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Name: zoomzoooie
Date: March 7, 2004 at 15:58:30 Pacific
OS: Window ME
CPU/Ram: 256BM
Comment:

I installed a progam to try and didn't like it so I removed it. When I installed the program it added an item to my "right click" menu list. It's says:

"javascript:{document.location='http://___.
/___com.htm';}"

(The name appears where the underlines are)
It appears when I right click on my docs,my computer,networkplaces and recycle bin or items with in. When I click on it I get a message saying there is no program associated with it for performing this action and to make one in the folder options in contol panel. I don't need to do that I just need to get rid of it. I need to delete it but can't find where or how to do this.



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Name: Leroi
Date: March 7, 2004 at 16:21:09 Pacific
Reply:

See if this is of any help:

http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc2/v11/vic11.htm

Is it any file or folder that this menu item is present? With it being associated with "my computer" etc. it makes me think my tip may not help...

Hopefully someone else will be able to help more.

I hate programs that add themselves to context menus without permission or an uninstall routine of some kind.


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Response Number 2
Name: soniaj
Date: March 8, 2004 at 00:18:59 Pacific
Reply:

I found this on this forum somewhere once, but cant find the post now. But at the time i copied it and saved it, so i will just copy it here for you now. So if it helps it will be thanks to whoever that person was. So here goes this is what they said:

For Files, the secret lies in the "context menu handlers" under the shellex subkey for
"All Files" which, in the registry, is nothing but an asterisk - like a dos wildcard,
which means the values entered apply to all files. It is at the very top of the Root key,
right here:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers

Click the the + sign next to the ContextMenuHandlers key, to expand it.
Now you will see some of the programs that have added items to your right-click menu. Simply
delete the program keys you don't want.
Yup! It's that simple. If deleting makes you uneasy, just export the key before deleting it.
Or, instead of deleting the values, disable them. Simply double click the default value for
the program on the right hand pane and rename the clsid value by placing a period or dash in
front of it.

ie; - {b5eedee0-c06e-11cf-8c56-444553540000}

Then exit the registry, refresh, and right click a file to see if the item was removed from
the menu.
Some programs - like WinZip or WinRar - will add several items to your right click menu but
all of them will be removed by deleting or disabling their one context menu handler.

Note that the above key only applies to the right click menu of files.
To remove entries from the right click context menu of folders, you need to navigate to the
Folder and Drive keys:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers

All you have to do is follow the same procedure as for Files - either disable or delete
items you wish to remove.

Adding Items
Adding Items to the right click menu of Files and Folders is also fairly simple using the
Registry. It just involves the creation of a few new keys for each item you wish to add.
You edit the same keys used for removing items. Let's use Notepad as an example of an item
you'd like to add to the right click menu of all your files or folders.

For folders, go to this key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder

Click the + sign next to Folder and expand it so that the Shell key is visible. Right click
the Shell key and choose New>Key and name the key Notepad or whatever else you'd prefer
(whatever the key is named is what will appear in the right-click menu). Now right click the
new key you made and create another key named Command. Then, in the right hand pane, double
click "Default" and enter Notepad.exe as the value.
Exit the registry, refresh, and right click any folder. Notepad should now be on the context
menu.


For files, go here again:


HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*

Expand the * key and see if a Shell key exists. If it does exist, follow the same procedure
as for folders. If it does not exist, you'll have to create a new Shell first. Just right
click the * key and choose New>Key and name it Shell. Then right click the Shell key and
continue on the same way you did for adding items to the right click menu of folders.

Once done, Notepad should appear as an option in the right click menu of all your files.


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Response Number 3
Name: TheKid
Date: March 10, 2004 at 23:58:01 Pacific

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