diff -ruN vdr-plugin-extrecmenu/Makefile vdr-plugin-extrecmenu.patched/Makefile
--- vdr-plugin-extrecmenu/Makefile	2010-08-30 09:14:54.000000000 +0200
+++ vdr-plugin-extrecmenu.patched/Makefile	2010-10-09 12:41:44.049276477 +0200
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
 DEFINES += -DUSE_PINPLUGIN
 endif
 
+ifdef DISABLE_ARCHIVE
+DEFINES += -DDISABLE_ARCHIVE
+endif
+
 ### The version number of VDR's plugin API (taken from VDR's "config.h"):
 
 APIVERSION = $(shell sed -ne '/define APIVERSION/s/^.*"\(.*\)".*$$/\1/p' $(VDRDIR)/config.h)
diff -ruN vdr-plugin-extrecmenu/mymenurecordings.c vdr-plugin-extrecmenu.patched/mymenurecordings.c
--- vdr-plugin-extrecmenu/mymenurecordings.c	2010-08-30 09:14:54.000000000 +0200
+++ vdr-plugin-extrecmenu.patched/mymenurecordings.c	2010-10-09 12:40:15.023224943 +0200
@@ -142,8 +142,10 @@
 myMenuRecordingsItem::myMenuRecordingsItem(cRecording *Recording,int Level)
 {
   totalentries=newentries=0;
+#ifndef DISABLE_ARCHIVE
   isdvd=false;
   ishdd=false;
+#endif
   dirismoving=true;
   name=NULL;
   filename=Recording->FileName();
@@ -194,6 +196,7 @@
       else
         buffer+="/00001.ts";
 
+#ifndef DISABLE_ARCHIVE
       if(access(buffer.c_str(),R_OK))
       {
         buffer=filename;
@@ -203,13 +206,16 @@
         buffer+="/hdd.vdr";
         ishdd=!access(buffer.c_str(),R_OK);
       }
+#endif
 
       if(MoveCutterThread->IsMoving(filename))
         titlebuffer << Icons::MovingRecording(); // moving recording
+#ifndef DISABLE_ARCHIVE
       else if(isdvd)
         titlebuffer << Icons::DVD(); // archive dvd
       else if(ishdd)
         titlebuffer << Icons::HDD(); // archive hdd
+#endif
       else if(MoveCutterThread->IsCutting(filename))
         titlebuffer << Icons::Scissor(); // cutting recording
       else if(Recording->IsNew() && !mysetup.PatchNew)
@@ -403,8 +409,10 @@
 #define MB_PER_MINUTE 25.75 // this is just an estimate! (taken over from VDR)
 
 bool myMenuRecordings::golastreplayed=false;
+#ifndef DISABLE_ARCHIVE
 bool myMenuRecordings::wasdvd;
 bool myMenuRecordings::washdd;
+#endif
 dev_t myMenuRecordings::fsid=0;
 int myMenuRecordings::freediskspace=0;
 
@@ -460,6 +468,7 @@
 
   Display();
 
+#ifndef DISABLE_ARCHIVE
   if(wasdvd&&!cControl::Control())
   {
     char *cmd=NULL;
@@ -498,6 +507,7 @@
 
     washdd=false;
   }
+#endif
 
   Set();
 
@@ -724,7 +734,11 @@
             if(recitem && !recitem->IsDirectory() && !cControl::Control() && !mysetup.GoLastReplayed)
               golastreplayed=false;
           }
+#ifdef DISABLE_ARCHIVE
+          if(recitem&&!recitem->IsDirectory()&&!cControl::Control())
+#else
           if(recitem&&!recitem->IsDirectory()&&(recitem->IsDVD()||recitem->IsHDD())&&!cControl::Control())
+#endif
             cReplayControl::ClearLastReplayed(cReplayControl::LastReplayed());
         }
       }
@@ -792,6 +806,7 @@
       cRecording *recording=GetRecording(item);
       if(recording)
       {
+#ifndef DISABLE_ARCHIVE
         if(item->IsHDD())
         {
           char hddnr[BUFSIZ];
@@ -952,6 +967,7 @@
           }
           buffer=NULL;
         }
+#endif
         golastreplayed=true;
         myReplayControl::SetRecording(recording->FileName(),recording->Title());
         cControl::Shutdown();
@@ -1187,7 +1203,9 @@
   if(edit)
   {
     myMenuRecordingsItem *item=(myMenuRecordingsItem*)Get(Current());
+#ifndef DISABLE_ARCHIVE
     if(Key==kRed || Key==kGreen || Key==kYellow || (!item->IsDVD() && !item->IsHDD() && Key==kBlue) || Key==kBack)
+#endif
     {
       edit=false;
       helpkeys=-1;
@@ -1197,10 +1215,14 @@
       case kRed: return Rename();
       case kGreen: return MoveRec();
       case kYellow: return Delete();
+#ifdef DISABLE_ARCHIVE
+      case kBlue: return Details();
+#else
       case kBlue: if(item&&!item->IsDVD()&&!item->IsHDD())
                     return Details();
                   else
                     break;
+#endif
       case kBack: SetHelpKeys();
       default: break;
     }
@@ -1281,7 +1303,11 @@
                                 else
                                 {
                                   edit=true;
+#ifdef DISABLE_ARCHIVE
+                                  SetHelp(tr("Button$Rename"),tr("Button$Move"),tr("Button$Delete"),tr("Details"));
+#else
                                   SetHelp(tr("Button$Rename"),tr("Button$Move"),tr("Button$Delete"),!item->IsDVD()&&!item->IsHDD()?tr("Details"):NULL);
+#endif
                                 }
                               }
                             }
diff -ruN vdr-plugin-extrecmenu/mymenurecordings.h vdr-plugin-extrecmenu.patched/mymenurecordings.h
--- vdr-plugin-extrecmenu/mymenurecordings.h	2010-08-30 09:14:54.000000000 +0200
+++ vdr-plugin-extrecmenu.patched/mymenurecordings.h	2010-10-09 12:18:39.000514924 +0200
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
 {
   private:
     bool dirismoving;
+#ifndef DISABLE_ARCHIVE
     bool isdvd;
     bool ishdd;
+#endif
     bool isPesRecording;
     int level,isdirectory;
     int totalentries,newentries;
@@ -20,8 +22,10 @@
     bool IsDirectory(){return name!=NULL;}
     bool IsPesRecording(void) const { return isPesRecording; }
     void IncrementCounter(bool IsNew);
+#ifndef DISABLE_ARCHIVE
     bool IsDVD(){return isdvd;}
     bool IsHDD(){return ishdd;}
+#endif
     void SetDirIsMoving(bool moving){dirismoving=moving;}
     bool GetDirIsMoving(){return dirismoving;}
     const char *UniqID(){return uniqid.length()?uniqid.c_str():"";}
@@ -32,8 +36,10 @@
 {
  private:
   bool edit;
+#ifndef DISABLE_ARCHIVE
   static bool wasdvd;
   static bool washdd;
+#endif
   static bool golastreplayed;
   static dev_t fsid;
   static int freediskspace;
diff -ruN vdr-plugin-extrecmenu/tools.h vdr-plugin-extrecmenu.patched/tools.h
--- vdr-plugin-extrecmenu/tools.h	2010-08-30 09:14:54.000000000 +0200
+++ vdr-plugin-extrecmenu.patched/tools.h	2010-10-09 12:15:41.226225878 +0200
@@ -119,7 +119,9 @@
   public:
     static void InitCharSet();
     static const char* Continue(){return IsUTF8?"\ue000":"\x80";}
+#ifndef DISABLE_ARCHIVE
     static const char* DVD(){return IsUTF8?"\ue001":"\x81";}
+#endif
     static const char* Directory(){return IsUTF8?"\ue002":"\x82";}
     static const char* FixedBlank(){return IsUTF8?"\ue003":"\x83";}
     static const char* Scissor(){return IsUTF8?"\ue004":"\x84";}
@@ -137,7 +139,9 @@
     static const char* New(){return IsUTF8?"\ue010":"\x90";}
     static const char* Repititive_timer(){return IsUTF8?"\ue011":"\x91";}
     static const char* Running(){return IsUTF8?"\ue012":"\x92";}
+#ifndef DISABLE_ARCHIVE
     static const char* HDD(){return IsUTF8?"\ue01c":"\x9c";}
+#endif
     static const char* StarFull(){return IsUTF8?"\ue018":"\x98";}
     static const char* StarHalf(){return IsUTF8?"\ue019":"\x99";}
 };