Q Windows' New menu, which I get when I right-click a blank spot on the desktop or in Explorer, allows me to create new, empty files in a number of different formats. But the formats it offers aren't the ones I want. How do I add and remove file formats from this list?

A The easiest way to edit the New menu is with Microsoft's Tweak UI PowerToy.

If you're using Windows 98, you already have Tweak UI. You'll find it in the Windows 98 CD-ROM's \tools\reskit\powertoy folder.

Once you've installed Tweak UI, select StartûSettingsûControl Panel, double-click the TweakUI icon, and click the New tab (in the Windows 98 version, you'll have to scroll to the tab). Here you'll find a list of all the file formats Windows thinks belong on the New menu. To remove a format, simply uncheck it.

To add a file type to the menu, you first have to create an empty file of the desired type. Use the application associated with the file type to do this, and save the file to an out-of-the-way folder. With that folder open, drag the file to the list of file types on Tweak UI's New tab.