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

    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

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    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
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    Quote Originally Posted by spybotsandra View Post
    Hello,
    ...
    Please delete the following registry keys:

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

    Best regards
    Sandra
    Team Spybot
    Thanks very much, knowledgeable and helpful lady! Deleting those two keys fixed my context menu!
    Much gratitude.

    Z

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    Quote Originally Posted by spybotsandra View Post
    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]

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    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
    Last edited by Schander; 2009-09-16 at 02:59.

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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. Technology!!!!#@%&! Can anyone out there help me with this?
    Last edited by gothceltgirl; 2009-09-27 at 02:37.

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