Removing context menu items

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How do I remove unneeded items from the 'open with' right-click option for a
particular file (in this case the I-Tunes AAC File)?

Thanks,

Marc
 
The 'open with' in the registry key referred to in the article does not list
several of the items that appear when right clicking a purchased Itunes
(.mp4) file. In this case it lists
I-Tunes, Quicktime, Real Player, BS Player and Internet Explorer as well as
Winamp. I only need the first 2 to show up. But where are they in the
registry? Not where this article suggests they should be!

Any help appreciated.

Marc
 
The other open with entries may be populated from the following registry
areas:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.mp4\
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp4\OpenWithProgids
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp4\OpenWithList

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Regards,

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


The 'open with' in the registry key referred to in the article does not list
several of the items that appear when right clicking a purchased Itunes
(.mp4) file. In this case it lists
I-Tunes, Quicktime, Real Player, BS Player and Internet Explorer as well as
Winamp. I only need the first 2 to show up. But where are they in the
registry? Not where this article suggests they should be!

Any help appreciated.

Marc
 
See also:

FileExtInfo - View the association settings for a file type easily:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/fileextinfo.htm

--
Regards,

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


The other open with entries may be populated from the following registry
areas:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.mp4\
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp4\OpenWithProgids
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp4\OpenWithList

--
Regards,

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


The 'open with' in the registry key referred to in the article does not list
several of the items that appear when right clicking a purchased Itunes
(.mp4) file. In this case it lists
I-Tunes, Quicktime, Real Player, BS Player and Internet Explorer as well as
Winamp. I only need the first 2 to show up. But where are they in the
registry? Not where this article suggests they should be!

Any help appreciated.

Marc
 
Thanks......I found the keys and deleted them



Ramesh said:
See also:

FileExtInfo - View the association settings for a file type easily:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/fileextinfo.htm

--
Regards,

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


The other open with entries may be populated from the following registry
areas:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.mp4\
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp4\OpenWithProgids
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp4\OpenWithList

--
Regards,

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


The 'open with' in the registry key referred to in the article does not
list
several of the items that appear when right clicking a purchased Itunes
(.mp4) file. In this case it lists
I-Tunes, Quicktime, Real Player, BS Player and Internet Explorer as well
as
Winamp. I only need the first 2 to show up. But where are they in the
registry? Not where this article suggests they should be!

Any help appreciated.

Marc


Ramesh said:
How to Remove Programs from the "Open With" List:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/258860

--
Regards,

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


How do I remove unneeded items from the 'open with' right-click option
for
a
particular file (in this case the I-Tunes AAC File)?

Thanks,

Marc
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