arfett Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 (edited) I find it quite lame that when I click on a folder containing mp3 files it brings up an entry to shop for music online. I've searched everywhere in the registry and can't seem to find the key that gets rid of this crap. Has anyone else tried and had any luck removing this? Edited February 5, 2008 by arfett
gosh Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 Vista is the same as XP as far as folder typeVista will try to determine the best file type based on content, that way if you have mp3's the folder will have columns such as artist, cd, etc.The key used for this is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\SystemFileAssociationsFor example, the my pictures folder uses Image. if you delete image from the above folder, the task for my pictures goes bye bye.For mp3, i assume vista would be using Directory.Audio. See what's there. As a last resort you could delete that key and you won't see that task ever again.Also, the text is in shell32.dll. If you search shell32.dll for "s h o p", you'll find the text. You could hex this file to remove the text.-gosh
arfett Posted February 6, 2008 Author Posted February 6, 2008 Thanks dude. I'll give it a shot when I'm home.
PC_LOAD_LETTER Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 what edition are you running? i havent seen that in business, basic, or enterprise. and i just looked and couldnt find it on this business editionhavent used premium or ultimate enough to have noticed it.
djsv Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 Got you, you sucker!Under Vista Ultimate (at least) remove this offensive key here: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\SystemFileAssociations\Directory.Audio\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WMPShopMusicNo hacking the shell and no reboot required.
oskingen Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 I have vista business and i got it too. Thank for your tips.
CoffeeFiend Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 Can we get a quick screenshot to know what "Shop for music online" you guys are referring to? I've never seen that anywhere (on stock Vista Ultimate), even in folders with only mp3's.
djsv Posted June 30, 2008 Posted June 30, 2008 Can we get a quick screenshot to know what "Shop for music online" you guys are referring to? I've never seen that anywhere (on stock Vista Ultimate), even in folders with only mp3's.
CoffeeFiend Posted June 30, 2008 Posted June 30, 2008 Strange. It's not there on my install of Vista. Perhaps it might be WMP adds that, as I don't have the 2 entries above it either (I don't use WMP).Thanks for the screenshot, much appreciated.
tla2001 Posted November 16, 2008 Posted November 16, 2008 Actually to remove Shop for Music Online the key is HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\Directory.Audio\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WMPShopMusicCheers
mongo66 Posted November 16, 2008 Posted November 16, 2008 what edition are you running? i havent seen that in business, basic, or enterprise. and i just looked and couldnt find it on this business editionhavent used premium or ultimate enough to have noticed it.I don't have it either... Vista Business x86.
CoffeeFiend Posted November 16, 2008 Posted November 16, 2008 Ah, that key. It's registered by wmpshell.dll (another reason not to use that WMP POS)Reg tweak to get rid of it:Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\Directory.Audio\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WMPShopMusic]
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