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by mjdove

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I have recently reinstalled Win98se on a clean harddrive (partition - format - install). Win98se is fully updated & patched as of 6/1/2002. I'm running IE 6 & Office 2000 SR1. The software configuration is standard for me, the reinstall was due to some incompatibilities with Norton SystemWorks 2002.
Long painful story - no longer using NSW 2002, reverted to updated / patched NSW 2000!

My problem is that my Context Menus show duplicate entries (ie: 'Scan with Norton AntiVirus' appears twice).
I install several programs that add a Context Menu entry (these have always behaved well in the past), so my Context Menus have gotten VERY LONG.

Can anyone give me a clue as to what's going on here, and / or tell me how to fix it?

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by thechas

Whats happened;

The software installation likely locked up part way through, or an update did not recognize the previous installation of the Context Menu Items.

I haven't experimented with NSW's registry tools, but FixIt from OnTrack does allow you to edit context menus.

You can also edit them from within the registry.

Chas

by neal2002

If your asking how to remove an entry from the start menu, you will find instructions in the win 98 help.

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