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    NEW Context Menu - Edit for Desktop

    NEW Context Menu - Edit for Desktop

    How to Edit the Desktop "NEW" Context Menu in Windows 7
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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:
    2. To add HTML, BAT, REG to the new list run this reg file:
    3. To remove HTML, BAT, REG from the list run this reg file:
    4. To restore all default items run this reg file:
       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"=""













  1. Posts : 9
    Windows 7
       #1

    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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  2. Posts : 71,977
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #2

    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. Reason: updated with Windows 7 tutorial link
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  3. Posts : 9
    Windows 7
       #3

    Brink said:
    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.
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  4. Posts : 71,977
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #4

    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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  5. Posts : 48
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
       #5

    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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  6. Posts : 71,977
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #6

    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. Reason: updated
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  7. Posts : 48
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
       #7

    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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  8. Posts : 71,977
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #8

    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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  9. Posts : 48
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
       #9

    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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