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How do I remove Spybot from the right-click context menu?

Z

ZoltanFibonacci

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Greetings, Earthlings!

How can I remove Spybot from the right-click context menu in Windows Explorer?

Example: (Spybot is NOT running.)
I right-click on a filename in Windows Explorer. One of the items in the popup menu is "Scan with Spybot Search & Destroy."

I'd like to remove that option from the context menu.

I've searched under Settings, under Tools, and all through the Spybot Help file. Can't find anything on this. Thanks!

Z
 
Hello,

To disable the single files scan please open the registry editor by:
(a)
press windowskey + r then enter "regedit" (without quotation marks)
or
(b)
click on "start" , then "run" and enter "regedit" (without quotation marks)

(a+b)
and then browse to the following path.

Please delete the following registry keys:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\sdfiles
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\sdfiles

Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot
 
spybotsandra said:
Hello,

To disable the single files scan please open the registry editor by:
(a)
press windowskey + r then enter "regedit" (without quotation marks)
or
(b)
click on "start" , then "run" and enter "regedit" (without quotation marks)

(a+b)
and then browse to the following path.

Please delete the following registry keys:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\sdfiles
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\sdfiles

Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot
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lee4th:

If you have the following registry entries, try deleting them:

Code: 
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\*\shell\sdfiles]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\shell\sdfiles]
 
Hello,

It worked fine for me... thanks!

There's just one thing... it only seems to work for single files.

When right-clicking folders or drives, it still shows up in the context menu.

Is there any way to remove that (registry entry) as well?

Greetz,

Sander
 
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Finally! Thanx so much for your great answer! That was the last vestige of spybot left that annoyed me. However, now when I right-click "sdfiles" shows up as part of the context menu. In fact it's part of the right-click menu for many things now. I can't seem to get rid of that now. :confused: Technology!!!!#@%&! Can anyone out there help me with this?
 
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