Thanks for your replies, Nepatsfan and Poprivet.

I also discovered earlier today that I could use the Tweak UI application to
add items.

So now I have a bunch of ways. I just need to remember ONE of them the next
time I want to add an app. :>

Alan

"Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan@SBXXXIX.com> wrote in message
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> In news:132hfmhhmpqtc60@corp.supernews.com,
> Alan <somewhere@nospam.pew> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm sure I once knew how to do this, but the mind doesn't always
>> retain what it learns.
>>
>> In XP Windows Explorer, if I right-click on a blank area in the
>> right-side pane, there is a context menu that displays. When I slide
>> the pointer to the NEW option, there is another menu that contains a
>> list of applications that can be invoked.
>>
>> My question is: How do I add applications to those already showing in
>> the list?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Alan
>
> You might want to look at this article.
>
> Courtesy of Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP
> Add items to the New menu (aka ShellNew entries)
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/shellnewadd.htm
>
> There's more info on this subject here.
>
> Add or remove entries in the New objects list (ShellNew)
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/shellnew.htm
>
> Good luck
>
> Nepatsfan
>