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re: [Fixed] RE: Question about 'How do I remove unwanted programs from the Open With list.
Tuesday, May 17, 2005 at 9:46 am
Windows 95 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Adam Le Momo
(2 messages posted)
Hey all - I'm on Windows XP and followed these instructions exactly and it doesn't
seem to make a difference! How can I do the same thing in XP?
>anyway, here's the proper method to remove items from the "Open With" list in Windows
>Explorer, it works in Windows ME/2K/XP.
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>- Start > Run > regedit
>- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\
>- Find the extension for the filetype which has a cluttered "Open With" menu.
>- Now goto the "OpenWithList" folder and delete the entries for software you no
>longer want to appear...
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I edited the registry and restarted windows - and the same programs show up in the
"open with" menu. See the screenshot:
As you can see there's all sorts of junk in the menu that don't appear in the registry.
(this is after a re-start) What am I doing wrong?
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