Unwanted Menu Items in Start Menu and Explore Popup Menu

[Guest Possum]

Hi

 

Some of the programs I have installed like Winamp have added menu Items

to the Start Menu (right click) and the Popup Menu (right click) in

Explore. How can I get rid of them

 

I know about MMM http://hace-software.com/mmm.shtml

 

I just want to get rid of them without installing another Application.

 

cheers Peter Skiner

[Guest Malke]

Re: Unwanted Menu Items in Start Menu and Explore Popup Menu

 

Possum wrote:

> Hi

>

> Some of the programs I have installed like Winamp have added menu Items

> to the Start Menu (right click) and the Popup Menu (right click) in

> Explore. How can I get rid of them

>

> I know about MMM http://hace-software.com/mmm.shtml

>

> I just want to get rid of them without installing another Application.

 

Even though you will use a third-party program, the absolutely easiest way

to control context menu entries is with the free ShellExView program by

Nirsoft. You don't need to install ShellExView - just run it.

 

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html

 

Also see:

 

Manage the context-menu entries for folders, drives and Namespace objects -

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/context_folders.htm

 

Malke

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[Guest Kelly]

Re: Unwanted Menu Items in Start Menu and Explore Popup Menu

 

It depends on where in the right click menu.

 

Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to:

 

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\OpenWithList

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers

 

 

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All the Best,

Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

 

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"Possum" <possum@nospam.com> wrote in message

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> Hi

>

> Some of the programs I have installed like Winamp have added menu Items to

> the Start Menu (right click) and the Popup Menu (right click) in Explore.

> How can I get rid of them

>

> I know about MMM http://hace-software.com/mmm.shtml

>

> I just want to get rid of them without installing another Application.

>

> cheers Peter Skiner