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Old February 23rd, 2021, 09:28 PM
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Question Editing Context Menu

Hi there, I would like some help with editing the context menu which shows up when right mouse clicking on files such as image files audio files etc. The list I have showing now is just too long, and I am having to use the up/down "arrows" to get to the menu items that I want work with. I have looked into a couple of small apps that can edit context menu's, but I'm not sure what to edit in them.
Any help would be very much appreciated.
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Old February 24th, 2021, 03:37 AM
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Hey buddy how are you??

On 98se the menu entries are in the registry,mine are here:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\Con textMenuHandlers

I dunno if yours are in the same spot,if not do a reg search for "send to" thats how I just found where they are... (I knew it was in the reg but didnt know which key it is)

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Old February 24th, 2021, 03:54 AM
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Windows key + R

RUN

regedit (hit OK)

navigate to the following key:

"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT

ContextMenuHandlers

Right click the one(s) you don't want and delete
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Old February 24th, 2021, 04:48 AM
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I have 3 all together Murf.....

MOVE TO
COPY TO

Which is strange because those 2 DO NOT show up in my right click menu!!

The only one that shows up is in my other key I posted above. "SEND TO" so could I delete these 2 from this other key??

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Old February 24th, 2021, 04:54 PM
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Darn it, I don't see ContextMenuHandlers listed.


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Old February 24th, 2021, 09:00 PM
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Try searching the reg for "Send to" and see which key its in Lufbra,thats probably the one ya want

You do have "Send to" in your right click menu right?
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Old February 26th, 2021, 04:26 PM
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Thanks. I have found out that the app CCleaner has a feature that let's us edit the context menu, so for now I am playing around with that until I have the menu set up to how i like it.
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Old February 27th, 2021, 03:00 AM
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Good im glad its so easy for ya!!!

I searched my whole reg and found several "contextmenuhandlers" keys. (Diff stuff on each)

I think the SEND TO and COPY TO is for a file association editing program I have...... (WINFILE) but im not sure...... Ill have to open the program again and see if those 2 are there on the right click menu....
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