Using 7zip, add this simple textfile into a new 7zip file and save to the Desktop as 7z.7z. Use Notepad or your favorite text editor to create a simple text document containing a few words.
HOW TO MAKE A NEW FILE WITH 7ZIP WINDOWS
Hit F5 to Refresh the Desktop and confirm that when you double-click on a 7zip file, Windows doesn't know what program you want to use. Delete this key, resetting your 7zip back to a pristine state. If so, open the Registry and search for 7zFM.exe in the Open With list. The reason is because the User Choice overrides the normal file extension actions (including, I think, the ability to add 7zip to the right-click New menu). If, at some time in the past, you already right-clicked on a 7zip file, clicked Properties, clicked on Change next to Open With, selected 7zip, and checked the box for "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file", or if, at some point, you right-clicked and chose Open With – Choose Default Program – 7zip, you might need to undo that action. If you're using another version of Windows, this may or may not work for you.īack up your Registry or take a system snapshot just in case you mess something up. Dreadfully, 7zip is still exceedingly annoying to work with on account of this lack of basic functionality.Īfter days of experimenting, I finally figured out to add 7zip to Windows 7's right-click New menu. Is this the expected result? If not, how do you change the value to hex? Are you supposed to create a DWORD or QWORD instead?Ĭreating strings such as NullFile, ItemName, and Filename under the ShellNew key pointing to a blank 7zip file that I created, named 7z.7z, and copied to C:\Windows.Ĭopying the exact subkeys, strings, and so on from HKCR's. I notice that the Data value says REG_BINARY but the REG file says "Data"=hex. Held down Shift key, right-clicked on the Desktop, and chose "Open command window here".Įxited the command console, hit F2, and renamed the REG file to "Add 7z to right-click New menu".ĭouble-clicked on the REG file and allowed the change to the Registry. Right-clicked on Desktop - New - Text Document. Maybe I entered in something wrong? This is what I did:
However, removing the backslash still failed to create a right-click New entry for 7zip. 7z and didn't create the Data value until I removed the backslash from the string of numbers. To ssbssa: I tried your instructions but it only created an empty ShellNew key under. Probably 99% of Windows programs implement the standard right-click - New context menu.
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