need help removing rightclick menu options

[Tim.T]

I removed some software a while ago, I think it was called Dskchecker. When
I rightclick a drive in My Computer, the following items appear in the
rightclick menu. I think they refer to that program:

Check C:\ with file method
Check C: with direct method
Read disk C: image
WRITE disk C: image

The program itself is nowhere on my PC, it's not installed to any folder,
nor does it appear in Add\Remove Programs. These options only appear when
selecting a drive; they are specific context menu options. I've looked at
the registry key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers but
"dskchkr.exe" isn't among them. I removed all the subkeys on that key to see
if any of them were causing it, but these options still remained. Is there
anywhere else in the Registry that handles rightclick menu options? I've
searched through the Registry for these commands, without success; I can't
find "dskchkr.exe" anywhere in the Registry either. But it must have a
remnant somewhere creating these context menu options.

Tim

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Since the options are displayed only when you right-click on drives, check this key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\Shell\
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\Shellex\

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

--
Regards,

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



I removed some software a while ago, I think it was called Dskchecker. When
I rightclick a drive in My Computer, the following items appear in the
rightclick menu. I think they refer to that program:

Check C:\ with file method
Check C: with direct method
Read disk C: image
WRITE disk C: image

The program itself is nowhere on my PC, it's not installed to any folder,
nor does it appear in Add\Remove Programs. These options only appear when
selecting a drive; they are specific context menu options. I've looked at
the registry key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers but
"dskchkr.exe" isn't among them. I removed all the subkeys on that key to see
if any of them were causing it, but these options still remained. Is there
anywhere else in the Registry that handles rightclick menu options? I've
searched through the Registry for these commands, without success; I can't
find "dskchkr.exe" anywhere in the Registry either. But it must have a
remnant somewhere creating these context menu options.

Tim

 

[Tim.T]

Cool thanks, the key doing it was
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers. I found a DiskChecker
subkey and removed it. Fixed.



Tim
Since the options are displayed only when you right-click on drives, check
this key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\Shell\
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\Shellex\

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

--
Regards,

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



I removed some software a while ago, I think it was called Dskchecker. When
I rightclick a drive in My Computer, the following items appear in the
rightclick menu. I think they refer to that program:

Check C:\ with file method
Check C: with direct method
Read disk C: image
WRITE disk C: image

The program itself is nowhere on my PC, it's not installed to any folder,
nor does it appear in Add\Remove Programs. These options only appear when
selecting a drive; they are specific context menu options. I've looked at
the registry key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers but
"dskchkr.exe" isn't among them. I removed all the subkeys on that key to see
if any of them were causing it, but these options still remained. Is there
anywhere else in the Registry that handles rightclick menu options? I've
searched through the Registry for these commands, without success; I can't
find "dskchkr.exe" anywhere in the Registry either. But it must have a
remnant somewhere creating these context menu options.

Tim

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

You're welcome.

--
Regards,

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


Cool thanks, the key doing it was
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers. I found a DiskChecker
subkey and removed it. Fixed.



Tim
Since the options are displayed only when you right-click on drives, check
this key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\Shell\
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\Shellex\

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

--
Regards,

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



I removed some software a while ago, I think it was called Dskchecker. When
I rightclick a drive in My Computer, the following items appear in the
rightclick menu. I think they refer to that program:

Check C:\ with file method
Check C: with direct method
Read disk C: image
WRITE disk C: image

The program itself is nowhere on my PC, it's not installed to any folder,
nor does it appear in Add\Remove Programs. These options only appear when
selecting a drive; they are specific context menu options. I've looked at
the registry key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers but
"dskchkr.exe" isn't among them. I removed all the subkeys on that key to see
if any of them were causing it, but these options still remained. Is there
anywhere else in the Registry that handles rightclick menu options? I've
searched through the Registry for these commands, without success; I can't
find "dskchkr.exe" anywhere in the Registry either. But it must have a
remnant somewhere creating these context menu options.

Tim