Vista - New Context Menu - Restore Default Menu Items

**Brink** · 05-20-2008

How to Restore Missing Default New Context Menu Items in Vista

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Last edited by Brink; 05-07-2009 at 03:43 PM..

**Brink** · 11-11-2008

You're welcome Walter Jnr., and welcome to Vista Forums. Thank you for posting back your results and possible cause.

Shawn

debalmerd · 11-28-2008

Thank you very much for these reg keys!

I restored the textdocument option with your key to "New" context menu item. Worked great, though it should be emphazid that you need to completely "cold"reboot your machine..

Thanks again..

Alf

**Brink** · 11-28-2008

You're welcome Alf.

I have updated the tutorial to have restart only.

Thank you,
Shawn

kalami · 12-27-2008

Hi, i´m new to the forums. I´m missing the txt file in my context menu, the reg file didn´t work. Any suggestions? Thank you in advance. Mike

**Brink** · 12-27-2008

Hello Mike, and welcome to Vista Forums.

Did you restart the computer after applying the reg file?

If you did, then you can do a System Restore using a restore point dated before it went missing to fix it.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

kalami · 12-28-2008

hi, yes i did a reboot, didn´t work. In fact i have no restore point, otherwise i had already used it

Any idea where i can start?

**Brink** · 12-28-2008

Mike,

See if the reg file in this ZIP folder will work for you. It includes more default registry entries for TXT files.

TXT.zip < Click to Download

If it does not help, then you might see if running a sfc /scannow can find and fix any bad system files that may be responsible.

kalami · 12-28-2008

hi, thank you so much, this new reg file worked perfectly

By the way can you recommend any lecture on the registry?
I really want to know it better, so i don´t have to bother you guys here in the forum
with my problems

**Brink** · 12-28-2008

You're welcome Mike. Thank you for posting back your results.

We are more than happy to help you here with any problem that you have with Vista. I do not know of any off the top of my head since I pretty much self tought myself about the registry. This might help get you some:

Registry management strategies for IT Pros - Windows Vista Help

Shawn

oldsew · 02-09-2009

"I tried your method and it did not work for me. I only show (Empty) when I right click to make a New Folder. This happen before and I had to restore to make it reappear. I have restored but perhaps not far enough back. HELP!"

oldsew

05-20-2008
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,999 posts	New Context Menu - Restore Default Menu Items How to Restore Missing Default New Context Menu Items in Vista ... Click here to read the entire tutorial Last edited by Brink; 05-07-2009 at 03:43 PM..
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11-11-2008
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,999 posts	Re: New Context Menu - Restore Default Menu Items You're welcome Walter Jnr., and welcome to Vista Forums. Thank you for posting back your results and possible cause. Shawn
My System Specs

11-28-2008
debalmerd Windows Vista Home Premium 1 posts	Re: New Context Menu - Restore Default Menu Items Thank you very much for these reg keys! I restored the textdocument option with your key to "New" context menu item. Worked great, though it should be emphazid that you need to completely "cold"reboot your machine.. Thanks again.. Alf
My System Specs

11-28-2008
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,999 posts	Re: New Context Menu - Restore Default Menu Items You're welcome Alf. I have updated the tutorial to have restart only. Thank you, Shawn
My System Specs

12-27-2008
kalami Vista Ultimate x64 3 posts	Re: New Context Menu - Restore Default Menu Items Hi, i´m new to the forums. I´m missing the txt file in my context menu, the reg file didn´t work. Any suggestions? Thank you in advance. Mike
My System Specs

12-28-2008
kalami Vista Ultimate x64 3 posts	Re: New Context Menu - Restore Default Menu Items hi, yes i did a reboot, didn´t work. In fact i have no restore point, otherwise i had already used it Any idea where i can start?
My System Specs

02-09-2009
oldsew Vista Home Premium 32bit 2 posts	Re: New Context Menu - Restore Default Menu Items "I tried your method and it did not work for me. I only show (Empty) when I right click to make a New Folder. This happen before and I had to restore to make it reappear. I have restored but perhaps not far enough back. HELP!" oldsew
My System Specs

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