Adding New Options in Windows Explorer

[Guest]

In Windows Explorer when you 'right click' you are given the option to
create a new folder or a shortcut.

Does anyone know how to add another option to this part of the "NEW" menu?
TweakUI lets you add to the new document area through templates, but I want
to add and executable to be run like the new shortcut option.

 

[Terry]

On 11.17.2004 3:00 PM On a whim, Ed pounded out on the keyboard

In Windows Explorer when you 'right click' you are given the option to
create a new folder or a shortcut.

Does anyone know how to add another option to this part of the "NEW" menu?
TweakUI lets you add to the new document area through templates, but I want
to add and executable to be run like the new shortcut option.

I found the references in the registry at:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Discardable\PostSetup\ShellNew
I don't think you could add a key there, nor would I recommend it.

I would add the executable to your SendTo folder rather than try to hack
the New menu. That folder is listed under your user profile,
C:\Documents and Settings\USER\SendTo. It is hidden by default so you
need to change the setting in Explorer, Tools, Folder Options, View tab,
"Show hidden files and folders".
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[Ramesh [MVP]]

Add items to the New menu (aka ShellNew entries):
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/shellnewadd.htm

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Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
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In Windows Explorer when you 'right click' you are given the option to
create a new folder or a shortcut.

Does anyone know how to add another option to this part of the "NEW" menu?
TweakUI lets you add to the new document area through templates, but I want
to add and executable to be run like the new shortcut option.

 

[Alex Nichol]

In Windows Explorer when you 'right click' you are given the option to
create a new folder or a shortcut.

Does anyone know how to add another option to this part of the "NEW" menu?
TweakUI lets you add to the new document area through templates, but I want
to add and executable to be run like the new shortcut option.

There is no way to add an executable to 'New'. New shortcut is not
running an independent program, just creating a shortcut file using an
inbuilt function of explorer.exe

You can make a new 'action' for any folder type, for this to apply to
*any* extension, you need to do it manually in regedit.exe - at
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.\shell
Make a new Key, giving it the name you want in the menu, then in that a
new Key named "command" and in that set the (Default) in the right pane
to the command line to be run