right click Start remove programs

[Tommy Boy]

I guess this is minor but I want to remove the Winamp
links (and other intrusions) that appear along
with "Explore" when I right click the Start button. How
the hell do I do that? I just want to remove the annoying
intrusions from all these competing programs that are
TRYING TO TAKE OVER! :)

Thanks for your help.

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Tommy Boy,

Often, the option to show those links is within the program itself - this is
the first place you should check (under tools, options, custom etc.). For
those that you cannot find, you would have to edit the registry. These are
the keys you should look in, please use caution:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\OpenWithList
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex
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

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Tommy Boy" > wrote in message
...
> I guess this is minor but I want to remove the Winamp
> links (and other intrusions) that appear along
> with "Explore" when I right click the Start button. How
> the hell do I do that? I just want to remove the annoying
> intrusions from all these competing programs that are
> TRYING TO TAKE OVER! :)
>
> Thanks for your help.

[Kelly]

Hi Tommy,

Start Button/Right click options are stored here:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell

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All the Best,
Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm


"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Tommy Boy,
>
> Often, the option to show those links is within the program itself - this
is
> the first place you should check (under tools, options, custom etc.). For
> those that you cannot find, you would have to edit the registry. These are
> the keys you should look in, please use caution:
>
> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\OpenWithList
> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex
> 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
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Tommy Boy" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I guess this is minor but I want to remove the Winamp
> > links (and other intrusions) that appear along
> > with "Explore" when I right click the Start button. How
> > the hell do I do that? I just want to remove the annoying
> > intrusions from all these competing programs that are
> > TRYING TO TAKE OVER! :)
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
>
>