Jump to content

Removing items from Context Menu


Kathryn Scheller

Recommended Posts

I've installed ACDSee 11 and it's put a bunch of stuff on the context menu you see when you right-click on an image file (see attached). Can anyone tell me where to start my search in the Registry, to look for entries I can modify, to remove some of that stuff. Thanks.

post-231314-1236773197_thumb.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites


I hate when programs add their entries like that.

Open Regedit.exe. Find the file type in question in HKEY_Classes_ROOT. Like, if it's bitmaps (*.bmp), then go to that key. Under (default), it tells you what program it opens with. For example, Paint.Picture.

Go to Paint.Picture under the same HKEY_Classes_ROOT. Go to shell. I would back up that.

Then delete the entries you want to get rid of.

These are simple instructions. You might have to do some snooping around for your particular case.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I hate when programs add their entries like that.

It all depends. Sometimes it's useful (e.g. winrar), sometimes it's not. Acdsee asks which file extensions you want to associate during the install process and there's even menu entries to associate/disassociate it (no need to fire up regedit) so I wouldn't really blame it.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...