How can I customize my WinXP right click menus?

[aychamo]

Hey there

When I am in my WinXP Pro, and I right click on a file, say a .mp3 file, I get a TON of options of stuff to do with the .mp3 file. For example:

Edit with Dreamweaver
Add to WinAmps Bookmark List
Open
Play
Copy to Cd or Device
Qeue it U
Add to Playlist
Play with Media Player
MP3/Tag Studio
WinZip

I'd really like to remove most of these from the right click menus. Does anyone know how to do this?

 

[sridhar_n]

Goto start, choose run and then type regedit. Select HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT and then goto directory, and under directory u will find keys named shell (or) shellex. Expand these keys to find out which of the right click options they represent. Delete the ones that u do not want.

 

[aychamo]

Hey! That helped get most of them, the rest I just searched in the registry. Thank you!

 

[aychamo]

Hmm. Well, I've managed to get rid of all the programs that shouldn't even be looking at it (Dreamweaver, etc.) I still can't get the Media Player stuff out of it. Oh well though, it is still an improvement.

 

[Misspell]

Hmm. Well, I've managed to get rid of all the programs that shouldn't even be looking at it (Dreamweaver, etc.) I still can't get the Media Player stuff out of it. Oh well though, it is still an improvement.

I know this thread is over a year old... but i was just searching the net (which brought me here) for the same info and came across this. The below quote worked for me.

To remove the shell integration (play with media player stuff in right click menu):

Start -> Run -> regsvr32 /u wmpshell.dll

http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=244247&st=0&p=584924619&#entry584924619

Thouhgt it might help someone out in the furture.