Disable wine as default program

Hey there!
I've got a little problem with mime types, after installing some programs in wine ( i think, but i dont remember for sure, that since then do i have this problem)
A lot of file types use to be opened with wine. For example txts or unknown filetypes open with wine>notepad as default, or pictures with wine>fireworks instead of mousepad or eog/ristretto and its very booring.
If i go to open with other application>select the correct application and i check "Use as default for this kind of file" it wont happen nothing, i mean the default program remains the wine>program..
I started to change the mime types in the mime.cache, its working but i dont know a lot of filetypes introduced there to use wine programs..
So my question is, is there any way to disable by default wine to open any files (exept exe and windows specific files) instead of changeing one by one the mime types. Or at least get the "Use as default for this kind of file" option working?
Thanks very much!
With respect,
dvl
Ps: i am using xfce

@Randy Penguin Thanks for this hint because this is what i have had forgotten the first time.
Okay now the steps what i have done:
find ~/.local/share/mime -name '*wine*' -exec rm {} \;
rm ~/.local/share/applications/wine*.desktop
update-mime-database ~/.local/share/mime
If there is something what could be better solved say it because i don't want to see notepad on my linux.:)

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    "ContentViewModeLayoutPatternForBrowse"="delta"
    "ContentViewModeForBrowse"="prop:~System.ItemNameDisplay;~System.LayoutPattern.PlaceHolder;~System.LayoutPattern.PlaceHolder;~System.LayoutPattern.PlaceHolder;System.DateModified"
    "ContentViewModeLayoutPatternForSearch"="alpha"
    "ContentViewModeForSearch"="prop:~System.ItemNameDisplay;System.DateModified;~System.ItemFolderPathDisplay"
    @="Folder"
    "EditFlags"=hex:d2,03,00,00
    "FullDetails"="prop:System.PropGroup.Description;System.ItemNameDisplay;System.ItemTypeText;System.Size"
    "NoRecentDocs"=""
    "ThumbnailCutoff"=dword:00000000
    "TileInfo"="prop:System.Title;System.ItemTypeText"
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\DefaultIcon]
    @=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
      00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,68,00,\
      65,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,33,00,00,00
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore]
    "MultiSelectModel"="Document"
    "ProgrammaticAccessOnly"=""
    "LaunchExplorerFlags"=dword:00000018
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore\command]
    "DelegateExecute"="{11dbb47c-a525-400b-9e80-a54615a090c0}"
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\open]
    "MultiSelectModel"="Document"
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\open\command]
    "DelegateExecute"="{11dbb47c-a525-400b-9e80-a54615a090c0}"
    @=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
      00,5c,00,45,00,78,00,70,00,6c,00,6f,00,72,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,\
      65,00,00,00
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\opennewprocess]
    "MUIVerb"="@shell32.dll,-8518"
    "MultiSelectModel"="Document"
    "Extended"=""
    "LaunchExplorerFlags"=dword:00000003
    "ExplorerHost"="{ceff45ee-c862-41de-aee2-a022c81eda92}"
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\opennewprocess\command]
    "DelegateExecute"="{11dbb47c-a525-400b-9e80-a54615a090c0}"
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\opennewwindow]
    "MUIVerb"="@shell32.dll,-8517"
    "MultiSelectModel"="Document"
    "OnlyInBrowserWindow"=""
    "LaunchExplorerFlags"=dword:00000001
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\opennewwindow\command]
    "DelegateExecute"="{11dbb47c-a525-400b-9e80-a54615a090c0}"
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\BriefcaseMenu]
    @="{85BBD920-42A0-1069-A2E4-08002B30309D}"
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\Library Location]
    @="{3dad6c5d-2167-4cae-9914-f99e41c12cfa}"
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\Offline Files]
    @="{474C98EE-CF3D-41f5-80E3-4AAB0AB04301}"
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\ShellEx\DragDropHandlers\{BD472F60-27FA-11cf-B8B4-444553540000}]
    @=""
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\ShellEx\PropertySheetHandlers\BriefcasePage]
    @="{85BBD920-42A0-1069-A2E4-08002B30309D}"
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\ShellEx\PropertySheetHandlers\Offline Files]
    @="{7EFA68C6-086B-43e1-A2D2-55A113531240}"
    [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\ShellNew]
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\ShellNew]
    "Directory"=""
    "IconPath"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,\
      74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,\
      00,68,00,65,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,33,00,\
      00,00
    "ItemName"="@shell32.dll,-30396"
    "MenuText"="@shell32.dll,-30317"
    "NonLFNFileSpec"="@shell32.dll,-30319"
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\ShellNew\Config]
    "AllDrives"=""
    "IsFolder"=""
    "NoExtension"=""
    ==================
    Once done, right-click the REG file and choose Merge. Alternately, you can open the Registry Editor and then using the
    Import option from the File menu, to merge the REG file contents.
    Let me know if you need any further help.
    Best regards
    Michael Shao
    TechNet Community Support

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