Prevent creation of a new right click menu item, specifically Photoshop .psd

[c627627]

It would be nice if there was a monitoring program that could intercept programs inserting themselves into the Right-click New menu, but there isn't one as far as I know.

So I would like to prevent the system from creating a new Photoshop new menu item every time Photoshop is opened. How would I restrict Photoshop access to this registry key and therefore prevent it from re-creating its right click New menu item every time it's removed:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.psd\ShellNew

 

[CgS Drone]

c6 I sent you a PM, give it a try and see if it works for you. If it does please let us know.

 

[c627627]

Thank you for your suggestion. The link you Private Messaged me talks about the Right Click Menu. I know how to take care of that. Thread question is about Right Click > New menu (not Right Click Menu).

In other words: When you Right click on an empty space and go to New. That is where I need to prevent Photoshop from inserting itself by always recreating key
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.psd\ShellNew

I don't want that key recreated. Adding a '-' sign there does not help.

 

[redduc900]

http://sonik-systems.com/howtocook2/#_photoshop

 

[CgS Drone]

Ah, misread what you where looking to do

 

[c627627]

http://sonik-systems.com/howtocook2/#_photoshop

I understand there is no alternative to having the right click New menu intruder removed only after rebooting. I wonder why the system can't be simply prevented from accessing key
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.psd\ShellNew
thereby preventing re-creation of the culprit entry?

 

[redduc900]

It can... just set permissions on the sub-directory so nothing can be written to it after applying the above.

 

[medo145]

This is strange, I have PS Elements at work and there is a reg entry at HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.psd\ShellNew, but when I right click and go to new, there is no option for a new psd file.

Couldn't you change the permissions to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.psd and set it to read only, or check the deny boxes which should overrule the allow permissions.


edit: redduc900 beat me to the answer

 

[c627627]

I'd like to take this step by step and use screen shots so that we are clear. If you delete NullFile entry, the Right Click New entry disappears:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.psd\ShellNew







Right clicking on ShellNew > Permissions, then doing this does not prevent re-creation of NullFile entry which results in the system re-creating the right click New menu item again. Perhaps this needs to be done under Advanced options somewhere?

 

[medo145]

Did you deny the administrators group as well?

 

[redduc900]

Set the Deny attributes under the *.pst extension--> System sub-key.

 

[Silver_Pharaoh]

You could remove all access to that key with the advanced button.
Then if you want, allow only yourself full control.

 

[c627627]

I think the thing to do was to Deny permission to SYSTEM *and* Administrator entries.

Not just SYSTEM.


I think that did it.

 

[Silver_Pharaoh]

I think the thing to do was to Deny permission to SYSTEM *and* Administrator entries.

Not just SYSTEM.


I think that did it.

Yep. Hopefully that works eh?