JSI Tip 9841. Freeware selectively clears the Open With list on Windows XP.JSI Tip 9841. Freeware selectively clears the Open With list on Windows XP.

Download and unzip OpenWithClear.zip.

When you double-click OpenWithClear.exe, a GUI open that allows you to select a file extension from the Extensions drop-down box. When you do, the Dynamically assigned programs box will contain the dynamic entries in the Open With list.

The author, Doug Knox, provides a Clear button, to allow you to select one or more  programs to remove, and a Clear All button to remove all dynamically assigned entries.

NOTE: This program should work on any Windows operating system if the VB 6 runtime library, which is included in Windows XP, is installed.