Context-Menu Customization

[El Senior-E]

I'm trying to customize my context (right-click) menu, but I've only
had partial success. I was able to delete context-menu entries created
by third-party software, but what I really want to do is delete some
default entries that come standard with Windows XP. They are NOT
referenced in the registry where the third-party entries are.

Specifically:
On most (or possibly all) context-menus for image file types, there are
options to rotate the image clock-wise or counter-clockwise. I have
never used this feature deliberately. I work with icons a lot, and it
even shows up on them. How many times have you caught yourself saying
"I really wanna rotate this icon! If only there was an easier way..."?
Yeah. NEVER.

I found one program that did almost what I wanted called 'Mmm Free.'
Unfortunately, it adds ugly side-bars all the context-menus (unless
you buy it), and it has to be running in the background for it to take
effect. I'm hoping that there is just some easy registry-edit that can
get rid of these abominations, and possibly others.

Thanks for your help,
El Senior-E

PS: Sorry for being so long-winded.

 

[TaurArian [MS-MVP]]

Manage the context-menu entries for files, folders, drives and Namespace
objects:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/context_folders.htm

http://www.bootdisk.com/bootlist/234.htm#2


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[John Jay Smith]

Hello,
2 programs that will solve your problem

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shell_menu_view.html
Freeware

Download link: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shmnview.zip

and

Mmm context menu editor

http://www.hace.us-inc.com/mmm.shtml

Free

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[David Candy]

There are standard verbs (Cut/Copy/Paste type), simple verbs (what you already found), and complex verbs - these are provided by a program. The registry specifies a com server - you won't see any words from the menu. Programs are called for each file and the program decides what to show or even if it is to show something.

HKCR\<ext or progid or classid)\shellex\contextmenuext\<long number to com server> = Optional Description or
HKCR\<ext or progid or classid)\shellex\contextmenuext\Description = <long number to com server>

Your specific one is

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\ShellImagePreview]
@="{e84fda7c-1d6a-45f6-b725-cb260c236066}"

But note this may (may doesn't mean will) interfere with Preview (it also can make the default verb preview). Just depends on what you installed and how they installed themselves.

 

[John Jay Smith]

sorry for the repeat of the Mmm software...

some might want this information though


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[El Senior-E]

I tried the websites mentioned in Post #2, which had great information,
but wasn't quite specific enough. I tried that other program mentioned
in Post #3, which also came very close, but not quite close enough.

I tried deleting the key mentioned in Post #4, and IT WORKED! I
exported the key first just in case it broke Preview, but it didn't!
Preview still works just fine. I would definately recommend this tweak
to others. If I ever need to rotate an image that bad, there are
buttons to do it from inside the Preview program. Oh no! Now it takes 3
mouse clicks to rotate an image instead of 2!

Thank you guys so much! My context-menus are exatly as I want them now!
However, if I ever find something else I need to change, I will
definately refer to the info in Posts #2 and 3.

El Senior-E