to the new list run this reg file:
addregbathtml.reg
3. To remove HTML, BAT, REG from the list run this reg file:
removeregbathtml.reg
4. To restore all default items run this reg file:
restore.reg
Tip   Tip
To add extensions of your choice to the list write in notepad below, save it as "whatever.reg" and run it.
NOTE: Replace .png with the file extension you want to add and replace whatever with anything you want.

Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
 
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.png\ShellNew]
"NullFile"=""












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07 Oct 2009   #1
Bullet

Windows 7
 
 
not working

Hi i was already posting there my issue with new textfile .. i'm able to add it to centext menu but not to new context menu. the registry entries are set up correctly so can somebody help me? Can be this issue caused by microsoft office 2003 or some other text editor?

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07 Oct 2009   #2
Brink

64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise
Texas
 
 

Hello Bullet,

This tutorial will show you how to restore Text Document back to the New context menu. It's the same in Windows 7 as Vista.

New Context Menu - Remove & Restore Default Menu Items

Last edited by Brink; 23 Oct 2009 at 10:03 AM.. Reason: updated with Windows 7 tutorial link
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08 Oct 2009   #3
Bullet

Windows 7
 
 

Quote   Quote: Originally Posted by Brink View Post
Hello Bullet,

This tutorial will show you how to restore Text Document back to the New context menu. It's the same in Windows 7 as Vista.

New Context Menu - Remove & Restore Default Menu Items
I wrote that all registry entries are correct this tutorial didn't help me so i'm writting if there is any other way how to solove my problem

Last edited by Brink; 23 Oct 2009 at 10:03 AM..
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08 Oct 2009   #4
Brink

64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise
Texas
 
 

Bullet,

You didn't specify what reg files were correct or not, and what you tried. It had to be posted for clarity.

Doing a repair install will fix this for you without losing anything.
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11 Oct 2009   #5
Barefoot

Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
 
 

Brink, you have to be the most prolific teacher on the net! Much appreciated. I was hoping to open these as suggested in notepad and learn a little bit. I tried to remove briefcase and link, but ended up removing everything. I restored it back, but I'm curious about how to remove only what I want.

When I opened up restore it looked like much more information than what was in remove. can you tell us any more about how to do this? I have never in all the years of using Windows selected Briefcase. I would love to remove it.
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11 Oct 2009   #6
Brink

64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise
Texas
 
 

Hello Barefoot,

The Briefcase ZIP download in the tutorial below contains two .reg files. One to remove Briefcase, and one to restore it should decide to later.

New Context Menu - Remove & Restore Default Menu Items

Last edited by Brink; 12 Oct 2009 at 02:23 AM.. Reason: updated
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11 Oct 2009   #7
Barefoot

Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
 
 

You're awesome! If I'm half as smart as my Wife says I'm not, I should be able to look at it and learn twice as much as I deserve.

Attempts at humor aside, can you explain why there was so much more information in the restore file than the remove file? That's what made me stop. I didn't want to edit the files without understanding exactly what I was doing and end up with a corrupt registry.
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11 Oct 2009   #8
Brink

64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise
Texas
 
 

Sure thing.

There is less in the remove file since it only requires deleting the one registry key to remove all of the subkeys and entries for it to remove the context menu item.

When restoring it the context menu item, you have to restore the default key and all of the separate subkeys and entries as well. They do not get added back by just adding the main key.
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11 Oct 2009   #9
Barefoot

Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
 
 

I think I have something weird going on. I thought I did it with my editing of a removal .reg file yesterday, but I just ran the remove.reg for the Briefcase and it removes everything except "Library".
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