How do I add: New to the right click?

[bianling]

The right click already has a New drop down menu. But how you add a 'New' option to the right click, so that you open a new window in the corresponding program (for example Notepad), ready to work in and save.

That is instead of having to (re)name a file icon on the desktop (with the default New) and having to drag and move that icon to the right folder. Thank you for replying.

[RWSchlatter]

"...so that you open a new window in the corresponding program (for example Notepad), ready to work in and save...":
by Microsofts design guidelines every Windows application should start with an empty document when the application is started.
So: just use the regular StartMenu > Programs path to your application. If this path is too long for you, place a shortcut into the QuickStart menu in the taskbar.

"...instead of having to (re)name a file icon on the desktop (with the default New) and having to drag and move that icon to the right folder...
Just use Windows Explorer to go first to the proper directory and use the right-clicked New within the directory's window.

To have an application started from a right button popup menu is not impossible, but will take some work (and a long response), better keep to the QuickStart menu of the taskbar as mentioned above.

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Regards - Richard

[infinity]

open notepad and copy and paste this in there

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.***\ShellNew]
"NullFile"=""

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replace *** with file type that is saved by the program. ex if u are trying to get winzip then put .zip in. then save the file as New.reg. just double click on it or right click merge. this works for windows 2000. if u are using win 98 then use this

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REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.***\ShellNew]
"NullFile"=""

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save and run it the same way.

hope this helps
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