I usually don't use this stuff, but now I might need one. There are crap entries in hundreds of nodes, and some of them show in all of my shell context menus. This e.g. is the context menu of a TXT file:
This goes on for a long time (some years), no idea when or why it started, but I decided it's time to get rid of it.
In the registry it's immdiately clear that things are just crappy:
So, I need a good Registry Cleaner. I know that the world of Registry Cleaners is full of rubbish. Is there one that is not rubbish?
So I have InprocServer32, Interface, ProxyStubClsid32, Typelib in the context menu of every file and it's totally useless. When I click on them I just get an error saying roughly (transl. from German) "No program is associated with this action...".Registry Cleaner
Re: Registry Cleaner
I've been using "Glary Utilities" for years now.
Primarily to find updates for my installed SW but it also offers a 1-click check including a registry check with subsequent options to "fix" found errors. While I can't say whether it will help with your problem, I can say with certainty that it never caused me any troubles so far - and I've been using it for years in a rather "blindfolded" way - which is more than I can say about many other tools I've used.
Primarily to find updates for my installed SW but it also offers a 1-click check including a registry check with subsequent options to "fix" found errors. While I can't say whether it will help with your problem, I can say with certainty that it never caused me any troubles so far - and I've been using it for years in a rather "blindfolded" way - which is more than I can say about many other tools I've used.
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Re: Registry Cleaner
You can control shell context menu by this tiny utility:
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shell_menu_view.html
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shell_menu_view.html
I'm a casual coder using AHK language. All of my xys scripts:
http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic. ... 243#p82488
http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic. ... 243#p82488
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Re: Registry Cleaner
+1 for binocular222's tip
And for more thorough house cleaning - you said "... for years ...":
kurtzimmermann.com
flagship "TweakPower" or "HDCleaner"
Both portable (but not stealth).
He is working on these for a decade or so with permanence, quite regular updates.
(You may call it a downside, that he forces updates on you).
And for more thorough house cleaning - you said "... for years ...":
kurtzimmermann.com
flagship "TweakPower" or "HDCleaner"
Both portable (but not stealth).
He is working on these for a decade or so with permanence, quite regular updates.
(You may call it a downside, that he forces updates on you).
Re: Registry Cleaner
CCleaner
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Re: Registry Cleaner
Wow, thanks for all the tips!!!
I'll report back...
I'll report back...
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Re: Registry Cleaner
Well, I tried all your suggestions (apart from CCleaner -- I know this from many years ago and did not like it so much), but all failed to solve my problem.
Then I went to my registry and deleted a couple of obviously suspicious things manually, and ... the problem is still there!
OTOH, this is beginning to become "interesting". ATM I have no idea where these entries come from. <ghosty horror music>
Enough for today...
Then I went to my registry and deleted a couple of obviously suspicious things manually, and ... the problem is still there!
OTOH, this is beginning to become "interesting". ATM I have no idea where these entries come from. <ghosty horror music>
Enough for today...
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Re: Registry Cleaner
Ah, got it!
It was this key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\Shell
Something wrote a load of crap into it: After deleting the 4 undesired entries, all my context menus look alright again.
It was this key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\Shell
Something wrote a load of crap into it: After deleting the 4 undesired entries, all my context menus look alright again.
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Re: Registry Cleaner
Em, reading would solve that question...
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