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Daishiknyte

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Nov 2, 2003
How do I remove choices from the menu that pops up when you right click on the desktop. There are about 20 things in there that I dont want...

Any help is appreciated.
 
It depends on where in the right click menu...Start | Run | Type regedit, and click OK | Expand the following branches...

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT | * | OpenWithList
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT | * | shellex | ContextMenuHandlers

...this is where some items are located.

You can also go to a specific File extension (example...HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT | .txt | ShellNew) | Right click on the ShellNew key, and select Delete (if the item shows up in the "New" context menu).

Other Registry checkpoints...

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


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