Changing list of apps for Open With

When I select Open With on a .jpg file, there are over 30 applications listed which is really annoying. I can't work out how to edit this list so that only the ones I want to appear do so without having to uninstall any software - it must be stored in the preferences or something but I just can't seem to work it out.
Any help appreciated.
PK

Short of opening up the individual applications and changing a file therein (which I have done, but don't recommend) you cannot change the list. When you start your computer the system goes through the applications you have and queries them, by reading their Info.plist file, about the sorts files the application claims it can open. The system then includes the application in the launch services list for applications that handle those sorts of files. I'm afraid about half the applications in the universe are capable of opening a jpeg, and most say so. So they get listed in Open With, and, if you have a backup drive that includes copies of your applications, those will appear on the list too. I heard that the system isn't supposed to be that thorough, but I've had it list an old, forgotten, application that was buried 6 folders deep, none of the folders being an application folder, on a backup drive...
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