Right click "open with" question

Kathy T in MI

Using Vista64 --
I mistakenly added an install file instead of the ,exe file for Real Player
to the right-click Open With menu which appears for movie-type files. I was
able to add the correct run file but cannot figure out how to remove the
install file which, on the Open With Menu, is titled "Shell executable of
setup program." I don't recall the actual file name that I added to the
menu. Also appearing on this Open With Menu are Quick Time and Windows Media
Player. I wanted Real Player as a choice too. Can you tell me how to get
rid of the "Shell executable..." file from this menu? I looked in MS
Support files but the only one I could find related to OSs other than Vista
(or XP). Appreciate any help you can offer.
Thanks,
Kathy in MI

Colton

Kathy,

You should see RealPlayer come up in your "Open With..." dialog if you are to right-click on a media file of some sort;
example: mp3, wma, etc.

As far as removing products from the "Open With.." dialog, I have never been successful in doing. From what I understand,
the "Open With.." dialog gives you the choices best suited for the specified file, using the most recent programs that you
have used to open that type of file with. This is just my understanding. Whether it is right or not, can be corrected or
validated by someone who may know more about it than myself.

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Colton, PHP/VB6/HTML/CSS/Javscript/IIS/Apache
OS: Vista Home Premium x86 SP1
Location: NC, USA

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"Kathy T in MI" <> wrote in message news:.gbl...
> Using Vista64 --
> I mistakenly added an install file instead of the ,exe file for Real Player to the right-click Open With menu which appears
> for movie-type files. I was able to add the correct run file but cannot figure out how to remove the install file which, on
> the Open With Menu, is titled "Shell executable of setup program." I don't recall the actual file name that I added to the
> menu. Also appearing on this Open With Menu are Quick Time and Windows Media Player. I wanted Real Player as a choice too.
> Can you tell me how to get rid of the "Shell executable..." file from this menu? I looked in MS Support files but the
> only one I could find related to OSs other than Vista (or XP). Appreciate any help you can offer.
> Thanks,
> Kathy in MI