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

Alan 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

Right click, click Choose a Program... and choose one and use it. That
program will be added to the right click menu.

HTH
Pop`

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

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

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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
>

You're welcome.

Nepatsfan

In news:132igi5isvaahbc@corp.supernews.com,
Alan <somewhere@nospam.pew> wrote:
> 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
> news:O%23IxmC2gHHA.4772@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> 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