How do I add items to Windows Explorer New menu?

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How do I add items to Windows Explorer right-click context menu called New?

Should take this over to http://superuser.com – squillman Nov 06 '09 at 03:42 — squillman, Nov 06 '09 at 03:42

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 06 '09 at 00:29

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On Windows XP it appears they are registry entries. On my machine it's all listed under

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Discardable\PostSetup\ShellNew

answered Nov 06 '09 at 00:29

John Gardeniers

That key also exists on Windows7, so I'm guessing it'll be good on Vista too. – KdgDev Nov 06 '09 at 00:37

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 06 '09 at 00:44

Sample using ".sql" files.

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.sql\ShellNew] Value Name = FileName Value Data = NewProc.sql

Seems kinda kludgy and to only support one new item per file type, so I'm on the lookout for a better answer.

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