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From: Marcello on 25 May 2010 13:09 > I realize what you are saying but I have no > idea where I would find the "Folder" for it. Start button refers to start menu folders of logged in user and all users. But that's not the point. Folder type is defined under "Tools > Folder options > File types" and these settings are stored in registry. Here is an exemple to make things clear. Create the following registry keys and entries: Key: HKCR\Directory\shell\Calculator Value: (Standard) REG_SZ Calculator Key: HKCR\Directory\shell\Calculator\Command Value: (Standard) REG_SZ Calc.exe After this you'll find the calculator in start button's context menu. - But also in any folders context menu. So. And now the same vice versa: If you remove an entry from start menu you normally will miss it also in folder's context menu. Lg Marcello
From: Paul Randall on 25 May 2010 13:17 "kraut" <kraut3852(a)yahoo.comg> wrote in message news:hhtnv5hpmmg2g6cit5bst0t36d8mpce44g(a)4ax.com... > On Tue, 25 May 2010 08:35:01 -0700, Marcello > <Marcello(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > >>As the start button represents a kind of folder you find the same main >>commands in context menu of it. Changes would affect folders too... >> >>Lg >>Marcello > > > I realize what you are saying but I have no idea where I would find > the "Folder" for it. When I right click on the start button, one of the menu items is explore. When I click that, it opens the Start Menu folder. I think this is the folder you need, but I'm not sure. -Paul Randall
From: VanguardLH on 25 May 2010 13:26 kraut wrote: > Volunteer J wrote: > >>> When I right click on the start button in XP classic menu there are >>> all kinds of things in the "context menu" such as Open, Explore, >>> Explore from here, Scan with AVG, Combine files in Acrobat, Open in >>> Onenote, Groove Folder syn---, Etc. >>> >>> Question is where and how do I delete these some of these things I >>> never use? I looked in some of the different progs to no avail. >>> Is it in the registery someplace? >> >> Maybe the following freebie would be worth a try: >> >> Mmm FREE http://www.hace.us-inc.com/mmm.shtml > > Thanks but I could not get it to show the context menu for when I > right click on the start button though. It showed the others though. The Windows desktop is managed by Windows Explorer and why you always see an instance of explorer.exe running in the Processes tab of Task Manager. Those entries that you see are context menu entries that were added by all those programs that you noted. Those programs may have an option to show/hide their Windows Explorer extensions. If you use any utility to remove extensions from Windows Explorer's context menu then they will also disappear from the context menu for the Start button which is also part of the desktop managed by Windows Explorer.
From: VanguardLH on 25 May 2010 13:49 Volunteer J wrote: > Maybe the following freebie would be worth a try: > > Mmm FREE > http://www.hace.us-inc.com/mmm.shtml Read their FAQ under the following topics: "why is my firewall warning me that Mmm tries to access the internet all the time?" MMM phones home checking for an update. You apparently get no choice over that behavior. You might want to use SysInternals TCPview to note what is the host to which it connects and add it to your 'hosts' file (to thwart its attempt to make a connection). That also means MMM is always running in the background so it can move extensions under a submenu and to phone home. If all you want to do is just hide the extensions for which their own programs don't provide an option to show/hide them, a constantly running program is not required. Nirsoft's Shell Menu Extension Viewer and Menu Shell Viewer will let you disable items that appear as extensions to various types of objects (what extensions are shown depend on the type of object you select: drive, folder, file, etc). The Nirsoft utilities aren't super easy to use because they assume that you understand what you are doing. They are giving you a UI to dig into the registry. "No Adware? But Mmm FREE it is filled with ads?" MMM Free is adware. It is a lure to get you to buy their payware version. Many freeware products are adware but some are subdued in how or where they present their ad.
From: Volunteer J on 25 May 2010 14:08
kraut wrote: > Thanks but I could not get it to show the context menu for when I > right click on the start button though. It showed the others though. ======================================= You're welcome... Sorry...I thought it might work. -- Volunteer J - MS-MVP Digital Media Experience Notice This is not tech support I am a volunteer Solutions that work for me may not work for you Proceed at your own risk |