Deleting MRU Files

[Guest]

I've recently become aware of my "MRU" files. I understand what they are. I
don't know what good they do. And I don't know if they cause any problems.

I would like to know if it's wise to leave them alone or if I should delete
them, and why.

Thanks,
Milt

 

[Anando [MVP]]

Hello,

MRU stands for Most Recently Used. Various applications including Windows XP keeps a various list of
documents, websites, shortcuts that you might have recently visited. Which MRUs do you specifically
want to enable/disable ?

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[Rock]

I've recently become aware of my "MRU" files. I understand what they are.
I
don't know what good they do. And I don't know if they cause any problems.

I would like to know if it's wise to leave them alone or if I should
delete
them, and why.

Typically there are no problems with leaving them alone, and no particular
reason to delete them. They are just lists of the most recently used items.
There are several of these lists. Why are you worried about them?

 

[Guest]

Anando,

I understand what MRU files are. But I don't know why I need them or what
they do. Specifically, I'm looking at them because I have a problem. I
accidentally added a Norton Ghost program, "v2iMountSvc", to my "Open With"
list. That was a mistake and I want to remove it. I thought I eliminated it
from the "Open With" list yesterday by removing it from my registry in
HKEY_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts.

But today it returned! And I'm wondering if perhaps it may be generated from
an MRU file.

Thanks for your interest,
Milt

 

[Anando [MVP]]

Milt,

You are referring to a shell extension, which is totally different from MRUs. Refer to the
documentation of the Norton Ghost Program to uninstall the program completely.

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[Guest]

Anando,

Thanks for the answer. To be sure I understand you, are you saying if I
uninstall Ghost it will remove the entry that I accidently added to the "Open
With" list?
Milt

 

[Anando [MVP]]

If you added that entry manually, then the uninstall process would not know about it and would not
remove it. You will have to manually remove it the way you added it.

If the install process added the entry, then it should *ideally* remove it.

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Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User
Microsoft Certified Professional
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http://www.mvps.org

Folder customizations
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[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Milt,

Not from a MRU file, but from file associations itself.

Without knowing the full details about how you added Norton Ghost to Open with listing (and for which file type?):

You can prevent a program from being displayed in the open-with menu and in the open-with dialog by adding a "NoOpenWith" registry value for that application. More details available at this URL:

Arbitrary File Types:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d.../fileassociations/fa_arbitrary_file_types.asp


NoOpenWith. If a registry string with this value is present, this application is excluded from the Open With dialog box list. This value has no data associated with it.


--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Anando,

I understand what MRU files are. But I don't know why I need them or what
they do. Specifically, I'm looking at them because I have a problem. I
accidentally added a Norton Ghost program, "v2iMountSvc", to my "Open With"
list. That was a mistake and I want to remove it. I thought I eliminated it
from the "Open With" list yesterday by removing it from my registry in
HKEY_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts.

But today it returned! And I'm wondering if perhaps it may be generated from
an MRU file.

Thanks for your interest,
Milt

 

[Guest]

Anando,

Yes, I addeded "v2iMountSvc" manually by going to "v2iMountSvc.exe" in the
Ghost program folder. That's why I didn't try to remove it by uninstalling
the Ghost program. The only way I can think of to remove it from the "Open
With" list is to find it in the registry. I've tried the "Find" utility in
regedit, but haven't been able to locate it.

Milt

 

[Guest]

Ramesh,

I added "v2iMountSvc" to the "Open With" dialog, that is, the list of
program names,
by browsing to the Ghost program using the browse feature of the "Open With"
window. I didn't realize that doing so would also add it to the open with
window.

I was able to delete it from the "Open With" list by removing it from
"FileExts"
in the registry using the instructions on your web site. But that didn't
remove it from
the "Open With" window.

Milt

Milt,

Not from a MRU file, but from file associations itself.

Without knowing the full details about how you added Norton Ghost to Open with listing (and for which file type?):

You can prevent a program from being displayed in the open-with menu and in the open-with dialog by adding a "NoOpenWith" registry value for that application. More details available at this URL:

Arbitrary File Types:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d.../fileassociations/fa_arbitrary_file_types.asp


NoOpenWith. If a registry string with this value is present, this application is excluded from the Open With dialog box list. This value has no data associated with it.


--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Anando,

I understand what MRU files are. But I don't know why I need them or what
they do. Specifically, I'm looking at them because I have a problem. I
accidentally added a Norton Ghost program, "v2iMountSvc", to my "Open With"
list. That was a mistake and I want to remove it. I thought I eliminated it
from the "Open With" list yesterday by removing it from my registry in
HKEY_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts.

But today it returned! And I'm wondering if perhaps it may be generated from
an MRU file.

Thanks for your interest,
Milt

Hello,

MRU stands for Most Recently Used. Various applications including Windows XP keeps a various list of
documents, websites, shortcuts that you might have recently visited. Which MRUs do you specifically
want to enable/disable ?

--
Anando
Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User
Microsoft Certified Professional
http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
http://www.mvps.org

Folder customizations
http://www.anando.org/folder

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Milt,

Open Regedit.exe and navigate to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\v2iMountSvc.exe

Backup the branch by exporting to a REG file.

Delete the branch "v2iMountSvc.exe"

Close Regedit.exe

Alternately:
See my note on "NoOpenWith" registry value? That should hide v2iMountSvc from the Open with dialog.


--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh,

I added "v2iMountSvc" to the "Open With" dialog, that is, the list of
program names,
by browsing to the Ghost program using the browse feature of the "Open With"
window. I didn't realize that doing so would also add it to the open with
window.

I was able to delete it from the "Open With" list by removing it from
"FileExts"
in the registry using the instructions on your web site. But that didn't
remove it from
the "Open With" window.

Milt

Milt,

Not from a MRU file, but from file associations itself.

Without knowing the full details about how you added Norton Ghost to Open with listing (and for which file type?):

You can prevent a program from being displayed in the open-with menu and in the open-with dialog by adding a "NoOpenWith" registry value for that application. More details available at this URL:

Arbitrary File Types:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d.../fileassociations/fa_arbitrary_file_types.asp


NoOpenWith. If a registry string with this value is present, this application is excluded from the Open With dialog box list. This value has no data associated with it.


--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Anando,

I understand what MRU files are. But I don't know why I need them or what
they do. Specifically, I'm looking at them because I have a problem. I
accidentally added a Norton Ghost program, "v2iMountSvc", to my "Open With"
list. That was a mistake and I want to remove it. I thought I eliminated it
from the "Open With" list yesterday by removing it from my registry in
HKEY_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts.

But today it returned! And I'm wondering if perhaps it may be generated from
an MRU file.

Thanks for your interest,
Milt

Hello,

MRU stands for Most Recently Used. Various applications including Windows XP keeps a various list of
documents, websites, shortcuts that you might have recently visited. Which MRUs do you specifically
want to enable/disable ?

--
Anando
Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User
Microsoft Certified Professional
http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
http://www.mvps.org

Folder customizations
http://www.anando.org/folder

 

[Guest]

Ramesh,

That's what I was looking for. I backed up and then deleted
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\v2iMountSvc.exe. Problem solved!

And thanks for the reference to the article on "Arbitrary File Types". That
explained
what I needed to know. M/S seems to explain everything; I just have a hard
time
finding the info.

Milt

Milt,

Open Regedit.exe and navigate to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\v2iMountSvc.exe

Backup the branch by exporting to a REG file.

Delete the branch "v2iMountSvc.exe"

Close Regedit.exe

Alternately:
See my note on "NoOpenWith" registry value? That should hide v2iMountSvc from the Open with dialog.


--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh,

I added "v2iMountSvc" to the "Open With" dialog, that is, the list of
program names,
by browsing to the Ghost program using the browse feature of the "Open With"
window. I didn't realize that doing so would also add it to the open with
window.

I was able to delete it from the "Open With" list by removing it from
"FileExts"
in the registry using the instructions on your web site. But that didn't
remove it from
the "Open With" window.

Milt

Milt,

And I'm wondering if perhaps it may be generated from an MRU file.

Not from a MRU file, but from file associations itself.

Without knowing the full details about how you added Norton Ghost to Open with listing (and for which file type?):

You can prevent a program from being displayed in the open-with menu and in the open-with dialog by adding a "NoOpenWith" registry value for that application. More details available at this URL:

Arbitrary File Types:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d.../fileassociations/fa_arbitrary_file_types.asp


NoOpenWith. If a registry string with this value is present, this application is excluded from the Open With dialog box list. This value has no data associated with it.


--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Anando,

I understand what MRU files are. But I don't know why I need them or what
they do. Specifically, I'm looking at them because I have a problem. I
accidentally added a Norton Ghost program, "v2iMountSvc", to my "Open With"
list. That was a mistake and I want to remove it. I thought I eliminated it
from the "Open With" list yesterday by removing it from my registry in
HKEY_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts.

But today it returned! And I'm wondering if perhaps it may be generated from
an MRU file.

Thanks for your interest,
Milt

Hello,

MRU stands for Most Recently Used. Various applications including Windows XP keeps a various list of
documents, websites, shortcuts that you might have recently visited. Which MRUs do you specifically
want to enable/disable ?

--
Anando
Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User
Microsoft Certified Professional
http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
http://www.mvps.org

Folder customizations
http://www.anando.org/folder

I've recently become aware of my "MRU" files. I understand what they are. I
don't know what good they do. And I don't know if they cause any problems.

I would like to know if it's wise to leave them alone or if I should delete
them, and why.

Thanks,
Milt

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

You're welcome, Milt.
Thanks for the update.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh,

That's what I was looking for. I backed up and then deleted
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\v2iMountSvc.exe. Problem solved!

And thanks for the reference to the article on "Arbitrary File Types". That
explained
what I needed to know. M/S seems to explain everything; I just have a hard
time
finding the info.

Milt