Open With list

[Stan]

How can I remove an entry from the Open With list? TIA
Stan

 

[Claymore]

Hello Stan,

Clear unwanted items in 'Open With' lists

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To clear this list, or to remove the unwanted applications from the
list (for the said file-type), follow these steps.

Go to Start => Run and type in "regedit " {without the quotes}

Navigate to the following key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
\FileExts

Find the extension you wish to edit and click on the "+" sign to
expand OpenWithList

( In the right pane, you will see a list with the programs, like
"paint.exe", "notepad.exe" etc )

Use the File, Export option to backup the registry.

Click on the one you wish to delete and press the delete button

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If some items may still show up in the 'Open With' listings, these may
be stored in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT registry key. These settings affect
all users. You can remove the entries by navigating to the particular
filetype's key setting:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xxx\OpenWithList

where xxx is the file extension.

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Even if this is edited, Windows may still show some default 'Open
With' listings. Depending on the file type, the 'Open With' listing is
produced from the sub-keys under this key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\<filetype>\

But ... you probably don't want to mess with these, as they affect
many associations.

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To rename an item in the "Open With" listing, go to this Registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\MUICache

Right-click on the entry in the right-hand pane and Rename.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Clear Dynamic Open With List:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_open_with.htm

Clear Open-With entries:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/openwith.htm

--
Regards,

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


How can I remove an entry from the Open With list? TIA
Stan

 

[Stan]

Thank You
Stan

Hello Stan,

Clear unwanted items in 'Open With' lists

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

To clear this list, or to remove the unwanted applications from the
list (for the said file-type), follow these steps.

Go to Start => Run and type in "regedit " {without the quotes}

Navigate to the following key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
\FileExts

Find the extension you wish to edit and click on the "+" sign to
expand OpenWithList

( In the right pane, you will see a list with the programs, like
"paint.exe", "notepad.exe" etc )

Use the File, Export option to backup the registry.

Click on the one you wish to delete and press the delete button

--------------------------------------------------------------------

If some items may still show up in the 'Open With' listings, these may
be stored in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT registry key. These settings affect
all users. You can remove the entries by navigating to the particular
filetype's key setting:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xxx\OpenWithList

where xxx is the file extension.

---------------------------------------------------------------------

Even if this is edited, Windows may still show some default 'Open
With' listings. Depending on the file type, the 'Open With' listing is
produced from the sub-keys under this key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\<filetype>\

But ... you probably don't want to mess with these, as they affect
many associations.

---------------------------------------------------------------------

To rename an item in the "Open With" listing, go to this Registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\MUICache

Right-click on the entry in the right-hand pane and Rename.

 

[Stan]

Thanks for the links.
Stan
Clear Dynamic Open With List:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_open_with.htm

Clear Open-With entries:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/openwith.htm

--
Regards,

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


How can I remove an entry from the Open With list? TIA
Stan