Windows XP Explorer: how to restore "Text Document" to New... list

J

JPCMISC

I want to create a new ASCII text file within a folder (like a Notepad file).
But somehow, in the last few months, my Explorer window only gives me the
option to create a new "Text", which results in an error when I select it.
It used to give me the option of creating a new "Text Document". The error
it gives when I select "Text" is this:

Unable to create the file "New Text.*"
The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.

So, how do I fix this so that it knows to create a new .txt file in my
folder? The other options it lists, like Word docs, Excel docs, etc., all
still work as before.
 
R

Ramesh, MS-MVP

Download and apply the .TXT association fix from here:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I want to create a new ASCII text file within a folder (like a Notepad file).
But somehow, in the last few months, my Explorer window only gives me the
option to create a new "Text", which results in an error when I select it.
It used to give me the option of creating a new "Text Document". The error
it gives when I select "Text" is this:

Unable to create the file "New Text.*"
The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.

So, how do I fix this so that it knows to create a new .txt file in my
folder? The other options it lists, like Word docs, Excel docs, etc., all
still work as before.
 
J

JPCMISC

Ramesh,
I tried this just now and it did not work.
Note that I do NOT need to fix the file 'association' (I can open up
existing text files with no problem using Notepad, Wordpad, etc), but I need
to fix 'whatever' makes Explorer show only "Text" in the right-clicked pop-up
'New' file list, so that it shows "Text Document" instead and thus lets me
create a .txt file (called "New Document.txt" or something).
Any other ideas?
JP
 
E

Elmo

JPCMISC said:
Ramesh,
I tried this just now and it did not work.
Note that I do NOT need to fix the file 'association' (I can open up
existing text files with no problem using Notepad, Wordpad, etc), but I need
to fix 'whatever' makes Explorer show only "Text" in the right-clicked pop-up
'New' file list, so that it shows "Text Document" instead and thus lets me
create a .txt file (called "New Document.txt" or something).
Any other ideas?
JP
Click to expand...

From what I've read, TweakUI for XP might fix it:

"Try Tweakui for XP. It is one of the MS powertoys created for XP and
can be downloaded from here
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp "

More posts I found:

http://groups.google.com/group/micr...+program+to+new+context+menu#7af1cae522b3cd4a

Continue the search here:

http://groups.google.com/groups/search?q=add+program+to+new+context+menu&start=20&sa=N&
 
R

Ramesh, MS-MVP

JP,

Note that the "New" Text document setting in a part of file class / file type associations, and hence the suggestion. May be you ant to reboot once for the change to take effect. If that does not help, try this:

1. Download FileExtInfo.zip from here:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/fileextinfo.htm

2. Unzip the utility and extract the files to Desktop.
3. Double-click "FileExtInfo.exe" to run it.
4. Select .TXT file type from the list box
5. Click "View file association report"
6. Copy the contents of the report and include it in your reply.


--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh,
I tried this just now and it did not work.
Note that I do NOT need to fix the file 'association' (I can open up
existing text files with no problem using Notepad, Wordpad, etc), but I need
to fix 'whatever' makes Explorer show only "Text" in the right-clicked pop-up
'New' file list, so that it shows "Text Document" instead and thus lets me
create a .txt file (called "New Document.txt" or something).
Any other ideas?
JP

Ramesh said:
Download and apply the .TXT association fix from here:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I want to create a new ASCII text file within a folder (like a Notepad file).
But somehow, in the last few months, my Explorer window only gives me the
option to create a new "Text", which results in an error when I select it.
It used to give me the option of creating a new "Text Document". The error
it gives when I select "Text" is this:

Unable to create the file "New Text.*"
The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.

So, how do I fix this so that it knows to create a new .txt file in my
folder? The other options it lists, like Word docs, Excel docs, etc., all
still work as before.
Click to expand...
 
J

JPCMISC

Hi,
here's the report file.
JP

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
File association information for [.TXT] file type
Generated by FileExtInfo v2.0 on 1/5/2008 10:23:50 PM

FileExtInfo © 2005-2007 Ramesh Srinivasan.
Homepage: http://www.winhelponline.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.TXT]
@="txtfile"
"PerceivedType"="text"
"Content Type"="text/plain"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.TXT\PersistentHandler]
@="{5e941d80-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.TXT\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.TXT\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.TXT\shell\open\command]
@="notepad.exe %1"

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


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile]
@="Text Document"
"FriendlyTypeName"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,\
00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,\
32,00,5c,00,6e,00,6f,00,74,00,65,00,70,00,61,00,64,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,\
00,2c,00,2d,00,34,00,36,00,39,00,00,00
"EditFlags"=dword:00010000
"BrowserFlags"=dword:00000008

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\DefaultIcon
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,68,00,\
65,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,31,00,35,\
00,32,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\shell]
@="open"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\shell\open\command
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,4e,00,4f,00,\
54,00,45,00,50,00,41,00,44,00,2e,00,45,00,58,00,45,00,20,00,25,00,31,00,00,\
00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\shell\print]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\shell\print\command
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,4e,00,4f,00,\
54,00,45,00,50,00,41,00,44,00,2e,00,45,00,58,00,45,00,20,00,2f,00,70,00,20,\
00,25,00,31,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\shell\printto]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\shell\printto\command
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6e,00,6f,00,\
74,00,65,00,70,00,61,00,64,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2f,00,70,00,74,\
00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,32,00,22,00,20,00,22,00,\
25,00,33,00,22,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,34,00,22,00,00,00


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\text]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\text\DefaultIcon
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,68,00,\
65,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,31,00,35,\
00,32,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\text\OpenWithList]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\text\OpenWithList\Notepad.exe]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\text\OpenWithList\WordPad.exe]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\text\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\text\shell\edit]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\text\shell\edit\command
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,4e,00,4f,00,\
54,00,45,00,50,00,41,00,44,00,2e,00,45,00,58,00,45,00,20,00,25,00,31,00,00,\
00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\text\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\text\shell\open\command
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,4e,00,4f,00,\
54,00,45,00,50,00,41,00,44,00,2e,00,45,00,58,00,45,00,20,00,25,00,31,00,00,\
00


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.TXT]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.TXT\OpenWithList]
"a"="NOTEPAD.EXE"
"MRUList"="ajfdechib"
"b"="xinfo.exe"
"c"="tspice.exe"
"d"="AcroRd32.exe"
"e"="ledit.exe"
"f"="WORDPAD.EXE"
"g"="timing.exe"
"h"="EXCEL.EXE"
"i"="SysSnap.exe"
"j"="iexplore.exe"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.TXT\OpenWithProgids]
"txtfile"=hex(0):
@=hex(0):



Ramesh said:
JP,

Note that the "New" Text document setting in a part of file class / file type associations, and hence the suggestion. May be you ant to reboot once for the change to take effect. If that does not help, try this:

1. Download FileExtInfo.zip from here:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/fileextinfo.htm

2. Unzip the utility and extract the files to Desktop.
3. Double-click "FileExtInfo.exe" to run it.
4. Select .TXT file type from the list box
5. Click "View file association report"
6. Copy the contents of the report and include it in your reply.


--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh,
I tried this just now and it did not work.
Note that I do NOT need to fix the file 'association' (I can open up
existing text files with no problem using Notepad, Wordpad, etc), but I need
to fix 'whatever' makes Explorer show only "Text" in the right-clicked pop-up
'New' file list, so that it shows "Text Document" instead and thus lets me
create a .txt file (called "New Document.txt" or something).
Any other ideas?
JP

Ramesh said:
Download and apply the .TXT association fix from here:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I want to create a new ASCII text file within a folder (like a Notepad file).
But somehow, in the last few months, my Explorer window only gives me the
option to create a new "Text", which results in an error when I select it.
It used to give me the option of creating a new "Text Document". The error
it gives when I select "Text" is this:

Unable to create the file "New Text.*"
The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.

So, how do I fix this so that it knows to create a new .txt file in my
folder? The other options it lists, like Word docs, Excel docs, etc., all
still work as before.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
R

Ramesh, MS-MVP

Hi JP,

The file class settings seem to be correct. I'm wondering if this problem has to do with shell extensions. Try the steps under "Method 2" in this page:

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hi,
here's the report file.
JP

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
File association information for [.TXT] file type
Generated by FileExtInfo v2.0 on 1/5/2008 10:23:50 PM

FileExtInfo © 2005-2007 Ramesh Srinivasan.
Homepage: http://www.winhelponline.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.TXT]
@="txtfile"
"PerceivedType"="text"
"Content Type"="text/plain"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.TXT\PersistentHandler]
@="{5e941d80-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.TXT\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.TXT\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.TXT\shell\open\command]
@="notepad.exe %1"

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


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile]
@="Text Document"
"FriendlyTypeName"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,\
00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,\
32,00,5c,00,6e,00,6f,00,74,00,65,00,70,00,61,00,64,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,\
00,2c,00,2d,00,34,00,36,00,39,00,00,00
"EditFlags"=dword:00010000
"BrowserFlags"=dword:00000008

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\DefaultIcon]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,68,00,\
65,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,31,00,35,\
00,32,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\shell]
@="open"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\shell\open\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,4e,00,4f,00,\
54,00,45,00,50,00,41,00,44,00,2e,00,45,00,58,00,45,00,20,00,25,00,31,00,00,\
00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\shell\print]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\shell\print\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,4e,00,4f,00,\
54,00,45,00,50,00,41,00,44,00,2e,00,45,00,58,00,45,00,20,00,2f,00,70,00,20,\
00,25,00,31,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\shell\printto]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\shell\printto\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6e,00,6f,00,\
74,00,65,00,70,00,61,00,64,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2f,00,70,00,74,\
00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,32,00,22,00,20,00,22,00,\
25,00,33,00,22,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,34,00,22,00,00,00


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\text]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\text\DefaultIcon]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,68,00,\
65,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,31,00,35,\
00,32,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\text\OpenWithList]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\text\OpenWithList\Notepad.exe]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\text\OpenWithList\WordPad.exe]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\text\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\text\shell\edit]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\text\shell\edit\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,4e,00,4f,00,\
54,00,45,00,50,00,41,00,44,00,2e,00,45,00,58,00,45,00,20,00,25,00,31,00,00,\
00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\text\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\text\shell\open\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,4e,00,4f,00,\
54,00,45,00,50,00,41,00,44,00,2e,00,45,00,58,00,45,00,20,00,25,00,31,00,00,\
00


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.TXT]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.TXT\OpenWithList]
"a"="NOTEPAD.EXE"
"MRUList"="ajfdechib"
"b"="xinfo.exe"
"c"="tspice.exe"
"d"="AcroRd32.exe"
"e"="ledit.exe"
"f"="WORDPAD.EXE"
"g"="timing.exe"
"h"="EXCEL.EXE"
"i"="SysSnap.exe"
"j"="iexplore.exe"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.TXT\OpenWithProgids]
"txtfile"=hex(0):
@=hex(0):



Ramesh said:
JP,

Note that the "New" Text document setting in a part of file class / file type associations, and hence the suggestion. May be you ant to reboot once for the change to take effect. If that does not help, try this:

1. Download FileExtInfo.zip from here:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/fileextinfo.htm

2. Unzip the utility and extract the files to Desktop.
3. Double-click "FileExtInfo.exe" to run it.
4. Select .TXT file type from the list box
5. Click "View file association report"
6. Copy the contents of the report and include it in your reply.


--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh,
I tried this just now and it did not work.
Note that I do NOT need to fix the file 'association' (I can open up
existing text files with no problem using Notepad, Wordpad, etc), but I need
to fix 'whatever' makes Explorer show only "Text" in the right-clicked pop-up
'New' file list, so that it shows "Text Document" instead and thus lets me
create a .txt file (called "New Document.txt" or something).
Any other ideas?
JP

Ramesh said:
Download and apply the .TXT association fix from here:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I want to create a new ASCII text file within a folder (like a Notepad file).
But somehow, in the last few months, my Explorer window only gives me the
option to create a new "Text", which results in an error when I select it.
It used to give me the option of creating a new "Text Document". The error
it gives when I select "Text" is this:

Unable to create the file "New Text.*"
The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.

So, how do I fix this so that it knows to create a new .txt file in my
folder? The other options it lists, like Word docs, Excel docs, etc., all
still work as before.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
J

JPCMISC

That didn't work either. Here's what I did:
Ran shexview.exe, and came up with a list of nine non-Microsoft Context Menu
items.
Disabled five of them and rebooted.
Problem wasn't fixed so I re-enabled these five and disabled the other four
and rebooted.
Problem still wasn't fixed so I assume this wasn't the cause.

Do you know precisely from what/where in Windows the right-clicked New menu
text content is derived? Could knowing where this pointer is help at all?
JP

Ramesh said:
Hi JP,

The file class settings seem to be correct. I'm wondering if this problem has to do with shell extensions. Try the steps under "Method 2" in this page:

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hi,
here's the report file.
JP

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
File association information for [.TXT] file type
Generated by FileExtInfo v2.0 on 1/5/2008 10:23:50 PM

FileExtInfo © 2005-2007 Ramesh Srinivasan.
Homepage: http://www.winhelponline.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.TXT]
@="txtfile"
"PerceivedType"="text"
"Content Type"="text/plain"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.TXT\PersistentHandler]
@="{5e941d80-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.TXT\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.TXT\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.TXT\shell\open\command]
@="notepad.exe %1"

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


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile]
@="Text Document"
"FriendlyTypeName"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,\
00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,\
32,00,5c,00,6e,00,6f,00,74,00,65,00,70,00,61,00,64,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,\
00,2c,00,2d,00,34,00,36,00,39,00,00,00
"EditFlags"=dword:00010000
"BrowserFlags"=dword:00000008

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\DefaultIcon]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,68,00,\
65,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,31,00,35,\
00,32,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\shell]
@="open"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\shell\open\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,4e,00,4f,00,\
54,00,45,00,50,00,41,00,44,00,2e,00,45,00,58,00,45,00,20,00,25,00,31,00,00,\
00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\shell\print]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\shell\print\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,4e,00,4f,00,\
54,00,45,00,50,00,41,00,44,00,2e,00,45,00,58,00,45,00,20,00,2f,00,70,00,20,\
00,25,00,31,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\shell\printto]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\shell\printto\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6e,00,6f,00,\
74,00,65,00,70,00,61,00,64,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2f,00,70,00,74,\
00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,32,00,22,00,20,00,22,00,\
25,00,33,00,22,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,34,00,22,00,00,00


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\text]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\text\DefaultIcon]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,68,00,\
65,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,31,00,35,\
00,32,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\text\OpenWithList]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\text\OpenWithList\Notepad.exe]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\text\OpenWithList\WordPad.exe]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\text\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\text\shell\edit]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\text\shell\edit\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,4e,00,4f,00,\
54,00,45,00,50,00,41,00,44,00,2e,00,45,00,58,00,45,00,20,00,25,00,31,00,00,\
00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\text\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\text\shell\open\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,4e,00,4f,00,\
54,00,45,00,50,00,41,00,44,00,2e,00,45,00,58,00,45,00,20,00,25,00,31,00,00,\
00


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.TXT]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.TXT\OpenWithList]
"a"="NOTEPAD.EXE"
"MRUList"="ajfdechib"
"b"="xinfo.exe"
"c"="tspice.exe"
"d"="AcroRd32.exe"
"e"="ledit.exe"
"f"="WORDPAD.EXE"
"g"="timing.exe"
"h"="EXCEL.EXE"
"i"="SysSnap.exe"
"j"="iexplore.exe"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.TXT\OpenWithProgids]
"txtfile"=hex(0):
@=hex(0):



Ramesh said:
JP,
Note that I do NOT need to fix the file 'association'
Click to expand...

Note that the "New" Text document setting in a part of file class / file type associations, and hence the suggestion. May be you ant to reboot once for the change to take effect. If that does not help, try this:

1. Download FileExtInfo.zip from here:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/fileextinfo.htm

2. Unzip the utility and extract the files to Desktop.
3. Double-click "FileExtInfo.exe" to run it.
4. Select .TXT file type from the list box
5. Click "View file association report"
6. Copy the contents of the report and include it in your reply.


--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh,
I tried this just now and it did not work.
Note that I do NOT need to fix the file 'association' (I can open up
existing text files with no problem using Notepad, Wordpad, etc), but I need
to fix 'whatever' makes Explorer show only "Text" in the right-clicked pop-up
'New' file list, so that it shows "Text Document" instead and thus lets me
create a .txt file (called "New Document.txt" or something).
Any other ideas?
JP

Ramesh said:
Download and apply the .TXT association fix from here:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I want to create a new ASCII text file within a folder (like a Notepad file).
But somehow, in the last few months, my Explorer window only gives me the
option to create a new "Text", which results in an error when I select it.
It used to give me the option of creating a new "Text Document". The error
it gives when I select "Text" is this:

Unable to create the file "New Text.*"
The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.

So, how do I fix this so that it knows to create a new .txt file in my
folder? The other options it lists, like Word docs, Excel docs, etc., all
still work as before.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
R

Ramesh, MS-MVP

Running out of ideas, JP.

From this key:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.TXT\ShellNew]

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


That didn't work either. Here's what I did:
Ran shexview.exe, and came up with a list of nine non-Microsoft Context Menu
items.
Disabled five of them and rebooted.
Problem wasn't fixed so I re-enabled these five and disabled the other four
and rebooted.
Problem still wasn't fixed so I assume this wasn't the cause.

Do you know precisely from what/where in Windows the right-clicked New menu
text content is derived? Could knowing where this pointer is help at all?
JP

Ramesh said:
Hi JP,

The file class settings seem to be correct. I'm wondering if this problem has to do with shell extensions. Try the steps under "Method 2" in this page:

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hi,
here's the report file.
JP
Click to expand...
 
J

JPCMISC

I appreciate your time, Ramesh.
Last question then before I give up:
If if my registry, [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.TXT\ShellNew] = (value not set),
does this not mean something should be here for creating a New text file?
JP

Ramesh said:
Running out of ideas, JP.

From this key:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.TXT\ShellNew]

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


That didn't work either. Here's what I did:
Ran shexview.exe, and came up with a list of nine non-Microsoft Context Menu
items.
Disabled five of them and rebooted.
Problem wasn't fixed so I re-enabled these five and disabled the other four
and rebooted.
Problem still wasn't fixed so I assume this wasn't the cause.

Do you know precisely from what/where in Windows the right-clicked New menu
text content is derived? Could knowing where this pointer is help at all?
JP

Ramesh said:
Hi JP,

The file class settings seem to be correct. I'm wondering if this problem has to do with shell extensions. Try the steps under "Method 2" in this page:

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hi,
here's the report file.
JP
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
R

Ramesh, MS-MVP

JP,

The (default) value need not contain any data in this case.

Another thing that can be tried out:

Download/Install/Run TweakUI
Click "Templates" and delete the entry named "Text Document"
Then press "Create" to create a new text document entry using a template file.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I appreciate your time, Ramesh.
Last question then before I give up:
If if my registry, [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.TXT\ShellNew] = (value not set),
does this not mean something should be here for creating a New text file?
JP

Ramesh said:
Running out of ideas, JP.

From this key:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.TXT\ShellNew]

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


That didn't work either. Here's what I did:
Ran shexview.exe, and came up with a list of nine non-Microsoft Context Menu
items.
Disabled five of them and rebooted.
Problem wasn't fixed so I re-enabled these five and disabled the other four
and rebooted.
Problem still wasn't fixed so I assume this wasn't the cause.

Do you know precisely from what/where in Windows the right-clicked New menu
text content is derived? Could knowing where this pointer is help at all?
JP

Ramesh said:
Hi JP,

The file class settings seem to be correct. I'm wondering if this problem has to do with shell extensions. Try the steps under "Method 2" in this page:

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hi,
here's the report file.
JP
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
J

JPCMISC

ok. I see this was also the suggestion by Elmo. I installed TweakUI and was
able to delete the Text Document template. But to create a new one, I need
to point to a template file, it seems. What is this and where do I get it?
JP

Ramesh said:
JP,

The (default) value need not contain any data in this case.

Another thing that can be tried out:

Download/Install/Run TweakUI
Click "Templates" and delete the entry named "Text Document"
Then press "Create" to create a new text document entry using a template file.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I appreciate your time, Ramesh.
Last question then before I give up:
If if my registry, [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.TXT\ShellNew] = (value not set),
does this not mean something should be here for creating a New text file?
JP

Ramesh said:
Running out of ideas, JP.
Do you know precisely from what/where in Windows the right-clicked New menu text content is derived?
Click to expand...

From this key:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.TXT\ShellNew]

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


That didn't work either. Here's what I did:
Ran shexview.exe, and came up with a list of nine non-Microsoft Context Menu
items.
Disabled five of them and rebooted.
Problem wasn't fixed so I re-enabled these five and disabled the other four
and rebooted.
Problem still wasn't fixed so I assume this wasn't the cause.

Do you know precisely from what/where in Windows the right-clicked New menu
text content is derived? Could knowing where this pointer is help at all?
JP

Ramesh said:
Hi JP,

The file class settings seem to be correct. I'm wondering if this problem has to do with shell extensions. Try the steps under "Method 2" in this page:

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hi,
here's the report file.
JP
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
J

JPCMISC

Hi Elmo. I'm now finally trying the TweakUI fix. But under templates, when
I delete the existing Text Document listing and try to create a new one, it's
asking me to open a template file. What is this and where do I find one?
Thanks.
JP
 
J

JPCMISC

Nevermind! I was so focused on looking for "Text Document" in Templates that
I didn't even notice the "Text" listing above it. When I deleted Text (I had
only previously disabled Text Document as an experiment so it was never
really gone) my problem was solved!
Thanks.
JP

Ramesh said:
JP,

The (default) value need not contain any data in this case.

Another thing that can be tried out:

Download/Install/Run TweakUI
Click "Templates" and delete the entry named "Text Document"
Then press "Create" to create a new text document entry using a template file.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I appreciate your time, Ramesh.
Last question then before I give up:
If if my registry, [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.TXT\ShellNew] = (value not set),
does this not mean something should be here for creating a New text file?
JP

Ramesh said:
Running out of ideas, JP.
Do you know precisely from what/where in Windows the right-clicked New menu text content is derived?
Click to expand...

From this key:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.TXT\ShellNew]

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


That didn't work either. Here's what I did:
Ran shexview.exe, and came up with a list of nine non-Microsoft Context Menu
items.
Disabled five of them and rebooted.
Problem wasn't fixed so I re-enabled these five and disabled the other four
and rebooted.
Problem still wasn't fixed so I assume this wasn't the cause.

Do you know precisely from what/where in Windows the right-clicked New menu
text content is derived? Could knowing where this pointer is help at all?
JP

Ramesh said:
Hi JP,

The file class settings seem to be correct. I'm wondering if this problem has to do with shell extensions. Try the steps under "Method 2" in this page:

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hi,
here's the report file.
JP
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
J

JPCMISC

Nevermind! I was so focused on looking for "Text Document" in Templates that
I didn't even notice the "Text" listing above it. When I deleted Text (I had
only previously disabled Text Document as an experiment so it was never
really gone) my problem was solved!
Although it would still be useful to know how to create a new listing here.
When you click Create, what sort of template file are you supposed to Open?
Thanks.
JP
 
R

Ramesh, MS-MVP

You're welcome JP.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Nevermind! I was so focused on looking for "Text Document" in Templates that
I didn't even notice the "Text" listing above it. When I deleted Text (I had
only previously disabled Text Document as an experiment so it was never
really gone) my problem was solved!
Thanks.
JP

:
 
E

Elmo

JPCMISC said:
Nevermind! I was so focused on looking for "Text Document" in Templates that
I didn't even notice the "Text" listing above it. When I deleted Text (I had
only previously disabled Text Document as an experiment so it was never
really gone) my problem was solved!
Although it would still be useful to know how to create a new listing here.
When you click Create, what sort of template file are you supposed to Open?
Thanks.
JP
Click to expand...

Sorry, I've never used the program fwith XP; I just read about it as a
solution.
 

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