Context menu cleanup

[Harry Putnam]

I've been tinkering with two context menu editors today and finding
both of them fall way short of doing the job.

One named `Context Menu Editor' doesn't `see' all those entries that
are some kind of `handlers'. My folder context menu has 30 entries
and most of them are the `handler' type I think.

The other one ContextEdit seems to be a more serious effort but also
seems to be really a pain to use. I haven't been able to find the
entries I want removed at all with it.

So, is there a full bodied Context menu editor that can just blaze
thru and give you options for each existing one? I'm not so concerned
about creating my own although that might be nice for some things.

It seems that these entries are easily entered, at least many pieces
of software do it without permission. So it seems conversely it
should not be to big a job removing them.

 

[Rock]

I've been tinkering with two context menu editors today and finding
both of them fall way short of doing the job.

One named `Context Menu Editor' doesn't `see' all those entries that
are some kind of `handlers'. My folder context menu has 30 entries
and most of them are the `handler' type I think.

The other one ContextEdit seems to be a more serious effort but also
seems to be really a pain to use. I haven't been able to find the
entries I want removed at all with it.

So, is there a full bodied Context menu editor that can just blaze
thru and give you options for each existing one? I'm not so concerned
about creating my own although that might be nice for some things.

It seems that these entries are easily entered, at least many pieces
of software do it without permission. So it seems conversely it
should not be to big a job removing them.

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/shellexview.html

 

[Kelly]

Hi Harry,

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

Customizing Right-Click Menu Options in Windows
http://www.jfitz.com/tips/rclick_custom.html

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

 

[Harry Putnam]

[...]

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/shellexview.html

Hi Harry,

It depends on where in the right click menu.

Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to:

[...]

Yes, very helpfull both.. thanks people.

 

[Rock]

[...]

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/shellexview.html

Hi Harry,

It depends on where in the right click menu.

Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to:

[...]

Yes, very helpfull both.. thanks people.

You're welcome.