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When I right-click an icon on my desktop, there are duplicates of various oprions. This is how my right-click menu looks like (Windows Media Player Icon):
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Open
Add to archive...
Add to "wmplayer.rar"
Add to zip
Add to wmplayer.zip
Zip and E-Mail wmplayer.zip
Compress and E-Mail "Wmplayer.ace"
Add to "wmplayer.ace"
Add to...
Scan with Norton AntiVirus
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CleanSweep
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Open With...
Open
Add to archive...
Add to "Windows Media Player.rar"
Add to zip
Add to Windows Media Player.zip
Zip and E-Mail Windows Media Player.zip
Compress and E-Mail "Windows Media Player.ace"
Add to "Windows Media Player.ace"
Add to...
Scan with Norton AntiVirus
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Send To
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Cut
Copy
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Create Shortcut
Delete
Rename
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Properties
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How can I get rid of the duplicate options like "Add to archive..." etc? Thank you in advance.

Try this page
http://www.jfitz.com/tips/rclick_custom.htmlWARNING!!!
This involves changing/editing the registry.I reccomend you make a backup of it first just to be on the safe side.
A hosed registry is no fun and can leave your system totally inoperable!!!!!Jimi_l

Hmm... I can't seem to find the right key to delete... I only have 5 keys:
NortonAntivirus
Open With
WinRAR
WinZip
ZFAddIt might be some where else... by the way, i use these four tweaking programs, which may be the cause:
TweakUI
TweakAll
Tweaki...For Power Users
Tweaking Toolbox for WindowsThanks for the reply.

Ii found this today looking to remove dreamweaver from the .css open with menu...i still dont know what im doing....HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts
In some of the file ext. folder theres an Open with folder.
As an example...
.css-OpenWithList-
Dreamweaver
Notepad
IEExplorerIf i delete the notepad or IE string the options disappear from the open with menu when right clicking a .css file and stay gone. Dreamweaver on the otherhand recreates itself.
Is this because dreamweaver has set itself as default for editing .css files? My thinking here is that i have to change or delete something else to get it to stay gone.
Any reg wizards have an idea about this?
Gonna check out jimi_l's link. I might get lucky :).
Thanks.

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