Leftover Menu in Rightclick On Windows XP

[NorthernSink23]

I recently installed a program that now has left behind a selectable option when right clicking files. I am not sure if that made sense so let me try again. Whenever I right click any files in Windows, the option to use the no longer installed program is still there. Does anyone know the registry key where this pesky thinghy resides?

Thanks in advance,
abhatia

 

[Lord Evermore]

If it really applies to ALL types of files and folders, it may be in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers list. It may be in the same sub-keys in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes.

You may also be able to find remaining keys related to the program by searching for the executable name, the program's name, the folder it was stored in (may find keys related to DLL files that no longer exist that way) or the words of the context menu entry. It's not likely you'll manage to find all of the related keys though.

 

[NorthernSink23]

I didn't even think to use the Find function with regedit. Thanks.