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How to delete item from "Open With" list?

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In addition to snafumaster's suggestion... the programs on the Open With list for each file type are independent of that file's registered program(s). To remove items from this list... Start | Run | Type regedit, and click OK | Expand the following branch...

HKEY_CURRENT_USER | Software | Microsoft | Windows | CurrentVersion | Explorer | FileExts | .extension | OpenWithList

... where .extension is the file extension for the file type whose Open With list you want to modify. Delete the value in this key that represents the program to be removed from the Open With list. You could also try this...

Clear Dynamic "Open With" Lists
When you right click on a file in Windows XP, one of your options is Open With. This listing of programs contains some that are predefined and some that are added because you chose a program that wasn't on the list. Over time this list can build up to quite a number of programs.

Clear Open With Lists will allow you to selectively remove the "dynamic" portion of this list for a file extension that you choose (from a list). Or, if you prefer, you can remove all "dynamic" entries for all file extensions
Download Clear Open With Lists here...

http://www.dougknox.com ... click on the "Win XP Utilities" link, then the "Clear Open With Lists" link. Download the OpenWithClear.zip file, extract the executable and then run it.
 
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