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| 53393 | 2002-06-09 07:59:00 | Recently I have been unable to create blank text documents by right clicking and selecting new | text document, as that choice has disappeared. I am familiar with registry editing and have attempted to re-create it. I have managed to get windows to put the item 'text document' in the 'new' list, and when i click it, it creates a new text document, BUT it immediately removes itself from the list again... I can only ever create 1 of them. Is there a way I can permanently put 'text document' back into the list?? I am running winXP. Cheers, Craig. |
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| 53394 | 2002-06-09 09:30:00 | One of XP's greatest features is its ability to 'forget things'. Configurations, themes, settings - you name it, Xp's alzheimers will catch up with you one day. The best thing to try is the 'System File Checker': Put your XP cd in, and go <Start> <Run> 'SFC /scannow'. Go away and have a bucket of coffee. SFC may fix things - but it won't tell you it has! Reboot once it's compete. | Guest (0) | ||
| 53395 | 2002-06-09 09:33:00 | Cheers Wuppo, but I don't think that is a very good idea, given that I have customised an enormous amount of windows settings in the time I have had XP, i really do not want to have to do all them if the SFC undoes the lot!! | Guest (0) | ||
| 53396 | 2002-06-09 09:57:00 | Another way of reinserting the Text Document action is using the TWEAKUI for Windows XP utility (part of the PowerToys for WinXP set). Install TWEAKUI, run it and in the menu winodw on the left hand side about 3/4 of the way down there is an option called TEMPLATES. Click on that and you will be presented with various tick box options one of which should be TEXT DOCUMENT. try that and see if it works for you. I believe Tweakui for WinXP is on the PC WOrld cover CD's. Now if that doesn't do the trick and Wuppo's suggestions don't work wellll... there's always the old REGEDIT (REGistry EDITor) way (don't reccommend this too much unless you are fully conversant with the hows/wherefores/howtobackups and all the other issues. However the Templates value is usually stored in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Discardable\PostSetup\ShellNew and in the equivalent HKEY_USERS\<your_user_number>\Software\Microsoft\W indows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Discardable\PostSet up\ShellNew The value 'Text Document' is of type REG_BINARY. And you probably don't want to know the long Hex value for this.... Cheers, Babe. |
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| 53397 | 2002-06-09 10:44:00 | Cheers Babe, I tried the registry thingy already with the long hex data but that was what was allowing me to create one new text document file only, and then it dissappears from the list. I tried the tweakUI thing too, but text document is in the list (and ticked) but not on the right click menu, i tried deleting it and recreating it to no avail. I also found an MS knowledge base article to create new types, by adding an entry to the HXCR\.txt\shellNew and a matching entry to the c:\windows\system\shellEXT\ but that too failed, and I tried adding a document to the c:\windows\shellNEW folder, but that also doesnt work... are there any other ways?? Cheers, Craig. I had a thought that maybe the file type was around somewhere but hidden, but i couldnt find one, also a search of the registry for 'New Text Document' and 'Text Document' turn up no results that seem to be relevant... |
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| 53398 | 2006-04-11 17:32:00 | I've been having this exact same problem, but with deleting unneeded file types. So does anyone know how to do it manually? | Sasha (443) | ||
| 53399 | 2006-04-11 22:37:00 | Try TweakUI from Windows Powertoys. | Greg (193) | ||
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