"RealCat" <> wrote in message
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> When one right-click on an empty area of Windows Explorer, there's the
> "New" menu. Some stupid shareware applications, which I had installed
> just to test then deleted, have registered their document type and
> didn't removed them when they were uninstalled.
>
> On Windows XP, I could use Tweak UI to remove unwanted "New" document
> types, but there's no Tweak UI for Vista, and since I'm using x64
> Vista, I cannot run Tweak UI in compatibility mode for Windows XP. How
> am I supposed to remove them, not directly editing the Windows
> Registry?
Maybe it's got it.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2114884,00.asp
Maybe there is something under Systems Utilities.
http://www.bestvistadownloads.com/
>
> Windows Vista is great, but there are a few things even got worse than
> Windows XP : file type managing (associating file extensions with
> applications
http://articles.techrepublic.com.com...1-6172036.html
> adding secondary menus and so on), Explorer toolbar
> customization (choosing buttons to display), Explorer column
> management (choosing columns to display in details view)
http://pcwizkid.blogspot.com/2008/02...orer-view.html
You can also get there from Control Panel Folder Options.
As far as menus and buttons, I am sure there is some 3rd party tool that
will do it.