I want to create new TXT file, but for some reason TXT file do not appears anymore when I click with right button on desktop, and go to 'NEW' (list of file types to create).
I saw these instructions somewhere else. They were really useful for me.
To Add an Item in “New” menu:
- Type regedit in RUN dialog box and press Enter. Now expand “HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT” key.
- Now look for the file type which you want to add in “New” menu, e.g. for adding MP3 file type look for .MP3 key.
- Right-click on it and select “New -> Key” and give it name “ShellNew”.
- In right-side pane, right-click and select “New -> String Value”. Give it name “NullFile” and press Enter.
- Thats it. You’ll immediately get the file type entry in “New” menu.
Detailing:
- Go to regedit
- Open "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT"
- Find '.txt' and click on it
- Check if "(Default)" "Data" value is "textfile", if not, set it to "textfile"
- Check if "ShellNew" path exists in '.txt', if not, create it
- Check if "NullFile" string value exists in "ShellNew", if not, create it
- Find 'textfile' on "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT" , if not exists, create it and set "(Default)" "Data" value to "Text Document" or other than you prefer
- Go to desktop / right mouse click / Refresh to see your new item in 'New' list
Basically 4 things are needed:
- .txt path with default value set as 'textfile'
- ShellNew path into .txt path
- 'NullFile' string value into ShellNew with no data
- textfile path with default value as the description of file