Whenever you create a new folder or shortcut in Windows XP, the default name for the newly created item is set as "New Folder" or "New Shortcut". Did you ever wish to customize it?
This tutorial will help you in customizing the "New Folder" and "New Shortcut" text, so that whenever you create any new folder or shortcut, you can see your desired names instead of the default ones.
You'll need to edit a system file "Shell32.dll" which is stored in "%windir%\System32" folder, here %windir% means "C:\Windows" folder if your Windows is installed in C: drive.
We'll edit this file in Resource Hacker. If you have no idea of this software, please go through following tutorial:
All About Resource Hacker in a brief Tutorial
Once you become familiar with Resource Hacker, make sure you have run WFP Patcher. It disables WFP (Windows File Protection) service. This service protects editing of system files and you'll not be able to edit "Shell32.dll" file until you disable it.
If you don't want to disable WFP, you can save the modified file at some other location and then replace default Shell32.dll file with your new modified one using Replacer.
So here we start our tutorial:
1. Open "%windir%\System32\Shell32.dll" file in Resource Hacker and go to:
String Table -> 1896
2. Now in right-side pane, you'll see default "New Folder" and "New Shortcut" strings:
3. You just need to replace the default strings with your desired strings as we have removed the "New" word from both strings:
4. Once you finish, click on "Compile Script" button and save the file.
5. Restart your system and now you'll see your customized names whenever you create a new folder or shortcut:
NOTE: If you get "Can't create file…" error message when you try to save the file, it means you have edited and saved the file recently and there is a backup file which needs to be deleted before saving the file again. Go to the "System32" folder and look for a file "Shell32_original.dll". Delete it and try to save the file again.
This article was posted by VG in following section: Resource Hacker, Windows XP.
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Nikolaj
why are you using windows classic?
Kishan Bagaria
Dear Vishal,
Can you tell me that how can I add "Create New Folder" command in context menu not in "New" sub menu. Like whenever I right-click, it will show a "Create New Folder" option.
Kishan Bagaria
shkelqim
i do all exactly what you do in the tutorial but it doesn't work for... i delete the shell32.dll_original file before saving and also Disable the WPA but it doesn't work
need help...
shkelqim
in the end i save it as shell32.dll that message appears Cannot create file
Danny
i use restorator but it does the same thing, this tut is awesome and yes ppl use replacer as i tried drop/replace and it will not work also dont use it while shell32.dll is being used by reshack
chf
shell32.dll contains no New Folder info in vista/windows 7.
anydoby nows how to?
VG
^^ In Windows Vista and later, such kind of information are stored in MUI files which are present in "Windows\System32\en-US" folder.
Vinzy
In Win7, I see the default name of a Shortcut File under 1900->1033 with ID 30397. I wanted to know if this the right place to be looking for the default name and if it is right string that is being used as the default name for a shortcut file. This is present in windows\system32\en-us-shell32.dll.mui.
VG
^^ Yes but most of such hacks don't work in Vista and 7.
Vinzy
I am not trying to modify the value. I just need to retrieve it.