remove unwanted context menu items?

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Mike W.

Hey y'all,

How can I remove an unwanted context (right-click) menu item, in this case
one installed by Yahoo e.g. E-mail with Yahoo?

TIA,

Mike W.

As nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression.
In both instances there is a twilight when everything remains
seemingly unchanged.
And it is in such twilight that we all must be most aware of
change in the air - however slight -
lest we become unwitting victims of the darkness.
-William O. Douglas, judge (1898-1980)

Power is of two kinds.
One is obtained by the fear of punishment
and the other by acts of love.
Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent
than the one derived from fear of punishment.

-Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
 
Mike,

Open Add/Remove Programs and uninstall "Yahoo Internet Mail". Not that this removes the context menu and also uninstall the Yahoo mail MAPI plugin. To remove the context menu entry alone, try this:

Open Registry Editor and naivgate to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Yahoo! Mail

Backup the above key by exporting it. Then, delete the key from the registry.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/gp/gpref.asp

Hey y'all,

How can I remove an unwanted context (right-click) menu item, in this case
one installed by Yahoo e.g. E-mail with Yahoo?

TIA,

Mike W.

As nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression.
In both instances there is a twilight when everything remains
seemingly unchanged.
And it is in such twilight that we all must be most aware of
change in the air - however slight -
lest we become unwitting victims of the darkness.
-William O. Douglas, judge (1898-1980)

Power is of two kinds.
One is obtained by the fear of punishment
and the other by acts of love.
Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent
than the one derived from fear of punishment.

-Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
 
Thanks ;)

Option #2 worked like a charm.

Mike W.

As nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression.
In both instances there is a twilight when everything remains
seemingly unchanged.
And it is in such twilight that we all must be most aware of
change in the air - however slight -
lest we become unwitting victims of the darkness.
-William O. Douglas, judge (1898-1980)

Power is of two kinds.
One is obtained by the fear of punishment
and the other by acts of love.
Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent
than the one derived from fear of punishment.

-Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
Mike,

Open Add/Remove Programs and uninstall "Yahoo Internet Mail". Not that this
removes the context menu and also uninstall the Yahoo mail MAPI plugin. To
remove the context menu entry alone, try this:

Open Registry Editor and naivgate to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Yahoo! Mail

Backup the above key by exporting it. Then, delete the key from the
registry.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/gp/gpref.asp

Hey y'all,

How can I remove an unwanted context (right-click) menu item, in this case
one installed by Yahoo e.g. E-mail with Yahoo?

TIA,

Mike W.

As nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression.
In both instances there is a twilight when everything remains
seemingly unchanged.
And it is in such twilight that we all must be most aware of
change in the air - however slight -
lest we become unwitting victims of the darkness.
-William O. Douglas, judge (1898-1980)

Power is of two kinds.
One is obtained by the fear of punishment
and the other by acts of love.
Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent
than the one derived from fear of punishment.

-Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
 
YW and Glad to be of assistance.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/gp/gpref.asp

Thanks ;)

Option #2 worked like a charm.

Mike W.

As nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression.
In both instances there is a twilight when everything remains
seemingly unchanged.
And it is in such twilight that we all must be most aware of
change in the air - however slight -
lest we become unwitting victims of the darkness.
-William O. Douglas, judge (1898-1980)

Power is of two kinds.
One is obtained by the fear of punishment
and the other by acts of love.
Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent
than the one derived from fear of punishment.

-Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
Mike,

Open Add/Remove Programs and uninstall "Yahoo Internet Mail". Not that this
removes the context menu and also uninstall the Yahoo mail MAPI plugin. To
remove the context menu entry alone, try this:

Open Registry Editor and naivgate to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Yahoo! Mail

Backup the above key by exporting it. Then, delete the key from the
registry.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/gp/gpref.asp

Hey y'all,

How can I remove an unwanted context (right-click) menu item, in this case
one installed by Yahoo e.g. E-mail with Yahoo?

TIA,

Mike W.

As nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression.
In both instances there is a twilight when everything remains
seemingly unchanged.
And it is in such twilight that we all must be most aware of
change in the air - however slight -
lest we become unwitting victims of the darkness.
-William O. Douglas, judge (1898-1980)

Power is of two kinds.
One is obtained by the fear of punishment
and the other by acts of love.
Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent
than the one derived from fear of punishment.

-Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
 

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