i uninstalled a program yet all the right click options remain

[djshowdown]

as the title suggests i installed a peice of software then decided i didnt want it anymore

after i uninstalled it all the right click options are still there

ie when i click relevant files, i am presented with the usual open, rename, copy options but also options for the program which i uninstalled

the program was videozilla

if anyone knows how i can clean up the mess it has made please let me know thanks

if it helps, when i was uninstalling it asked me if i wanted to remove certain shared files. as i didnt know what they were i clicked no to all

[shwaip]

from their site:


1) Click on the start windows, select run
2) Type "regsvr32 -u shctxex.dll" and click on ok button

It should remove the option "Play with Videozilla" and "Convert to" on the context menu.

[djshowdown]

thanks

now urm

what exactly did i just do by doing that

[shwaip]

you basically uninstalled the shell extension that added the extra right click options

[djshowdown]

but only for videozilla

how?

excuse my ignorance but i would like to know for future reference

thanks alot by the way

clutter irritates me!

[shwaip]

regsvr32.exe is the dll installer/uninstaller

-u says "uninstall"

"shctxex.dll" is the dll that the program installed that changed the windows shell

[djshowdown]

"shctxex.dll" is the dll that the program installed that changed the windows shell

how did you know that?

are you familiar with the program or something?

[TheBaron]

no, thats what regsrv32 does.

regsrv32 is a utility bundled with windows that installs / uninstalls shell extensions. It can be used to install anything from added context menus to audio / video codecs. all it does is basically register the dll that you point it to with the windows operating system

[shwaip]

I went to videozilla's site, searched for your problem, found the answer (posted by a mod/admin) and pasted it here. The developers were familiar with the problem.

[djshowdown]

perhaps i should have checked their site first

oops

either way

thanks

this forum has helped me out once again