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January 21st, 2001 11:00

Winamp

I recently installed an update to Winamp. Now when i right click on Start, the window that opens up has 3 commands where I can open, enqueue or add Winamp to my bookmark list. Is there anyway to get rid of these short of uninstalling Winamp?
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    Posted January 21st, 2001 12:00

    I guess I didn't make myself very clear. I have Win98, and when I RIGHT click on Start, these are the options I get: Open, Explore, Find, Play in Winamp, Enqueue in Winamp, Add to Winamps bookmark list, and Scan with Norton Anti-virus. I want to get rid of the 3 Winamp commands. I can't find any folder in Explore that contains these things.
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    Posted January 21st, 2001 12:00


    Hi,

    You don't mention your operating system, so I will tell you that in Win 98, and hopefully in your OS as well, in Windows Explorer, browse to C:\Windows\Start Menu. When this is highlighted in the left frame, look to the right frame and the shortcuts you mention should be listed there. Highlight the ones you want to delete, right-click them and choose to Delete them.

    HTH,

    Kay
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    Posted January 21st, 2001 13:00


    Hi,

    I'm sorry to have misunderstood you. Try this: Emazing Tip of the Day. I have verified this to be true in Win 98.

    Kay
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    Posted January 21st, 2001 14:00


    Hi,

    No problem at all, OK? If you'd like to regedit, you can remove them for sure.

    Editing the registry is inherently dangerous, so be sure that you have exported your currently healthy registry, and/or that you know how to restore your registry using the Windows 98 registry restore feature described here: Article Q221512. Verify that you have a recent backup stored in C:\Windows\Sysbckup--these will have filenames such as rb000.cab. Highlight these, right-click them, and choose Properties to check that the dates of creation are suitable for you to use. This said, if all you are doing is removing these WinAmp actions, then this is safe. To test it out, I did exactly as you want to do. It worked, I restarted the system, and it had no difficulty.

    So, what you will do, once you have the registry issue covered, is go to Start | Run | enter regedit in the field and OK the run. Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Directory\Shell. You will find your WinAmp entries here. Highlight each one, right-click it, and remove it. Close the regedit utility, and the entries are gone from the Start Menu context menu.

    This Win98 Insider tip from WinMag discusses the procedure in reverse, and may be helpful to you: Insider 10/13/99.

    I think you can get this done, but if you are at all wary about regeditng, then the entries aren't really harmful, just annoying.

    Good luck with it,

    Kay
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    Posted January 21st, 2001 14:00

    Sorry to bother you again Kay. I found the file you told me about, but when I click on one of these 3 commands, the remove button is grayed out. Maybe I should just forget it.
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    Posted January 21st, 2001 15:00

    That did it Kay! Thanks for your help.
    Ken
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    Posted January 21st, 2001 15:00


    Hi,

    If you'd like to try it out, I found a freeware utility program that claims to edit the Start Menu context menu for you. I have not tried it, so cannot vouch for it, but you can visit the site and see what you think. Take this link to Mindbeat.com. You want to look at the utility called Plus Menu.

    HTH,

    Kay
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    Posted January 21st, 2001 15:00


    Excellent news--Congratulations :)

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