Re: Remove Uninstalled Right Shortcut That Is Still There

[Donald McDaniel]

Doug wrote:
> I have a shortcut that is still in my right click menu for a program
> that is no longer installed on my PC. I have tried removing all the
> registry entries for it I could find but I am still unable to remove
> this shortcut from coming up. What I would like to know is how to
> manually edit the right click menu for my mouse. Is this done by the
> extentsion on the file i click on or do I have to remove the entry
> another way. The program was called IO media organizer if this of any
> help. Thanks for any info.

How did you uninstall this program? Did you simply delete its Program Files
folder? Most programs remove their associated entries in various menus when
you uninstall them using "Add/Remove Programs" in the Control Panel.

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[Ramesh [MVP]]

Hi Doug,

See below the note from Kelly:
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Depends where on the right click menu:

Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\OpenWithList
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHan dlers
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandler s
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandle rs

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

ContextEdit lets you control which items appear on your context menu
(right-click) in Windows Explorer.

Add, Modify, Disable, Delete Context Menu Listings (Line 23)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
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"Doug" > wrote in message =
...
I have a shortcut that is still in my right click menu for a program =
that is no longer installed on my PC. I have tried removing all the =
registry entries for it I could find but I am still unable to remove =
this shortcut from coming up. What I would like to know is how to =
manually edit the right click menu for my mouse. Is this done by the =
extentsion on the file i click on or do I have to remove the entry =
another way. The program was called IO media organizer if this of any =
help. Thanks for any info.

[Doug]

I uninstalled it using Add/Remove Programs

[Doug (still confused)]

Sorry for the late reply,
I checked all the locations that you mentioned but I am still coming up blank. It is affecting all my Audio/Video files. I consider this a minor yet seriously annoying problem. I like to keep my PC in tip top shape to try and maximize its preformance. I ch
ecked the other sites you have as links also and I am still unable to come up with any idea. Maybe I am looking in the wrong spot. Please could you give me a more detailed outline as to where I should start to look to find the problem.

I wrote Before:

I have a shortcut that is still in my right click menu for a program that is no longer installed on my PC. I have tried removing all the registry entries for it I could find but I am still unable to remove this shortcut from coming up. What I would li
ke to know is how to manually edit the right click menu for my mouse. Is this done by the extentsion on the file i click on or do I have to remove the entry another way. The program was called IO media organizer if this of any help. Thanks for any info.