How do you clear the Most Frequently Used programs list?

[Gordon]

Sorry folks but not sure where to try this one - but there must be an answer
somewhere.

Hi all

I don't seem to be able to find an answer on how to clear the MFU programs
list on the XP Start Menu.

Yes you can manually click the button on the properties page.
Yes you can disable it altogether with the NoStartMenuMFUProgramsList option
in the registry.

What I am trying to do is pre-set the Default Profile with a blank list.
[To save time here - create user/configure/copy profile to Default, DOES NOT
WORK!! even after you rework the desktop.ini's]

Questions
1/ Is there a registry location, either for the defaults or the actuals.
2/ Is there a folder/file somewhere, either for the defaults or the actuals.

Rather basic - I want the feature enabled as designed - I just want to start
with an empty list.

[The Default User configuration process I am using for my other settings is
to use Regedit to load the DU .dat hive, modify and unload again - works so
far]

Any help? ...

.... Please

 

[Donald McDaniel]

Sorry folks but not sure where to try this one - but there must be an
answer somewhere.

Hi all

I don't seem to be able to find an answer on how to clear the MFU
programs list on the XP Start Menu.

Yes you can manually click the button on the properties page.
Yes you can disable it altogether with the NoStartMenuMFUProgramsList
option in the registry.

What I am trying to do is pre-set the Default Profile with a blank
list. [To save time here - create user/configure/copy profile to
Default, DOES NOT WORK!! even after you rework the desktop.ini's]

Questions
1/ Is there a registry location, either for the defaults or the
actuals. 2/ Is there a folder/file somewhere, either for the defaults
or the actuals.

Rather basic - I want the feature enabled as designed - I just want
to start with an empty list.

[The Default User configuration process I am using for my other
settings is to use Regedit to load the DU .dat hive, modify and
unload again - works so far]

Any help? ...

... Please

1) Right-click on the Start Button
2) Choose "Properties"
3) Click on "Start Menu" Tab
4) Make sure "Start menu" radio button is selected
5) Click "Customize" button
6) Click on "Clear list" button (just to the right of "Number of programs on
Start Menu"

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[Gordon]

Cheers Donald, but like the post said, I know we can do it manually, but how
do you do it through the registry or config file or where ever the info is
stored??

Sorry folks but not sure where to try this one - but there must be an
answer somewhere.

Hi all

I don't seem to be able to find an answer on how to clear the MFU
programs list on the XP Start Menu.

Yes you can manually click the button on the properties page.
Yes you can disable it altogether with the NoStartMenuMFUProgramsList
option in the registry.

What I am trying to do is pre-set the Default Profile with a blank
list. [To save time here - create user/configure/copy profile to
Default, DOES NOT WORK!! even after you rework the desktop.ini's]

Questions
1/ Is there a registry location, either for the defaults or the
actuals. 2/ Is there a folder/file somewhere, either for the defaults
or the actuals.

Rather basic - I want the feature enabled as designed - I just want
to start with an empty list.

[The Default User configuration process I am using for my other
settings is to use Regedit to load the DU .dat hive, modify and
unload again - works so far]

Any help? ...

... Please

1) Right-click on the Start Button
2) Choose "Properties"
3) Click on "Start Menu" Tab
4) Make sure "Start menu" radio button is selected
5) Click "Customize" button
6) Click on "Clear list" button (just to the right of "Number of programs on
Start Menu"

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[Gordon]

Yes ... thats the manual way.

Sorry folks but not sure where to try this one - but there must be an
answer somewhere.

Hi all

I don't seem to be able to find an answer on how to clear the MFU
programs list on the XP Start Menu.

Yes you can manually click the button on the properties page.
Yes you can disable it altogether with the NoStartMenuMFUProgramsList
option in the registry.

What I am trying to do is pre-set the Default Profile with a blank
list. [To save time here - create user/configure/copy profile to
Default, DOES NOT WORK!! even after you rework the desktop.ini's]

Questions
1/ Is there a registry location, either for the defaults or the
actuals. 2/ Is there a folder/file somewhere, either for the defaults
or the actuals.

Rather basic - I want the feature enabled as designed - I just want
to start with an empty list.

[The Default User configuration process I am using for my other
settings is to use Regedit to load the DU .dat hive, modify and
unload again - works so far]

Any help? ...

... Please

1) Right-click on the Start Button
2) Choose "Properties"
3) Click on "Start Menu" Tab
4) Make sure "Start menu" radio button is selected
5) Click "Customize" button
6) Click on "Clear list" button (just to the right of "Number of programs on
Start Menu"

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[*Vanguard*]

"Gordon" said in news:[email protected]:

Yes ... thats the manual way.

Sorry folks but not sure where to try this one - but there must be
an answer somewhere.

Hi all

I don't seem to be able to find an answer on how to clear the MFU
programs list on the XP Start Menu.

Yes you can manually click the button on the properties page.
Yes you can disable it altogether with the
NoStartMenuMFUProgramsList option in the registry.

What I am trying to do is pre-set the Default Profile with a blank
list. [To save time here - create user/configure/copy profile to
Default, DOES NOT WORK!! even after you rework the desktop.ini's]

Questions
1/ Is there a registry location, either for the defaults or the
actuals. 2/ Is there a folder/file somewhere, either for the
defaults or the actuals.

Rather basic - I want the feature enabled as designed - I just want
to start with an empty list.

[The Default User configuration process I am using for my other
settings is to use Regedit to load the DU .dat hive, modify and
unload again - works so far]

Any help? ...

... Please

1) Right-click on the Start Button
2) Choose "Properties"
3) Click on "Start Menu" Tab
4) Make sure "Start menu" radio button is selected
5) Click "Customize" button
6) Click on "Clear list" button (just to the right of "Number of
programs on Start Menu"

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Use MRU-Blaster (http://www.wilderssecurity.net/). However, the current
approach it uses is to delete ALL these lists. While you could deselect the
ones that you don't want to clear, there could be hundreds of these lists.
The program does not provide an Unselect All button. You cannot highlight
all found items, deselect them, and then select just the ones you want to
clear. Also, you cannot get any info as to which registry key is associated
with each item in the scanned list. I have contacted the developer and he
says these features will appears in the next version. So while the program
isn't clear as to what registry keys it will modify and it is currently
really oriented towards clearing them all, it can still be a handy utility.

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