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Annoyances of Windows 2000/XP

292 bytes added, 17:51, 2 December 2012
/* CLEAR UNWANTED "OPEN WITH" RIGHT CLICK SHELL MENU ENTRIES */
The following lines were added (+) and removed (-):
  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.avi\OpenWithList  (1) HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.avi\OpenWithList  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.avi\OpenWithProgids  (2) HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.avi\OpenWithProgids  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.avi\OpenWithList\wmplayer.exe  (3) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.avi\OpenWithList\wmplayer.exe  HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.avi\OpenWithList\wmplayer.exe  (4) HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.avi\OpenWithList\wmplayer.exe  HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.avi\OpenWithProgIds  (5) HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.avi\OpenWithProgIds  HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\video\OpenWithList\wmplayer.exe  (6) HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\video\OpenWithList\wmplayer.exeRemove mplayer.exe from either (1) or (2) if present.  It may be in (2) only.  Item (3) you do not have to remove, it will be removed by the system.  Remove (4) and (6).  Now Windows Media Player (mplayer.exe) will not appear in the right click Open With shell menu.
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