Hide unwanted Apple menu items

Nov 27, '02 08:44:06AM

Contributed by: tcrider

Instead of removing Apple Menu Items like "Get Mac OS X Software" (see this hint), just hide them. In the Finder, navigate to System -> Library -> Frameworks -> Carbon.framework -> Versions -> A -> Frameworks -> HIToolbox.framework -> Versions -> A -> Resources -> English.lproj and open StandardMenus.nib (Developer Tools required).

Double click Apple under the Instances tab and highlight "Get Mac OS X Software." Go to the Tools pull down menu and click Show Info. Highlight Attributes, then under "Options," click the "Hidden" radio button. Save your changes.

Finally, use Option-Command-Escape to Relaunch the Finder -- no more "Get OS X Software!"

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