Internet Explorer users have long had the ability to remove items from their Tools menu, but this week, Microsoft removed one of the most popular tools from that menu: PartyPoker. The removal of PartyPoker from the Tools menu is a recent change, and it has left many users scratching their heads. The removal of PartyPoker may seem like a small thing, but it has big implications for Internet Explorer users. Microsoft has been trying to clean up its image in recent years, and removing PartyPoker from the Tools menu is part of that effort. Microsoft wants to show that it is a responsible company that takes care of its customers. PartyPoker was one of the most popular tools on the Tools menu, and its removal will make life harder for Internet Explorer users. Microsoft may have removed PartyPoker from the Tools menu, but other companies are likely to fill that space. ..
It seems like every worthless application out there feels the need to infest the Tools menu in Internet Explorer with unwanted entries, and uninstalling the application almost never removes the menu item.
To get rid of this entry, and potentially any others in the list, we’ll have to venture into the registry. Open up the registry editor by typing regedit into the run box.
Browse down to the following key:
Under this key, you will see a lot of subkeys with really long names. Click on each one of them, and if you look in the right hand pane, you will see the menu text from the offending menu item. For instance, you can see in this screenshot that I’ve selected the key that contains the PartyPoker menu item.
Just right-click and Delete the keys that you don’t want to show up. Restart Internet Explorer, and the menu item should be gone.
This tip should work for either IE6 or IE7.
