Opposite of what I wanted…
I wanted NOTEPAD offered on my right click choices. The .REG file I used to make the changes is as follows:
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\ open]
@="&Notepad"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\ open\command]
@="Notepad.exe %1"
The ‘*’ puts Notepad in the context menus for all file types, however inappropriate. But this is easier than doing the work individually.
You could edit your extra choices out of your registry by searching for the menu choices you don’t want and removing them from the sub-keys under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. I wish it were that easy. Some keys lead you to a file type, and you must also search that file type for the command to delete. Again, this may have wider implications than you bargained for.
In your example, determine the command used for file zipping and search the registry for keys associating file types with this action. If it’s universal, the '*' key may be a good place to start.
Another method which may work, and which I’d most strongly recommend trying first, is to use Explorer/View/FolderOptions and click the File Types tab. Highlight the file type giving you grief and click the Edit button. Now in Edit file types, highlight the action you don’t want and click Remove. In fact, I’d really recommend limiting yourself to this method, and not try registry editing at all. While there, you can change the default actions too. This may take time if many file types are affected, but it's by far the safest method. Write down what you remove, just in case you need to put it back.
Registry editing should be left to experts. When non-experts attempt it, and mess things up, they become experts long before their systems are running smoothly again.
Again, be sure to copy your registry first, and do one key at a time, checking for success before moving on.
Cheers, PW.
P.S. I’ve re-read my post. I think it’s awful. It’s too confusing and not well organized. Sorry. |
