Thursday, April 23, 2009

Microsoft Office "Groove Folder Syncronation"

My Experience:
In my crusade to rid my right click context menu within Windows Explorer of all extra options, I want to get rid of the even more annoying option that reads "Groove Folder Synchronization" and has an annoying little green blurb next to it.


The Cause:
The program causes the registry to be edited.


The Fix:
This fix requires editing the registry and should be done with caution.
  1. Type "regedit" in the start menu search box and hit enter.
  2. Navigate to the following directories and delete "XXX Groove GFS Context Menu Handler XXX"
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\
And your problem will be fixed!


My Results:
Haven't seen the thing since and no adverse effects.

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