Dll Shell Extension

[hungrylilboy]

i tried to un-install a program and it didnt completely do it and it left a dll which is the shell extension (so when u right click its in the list of poss actions). How do i delete this dll and therefore get it out of the list?? obviously as it is always in the list, it is always being used!

[supersonic]

via DOS. Open is safe mode (DOS is ur choice) and delete the file.

[hungrylilboy]

grrr was worried u were going to say that. no other way?

[SP1]

You could try deleting the entries in the context menu first via the registry, then delete the .dll file.

context menu entries are usually found in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT > * > shellex > ContextMenuHandlers

im not sure if this will work, but its worth a try if you dont wanna do it via dos.

im sure u know the the 'dangers' with editing the registry. good luck

[Chewie]

Click Start and Run then type:
regsvr32 -u <the full path and filename of the dll>
...and hit return.
Now you should be able to delete the file.