Duplicate apps in "Open With" contextual menu

I've noticed this several times in the past and I just ignored it and eventually it went away. But now it's bugging me. When I right-click on a media file, Boxee shows up multiple times. Is there any way to rebuild the menus?
Here's a screenshot if I wasn't clear enough.
!http://dl.dropbox.com/u/312416/menu-dupe.png!
Thanks,
Daren

It sounds like LaunchServices. These are only cache files but can get corrupted.
Launch /Utilities/Terminal and copy & paste this at the command line to rebuild LaunchServices:
Code:
<pre class="alt2" style="margin:0px; padding:3px; border:1px inset; width:640px; height:34px; overflow:auto">/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchSe rvices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user</pre>
Then press return. Wait until terminal returns to the command line. Quit Terminal. After that, log out and back in or restart. Let us know
-mj

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