Bundled Start Menu Recent Programs

[Eric D. Braden]

I bought a machine a couple months ago that came with Vista
installed. My question is, I think, a simple one, but I'm baffled by
it. Basically, the manufacturer of the machine put in a list of
default "Recent Programs" that come up on the Start Menu. If I remove
them all, they stay gone, but they come back when I reset my PC and
bump all my actual recent programs off the list. It includes things
I've unistalled (like the ISP ads that came with the PC).

Anyone know how I can just get those to go away?

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

Right click the Taskbar > click Properties > Customize > under 'Programs' >
click 'Clear List' > OK > OK.

 

[Guest]

"Eric D. Braden" asked...

I bought a machine a couple months ago that came with Vista
installed. My question is, I think, a simple one, but I'm baffled by
it. Basically, the manufacturer of the machine put in a list of
default "Recent Programs" that come up on the Start Menu. If I remove
them all, they stay gone, but they come back when I reset my PC and
bump all my actual recent programs off the list. It includes things
I've unistalled (like the ISP ads that came with the PC).

Anyone know how I can just get those to go away?

Only try this if you are comfortable working with the registry!

Regedit.exe

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \
Explorer \ Advanced

In the right-pane, create a new DWORD value named StartMenuInit
Double-click StartMenuInit and set 3 its dat

 

[Eric D. Braden]

"Eric D. Braden" asked...



Only try this if you are comfortable working with the registry!

Regedit.exe

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \
Explorer \ Advanced

In the right-pane, create a new DWORD value named StartMenuInit
Double-click StartMenuInit and set 3 its dat

It's been too long since I've checked ngs! Sorry for the oldness of
this, but can you explain what that does? (no need to get crazy
specific, but I like to know generally what I'm doing. Like, why 3?
What does that value represent, as opposed to others?)