Restore 'New .rtf file" to menu on desktop of Win 11


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OAT said:
What the vid? It's a 56 second segment, did you play it?
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If you're talking about post #36... at first I didn't notice the black control bar underneath the video.
I now saw that it worked for you.

But it still doesn't work for me. I even used the reg code you posted... and then when I still didn't have it on the NEW menu, I used the same reg code from Winaero.

I dunno what's different, but I can't get it to work. :(

Don't lose any sleep over it. I can just open Wordpad and make a new .rtf file. :-)



I just created a NEW > Text Document and changed the file extension from .txt to .rtf
That worked, just for that one file. :D
 
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I've done a little experimenting, and I think I can see what's going on.

For ShellNew to work, the default value of .rtf needs to point to a filetype that will contain amongst other things the descriptive name of the file type.

In a clean install of 24H2 that doesn't exist. Until @Ghot checked his clean build this wasn't picked up at all. I think that on a clean install of 23H2 or earlier this filetype will be rtffile.

So, if you don't have this you'll need to add it. An obvious thing to do would be to copy this from a clean install (i.e. with no office software) of 23H2. You might be lucky and find that the only requirement was that there was a default value for the rtffile entry, but it wouldn't surprise me if more was required.

I think that it's supposed to be the case that an upgrade install of 24H2 doesn't remove WordPad, so chasing down all the relevant registry entries as well as the files from 23H2 would enable you to restore wordpad properly. I've had a look at the installer from winaero, and that doesn't do that. It does add the 'App Path' registry entries, so wordpad or write from the run menu will start the program. The winaero installer doesn't include WordpadFilter.dll which makes sense as without the relevant registry entries it won't add anything.

And in passing, there's no need to log off and on or restart explorer to see your registry changes take effect. Most happen straight away, but adding or removing the ShellNew item requires a shellrefresh, Nirsoft's nircmd will do this.

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Skeptic Mike said:
I've done a little experimenting, and I think I can see what's going on.
Click to expand...


I think it would help you told us exactly which registry entries, need to say... what. 8-)
 

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to OAT: first of all: THANKS A LOT ! (I played your video)
second: I would LOVE to receive the *.reg file that you used for this.
would you be so kind to send it to me at ruudtes at hotmail dot com?
this is to make sure I can do what you did, and to be absolutely certain that there is no confusion as to which registry file to use
(I know I am asking a lot of your patience, sorry for that.)
 
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to GHOT, the three starred guru vip: What a find! That works! Though it is a little step more, it works perfectly (one has to change the name "New Text Document" anyway, so those extra three letters are no problem at all).
THANKS a lot! You really did a great find. A fourth star if you can come up with a reg file & the rest of the fix to get all back to "normal"...

But I would not be surpised if this will remain a problem as Wordpad may cause a safety issue as it probably won't be updated anymore.

I have a thought: as OAT did a clean (opposite of a dirty) install, it still might be dirty, for using his existing MS account while installing, probably may result in importing Windows 11 settings that are on that account. But I really have no clue what is imported, so I may be totally wrong. Just guessing.

Another thought: I used the UK release. I would not be surprised if there is a difference between an European and an US release.
 

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to Skeptik Mike: at the moment I'm putting back an image of 23H2 to the 24H2 machine. I will give it a go with your tips. Thanks in advance. I will come with the results later, after my visit to the dentist and a visit of one of my friends this afternoon.
Oops (not): Rescuezilla did it in 8.1 minutes!
 

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Ghot said:
I think it would help you told us exactly which registry entries, need to say... what.
Click to expand...

Well, my previous post reflected what I found out by seeing how to break ShellNew for .rtf files. I was uncomfortable with some of the exchanges in the thread, and the OPs posts suggested a difference (the lack of default value for .rtf) that was worth checking. So, I did all of my tests on 23H2, as I haven't been 'offered' an update.

I've had a look at what refers to wordpad in the registry, and there's a lot of stuff. Some relates to windows maintenance and some to event log handling and some to registration of wordpad as a COM object.

I think that minimally the following changes should enable ShellNew to work. I'm assuming that
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rtf isn't present, if it is and it has a default value don't use the second registry change. Note that the registry values starting with hex(2): are REG_EXPAND_SZ type, and will be pointing to the default location of wordpad: %ProgramFiles%\Windows NT\Accessories\WORDPAD.EXE
and you'll have to edit them to point to wherever you've put the wordpad executable file.

Code: 
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rtf]
@="rtffile"
"PerceivedType"="document"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rtf\OpenWithList]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rtf\OpenWithList\WordPad.exe]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rtf\PersistentHandler]
@="{2e2294a9-50d7-4fe7-a09f-e6492e185884}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rtf\ShellNew]
"Data"="{\\rtf1}"
"ItemName"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,\
  69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,\
  00,20,00,4e,00,54,00,5c,00,41,00,63,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,73,00,6f,00,72,00,\
  69,00,65,00,73,00,5c,00,57,00,4f,00,52,00,44,00,50,00,41,00,44,00,2e,00,45,\
  00,58,00,45,00,2c,00,2d,00,32,00,31,00,33,00,00,00

and
Code: 
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rtffile]
@="Rich Text Document"
"AllowSilentDefaultTakeOver"=""
"EditFlags"=dword:00200000
"FriendlyTypeName"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,\
  00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,\
  77,00,73,00,20,00,4e,00,54,00,5c,00,41,00,63,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,73,00,6f,\
  00,72,00,69,00,65,00,73,00,5c,00,57,00,4f,00,52,00,44,00,50,00,41,00,44,00,\
  2e,00,45,00,58,00,45,00,2c,00,2d,00,31,00,39,00,30,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rtffile\DefaultIcon]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,\
  00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,\
  4e,00,54,00,5c,00,41,00,63,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,73,00,6f,00,72,00,69,00,65,\
  00,73,00,5c,00,57,00,4f,00,52,00,44,00,50,00,41,00,44,00,2e,00,45,00,58,00,\
  45,00,22,00,2c,00,31,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rtffile\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rtffile\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rtffile\shell\open\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,\
  00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,\
  4e,00,54,00,5c,00,41,00,63,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,73,00,6f,00,72,00,69,00,65,\
  00,73,00,5c,00,57,00,4f,00,52,00,44,00,50,00,41,00,44,00,2e,00,45,00,58,00,\
  45,00,22,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,00,00

I would apply these changes to my profile, i.e. replace HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
with HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes . However, most people prefer to make system wide changes. If you do attack HKCR directly do export the keys you are changing so you can delete the keys you've changed and import the original values.

Note that I haven't included the changes needed to register wordpad as an application for .rtf files, as I think that you should be able to force the association of .rtf files and wordpad.

Mike
 

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to Skeptik Mike: your November 25, 6:33 PM post tips resulted in no change. Now I'm putting the 24H2 image back and I will try your reg file, the first one, from your post 26 nov 2024 12:46 PM. To be continued.
 

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ruudtes said:
to Skeptik Mike: your November 25, 6:33 PM post tips resulted in no change. Now I'm putting the 24H2 image back and I will try your reg file, the first one, from your post 26 nov 2024 12:46 PM. To be continued.
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    2x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB,
    WD 4TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    WD 8TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    DRW-24B1ST CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750W Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Cooler Master ATCS 840 Tower
    Cooling
    CM Hyper 212 EVO (push/pull)
    Keyboard
    Ducky DK9008 Shine II Blue LED
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-100
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox (latest)
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender Internet Security
    Other Info
    Speakers: Klipsch Pro Media 2.1
  • Operating System
    Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® (not in use)
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
    Motherboard
    ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
    Memory
    TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" Professional (CRT)
    Screen Resolution
    up to 2048 x 1536
    Hard Drives
    WD 36GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
    Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SATA
    Lite-On LTR-52246S CD/RW
    Lite-On LH-18A1P CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Generic Beige case, 80mm fans
    Cooling
    ZALMAN 9500A 92mm CPU Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-BT96a
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keybooard 200
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox 3.x ??
    Antivirus
    Symantec (Norton)
    Other Info
    Still assembled, still runs. Haven't turned it on for 13 years?
to Edwin: the Word.RTF.8 tip did not work either
I don't have MS Word anyway, so it was to be expected it would fail
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    composed with motherboard Asustek Computer Inc. model F2A85-M LE (FM2)
    CPU
    AMD A4-4000
    Motherboard
    Asustek Computer Inc. model F2A85-M LE (FM2)
    Memory
    6144 MB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7480D
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Flatron W2343T-PF second hand 15 euro
    Screen Resolution
    1152 x 864
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 150GB (Windows 11)
    WesternDigital 150GB (Windows XP)
    Seagate 465GB (Windows 7 and Windows 10)
    Western Digital 40GB Caviar (Windows 98)
    Browser
    Firefox and 12 others
    Antivirus
    Windows 11 built in Mircosoft Defender
  • Operating System
    Windows 98 SE
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Globe
    CPU
    Pentium 166
    Memory
    not much, but very expensive in those days, a few hundred Dutch guilders (± € 100) for 256MB
    Graphics card(s)
    one ;-)
    Sound Card
    Yamaha OPL3-SAx
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Liteon Lite Panel 150
    Screen Resolution
    scren size: 15inch
    Hard Drives
    Quantum BigFoot
    Other Info
    this is my first ever computer, still being used every now and then, more then than now
ruudtes said:
to Edwin: the Word.RTF.8 tip did not work either
I don't have MS Word anyway, so it was to be expected it would fail
Click to expand...


"to Edwin" doesn't do anything. It's nice, but doesn't light up the "Alert" bell.

@Edwin <------- that lights up his Alert bell. :-)


He's not online at the moment, but when he comes online... he will see the alert, and know that someone is talking to him.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Home ♦♦♦26100.3037 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦24H2 ♦♦♦non-Insider
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® [May 2020]
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
    Motherboard
    Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 4702)
    Memory
    G.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC1220P / ALC S1220A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U3011 30"
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600
    Hard Drives
    2x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB,
    WD 4TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    WD 8TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    DRW-24B1ST CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750W Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Cooler Master ATCS 840 Tower
    Cooling
    CM Hyper 212 EVO (push/pull)
    Keyboard
    Ducky DK9008 Shine II Blue LED
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-100
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox (latest)
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender Internet Security
    Other Info
    Speakers: Klipsch Pro Media 2.1
  • Operating System
    Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® (not in use)
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
    Motherboard
    ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
    Memory
    TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" Professional (CRT)
    Screen Resolution
    up to 2048 x 1536
    Hard Drives
    WD 36GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
    Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SATA
    Lite-On LTR-52246S CD/RW
    Lite-On LH-18A1P CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Generic Beige case, 80mm fans
    Cooling
    ZALMAN 9500A 92mm CPU Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-BT96a
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keybooard 200
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox 3.x ??
    Antivirus
    Symantec (Norton)
    Other Info
    Still assembled, still runs. Haven't turned it on for 13 years?
Ghot said:
Well, I gave you ten points for filling out your computer specs. :-)


Also... if you want to get someone's attention (light up their Alert bell (top right), add an "@" in front of their account name when you type it, OR quote them, using the Quote button lower right of post.



_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


Here's some other things that you may find useful...

www.elevenforum.com

Quickie Eleven Forum Setup Guide for new Members

Quickie Interface tour... Quickie set up... At the top right, click on your name, then choose "Preferences". Then go through everything on the left side. Quickie navigation... Click Forums and choose a subforum, OR... Click Forums, then New Posts or What's New Ranks, Trophies...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com

www.elevenforum.com

Macrium Reflect, AOMEI Backupper and Hasleo Backup Suite - GUIDES

How to use backup software... 1. When everything is working perfectly... make a full Windows backup. 2. Then, if something breaks... restore from the latest backup. 3. Then... try "whatever you were doing" a different way. If it still breaks Windows, then... go to step #2. 4. Repeat...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com

www.elevenforum.com

Windows 11 Tweaks - Leader Board.

These are tweaks I've seen asked for... many times. They are collected here for easy access. All of these and more can be found in the Eleven Forum Tutorials section. Make sure to read the "notes" in the various tutorials. At the bottom of the first post in all the "tutorials", there are...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com
Click to expand...
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    composed with motherboard Asustek Computer Inc. model F2A85-M LE (FM2)
    CPU
    AMD A4-4000
    Motherboard
    Asustek Computer Inc. model F2A85-M LE (FM2)
    Memory
    6144 MB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7480D
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Flatron W2343T-PF second hand 15 euro
    Screen Resolution
    1152 x 864
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 150GB (Windows 11)
    WesternDigital 150GB (Windows XP)
    Seagate 465GB (Windows 7 and Windows 10)
    Western Digital 40GB Caviar (Windows 98)
    Browser
    Firefox and 12 others
    Antivirus
    Windows 11 built in Mircosoft Defender
  • Operating System
    Windows 98 SE
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Globe
    CPU
    Pentium 166
    Memory
    not much, but very expensive in those days, a few hundred Dutch guilders (± € 100) for 256MB
    Graphics card(s)
    one ;-)
    Sound Card
    Yamaha OPL3-SAx
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Liteon Lite Panel 150
    Screen Resolution
    scren size: 15inch
    Hard Drives
    Quantum BigFoot
    Other Info
    this is my first ever computer, still being used every now and then, more then than now
to Ghot: thank you for the Windows 11 Tweaks link, I will definitely study it.
I just used Rescuezilla to put the 24H2 image back (my Windows 11 size is 20.628.275.200 bytes), it took 6.1 minutes. I doubt that AOMEI can beat that.
(I had serious problems with AOMEI in te past, which is why I will never ever use it anyway.)
Thanks for the "Quote" & reply tip!
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    composed with motherboard Asustek Computer Inc. model F2A85-M LE (FM2)
    CPU
    AMD A4-4000
    Motherboard
    Asustek Computer Inc. model F2A85-M LE (FM2)
    Memory
    6144 MB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7480D
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Flatron W2343T-PF second hand 15 euro
    Screen Resolution
    1152 x 864
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 150GB (Windows 11)
    WesternDigital 150GB (Windows XP)
    Seagate 465GB (Windows 7 and Windows 10)
    Western Digital 40GB Caviar (Windows 98)
    Browser
    Firefox and 12 others
    Antivirus
    Windows 11 built in Mircosoft Defender
  • Operating System
    Windows 98 SE
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Globe
    CPU
    Pentium 166
    Memory
    not much, but very expensive in those days, a few hundred Dutch guilders (± € 100) for 256MB
    Graphics card(s)
    one ;-)
    Sound Card
    Yamaha OPL3-SAx
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Liteon Lite Panel 150
    Screen Resolution
    scren size: 15inch
    Hard Drives
    Quantum BigFoot
    Other Info
    this is my first ever computer, still being used every now and then, more then than now
to Skeptic Mike:
the (first) reg file didn't work
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    composed with motherboard Asustek Computer Inc. model F2A85-M LE (FM2)
    CPU
    AMD A4-4000
    Motherboard
    Asustek Computer Inc. model F2A85-M LE (FM2)
    Memory
    6144 MB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7480D
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Flatron W2343T-PF second hand 15 euro
    Screen Resolution
    1152 x 864
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 150GB (Windows 11)
    WesternDigital 150GB (Windows XP)
    Seagate 465GB (Windows 7 and Windows 10)
    Western Digital 40GB Caviar (Windows 98)
    Browser
    Firefox and 12 others
    Antivirus
    Windows 11 built in Mircosoft Defender
  • Operating System
    Windows 98 SE
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Globe
    CPU
    Pentium 166
    Memory
    not much, but very expensive in those days, a few hundred Dutch guilders (± € 100) for 256MB
    Graphics card(s)
    one ;-)
    Sound Card
    Yamaha OPL3-SAx
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Liteon Lite Panel 150
    Screen Resolution
    scren size: 15inch
    Hard Drives
    Quantum BigFoot
    Other Info
    this is my first ever computer, still being used every now and then, more then than now
.

so

the solution for those who cannot get a working fix for the issue Right click - New - Rich Text Document:

choose Right click - New - Text Document
and then change New Text Document.txt into New Text Document.rtf

of course you first have to install Wordpad (if it is not on your computer), you can download it for free here:

Windows 7 Games for Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, and Windows 8.

Download Windows 7 Games for Windows 11, Windows 10, and Windows 8. Classic card games from Windows 7.
win7games.com win7games.com
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    composed with motherboard Asustek Computer Inc. model F2A85-M LE (FM2)
    CPU
    AMD A4-4000
    Motherboard
    Asustek Computer Inc. model F2A85-M LE (FM2)
    Memory
    6144 MB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7480D
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Flatron W2343T-PF second hand 15 euro
    Screen Resolution
    1152 x 864
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 150GB (Windows 11)
    WesternDigital 150GB (Windows XP)
    Seagate 465GB (Windows 7 and Windows 10)
    Western Digital 40GB Caviar (Windows 98)
    Browser
    Firefox and 12 others
    Antivirus
    Windows 11 built in Mircosoft Defender
  • Operating System
    Windows 98 SE
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Globe
    CPU
    Pentium 166
    Memory
    not much, but very expensive in those days, a few hundred Dutch guilders (± € 100) for 256MB
    Graphics card(s)
    one ;-)
    Sound Card
    Yamaha OPL3-SAx
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Liteon Lite Panel 150
    Screen Resolution
    scren size: 15inch
    Hard Drives
    Quantum BigFoot
    Other Info
    this is my first ever computer, still being used every now and then, more then than now
ruudtes said:
it took 6.1 minutes. I doubt that AOMEI can beat that.
Click to expand...


It all depends on how much "used space" is on the C: partition. (Windows partition).
I have 37GB total on my C: partition.
At default settings, it takes me 1.5 minutes to make a backup and 2.5 minutes to restore from a backup (Macrium Reflect).

AOMEI and Hasleo run at pretty much the same speed. :-)

I install large programs and games on my storage drives, instead of my C: partition.
This keeps the "used space" small, which makes the backups and restores, very fast.


It's sort of like... building dikes.
A one kilometer long dike takes longer to build than a .3 kilometer long dike. :D


Image1.webp

One of my favorite stories as a kid.
Hans Brinker, or the silver skates. :-)
 
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System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Home ♦♦♦26100.3037 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦24H2 ♦♦♦non-Insider
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® [May 2020]
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
    Motherboard
    Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 4702)
    Memory
    G.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC1220P / ALC S1220A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U3011 30"
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600
    Hard Drives
    2x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB,
    WD 4TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    WD 8TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    DRW-24B1ST CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750W Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Cooler Master ATCS 840 Tower
    Cooling
    CM Hyper 212 EVO (push/pull)
    Keyboard
    Ducky DK9008 Shine II Blue LED
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-100
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox (latest)
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender Internet Security
    Other Info
    Speakers: Klipsch Pro Media 2.1
  • Operating System
    Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® (not in use)
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
    Motherboard
    ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
    Memory
    TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" Professional (CRT)
    Screen Resolution
    up to 2048 x 1536
    Hard Drives
    WD 36GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
    Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SATA
    Lite-On LTR-52246S CD/RW
    Lite-On LH-18A1P CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Generic Beige case, 80mm fans
    Cooling
    ZALMAN 9500A 92mm CPU Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-BT96a
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keybooard 200
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox 3.x ??
    Antivirus
    Symantec (Norton)
    Other Info
    Still assembled, still runs. Haven't turned it on for 13 years?
Skeptic Mike said:
Well, my previous post reflected what I found out by seeing how to break ShellNew for .rtf files. I was uncomfortable with some of the exchanges in the thread, and the OPs posts suggested a difference (the lack of default value for .rtf) that was worth checking. So, I did all of my tests on 23H2, as I haven't been 'offered' an update.

I've had a look at what refers to wordpad in the registry, and there's a lot of stuff. Some relates to windows maintenance and some to event log handling and some to registration of wordpad as a COM object.

I think that minimally the following changes should enable ShellNew to work. I'm assuming that
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rtf isn't present, if it is and it has a default value don't use the second registry change. Note that the registry values starting with hex(2): are REG_EXPAND_SZ type, and will be pointing to the default location of wordpad: %ProgramFiles%\Windows NT\Accessories\WORDPAD.EXE
and you'll have to edit them to point to wherever you've put the wordpad executable file.

Code: 
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rtf]
@="rtffile"
"PerceivedType"="document"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rtf\OpenWithList]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rtf\OpenWithList\WordPad.exe]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rtf\PersistentHandler]
@="{2e2294a9-50d7-4fe7-a09f-e6492e185884}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rtf\ShellNew]
"Data"="{\\rtf1}"
"ItemName"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,\
  69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,\
  00,20,00,4e,00,54,00,5c,00,41,00,63,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,73,00,6f,00,72,00,\
  69,00,65,00,73,00,5c,00,57,00,4f,00,52,00,44,00,50,00,41,00,44,00,2e,00,45,\
  00,58,00,45,00,2c,00,2d,00,32,00,31,00,33,00,00,00

and
Code: 
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rtffile]
@="Rich Text Document"
"AllowSilentDefaultTakeOver"=""
"EditFlags"=dword:00200000
"FriendlyTypeName"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,\
  00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,\
  77,00,73,00,20,00,4e,00,54,00,5c,00,41,00,63,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,73,00,6f,\
  00,72,00,69,00,65,00,73,00,5c,00,57,00,4f,00,52,00,44,00,50,00,41,00,44,00,\
  2e,00,45,00,58,00,45,00,2c,00,2d,00,31,00,39,00,30,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rtffile\DefaultIcon]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,\
  00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,\
  4e,00,54,00,5c,00,41,00,63,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,73,00,6f,00,72,00,69,00,65,\
  00,73,00,5c,00,57,00,4f,00,52,00,44,00,50,00,41,00,44,00,2e,00,45,00,58,00,\
  45,00,22,00,2c,00,31,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rtffile\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rtffile\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rtffile\shell\open\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,\
  00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,\
  4e,00,54,00,5c,00,41,00,63,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,73,00,6f,00,72,00,69,00,65,\
  00,73,00,5c,00,57,00,4f,00,52,00,44,00,50,00,41,00,44,00,2e,00,45,00,58,00,\
  45,00,22,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,00,00

I would apply these changes to my profile, i.e. replace HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
with HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes . However, most people prefer to make system wide changes. If you do attack HKCR directly do export the keys you are changing so you can delete the keys you've changed and import the original values.

Note that I haven't included the changes needed to register wordpad as an application for .rtf files, as I think that you should be able to force the association of .rtf files and wordpad.

Mike
Click to expand...
@Skeptic Mike

Created an account (with a typo in my name) just to confirm that these registery tweaks work on a clean (January 1st 2025) Windows 11 Pro 24H2 installation. I copied over WordPad from my old Windows 10 image made with AOMEI Backupper.

All i had to do was restart the file explorer.

Schermopname (33).webp
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro (24H2)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-11700
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z590 Steel Legend
    Memory
    Crucial Ballistix 3200/C16 32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    PNY RTX 4070 Ti XLR8
    Sound Card
    Creative Sound Blaster ZXR
    Monitor(s) Displays
    EIZO CX240
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    Crucial P5 Plus 2TB
    Crucial P3 Plus 2TB
    Crucial P3 Plus 4TB
    PSU
    Seasonic PRIME Fanless TX-700
    Case
    Lian O11D Evo XL
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D15S
    Keyboard
    Keychron Q6
    Mouse
    Logitech G500S
    Internet Speed
    400 Mbit Down / 50 Mbit Up
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender

Restore 'New .rtf file" to menu on desktop of Win 11 finally fixed ! ! !​


Wow! Thank you so much! Finally the right click sub menu "New" shows the option "Rich Text Document" ! ! !
You did it ! ! !
As far as I'm concerned the Nobel prize is underway ! ! !

(Even though "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rtf" was already there I used BOTH reg files, and it worked perfectly.)

Now my Windows 11 runs as I want it (*), like it was when Wordpad was still there.

(*) With the exception of the missing personal taskbar, disabling that is the worst decision that the Microsoft team ever made.)

Restore 'New .rtf file" to menu on desktop of Win 11 finally fixed ! ! !​

 
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My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    composed with motherboard Asustek Computer Inc. model F2A85-M LE (FM2)
    CPU
    AMD A4-4000
    Motherboard
    Asustek Computer Inc. model F2A85-M LE (FM2)
    Memory
    6144 MB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7480D
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Flatron W2343T-PF second hand 15 euro
    Screen Resolution
    1152 x 864
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 150GB (Windows 11)
    WesternDigital 150GB (Windows XP)
    Seagate 465GB (Windows 7 and Windows 10)
    Western Digital 40GB Caviar (Windows 98)
    Browser
    Firefox and 12 others
    Antivirus
    Windows 11 built in Mircosoft Defender
  • Operating System
    Windows 98 SE
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Globe
    CPU
    Pentium 166
    Memory
    not much, but very expensive in those days, a few hundred Dutch guilders (± € 100) for 256MB
    Graphics card(s)
    one ;-)
    Sound Card
    Yamaha OPL3-SAx
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Liteon Lite Panel 150
    Screen Resolution
    scren size: 15inch
    Hard Drives
    Quantum BigFoot
    Other Info
    this is my first ever computer, still being used every now and then, more then than now
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