Start Menu MRU Programs

[zamdrist]

Not to be confused with Recent Docs...

MRU, or should it be MFU Programs in the Start Menu...I know there is a
way to manage this menu in Start Menu/Customize, but my question is
this:

Is it possible to remove select items from this list via a command
file, VBS script or a registry hack?

Problem: We are pushing out Office 2003 and the shortucts placed in the
MFU list of programs, like say Word, is broken after installing Office
2003 because of course the location is different. This confuses people
and if at all possible we'd like to remove Word, Excel, Access, Power
Point, etc from that list.

I know about TweakUI for XP, I know about the Start Menu/Customize
options...but we need to be able to script this if at all possible.

Thoughts? Thanks...

 

[Wesley Vogel]

MRU is Most Recently Used, i.e. Recent Docs.

MFU is Most Frequently Used i.e. programs.

[[The list of programs on the Start menu is divided into two parts: the
programs displayed above the separator line (also known as the pinned items
list) and the programs displayed below the separator line (also known as the
most frequently used programs list).]]

[[Most Frequently Used list displays programs based on how often they are
used. If you remove a program from the list, the computer resets its usage
count to zero. When the program is used again, it gains usage points and it
can reappear in the Most Frequently Used list.]]
from...
Programs Removed from the Most Frequently Used Programs List Can Reappear
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=282462

Is it possible to remove select items from this list via a command
file, VBS script or a registry hack?

Yes.

[[How to Prevent a Program from Being Displayed in the Most Frequently Used
Programs List
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious
problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft
cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry
Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

1. Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).
2. Add an empty string value named NoStartPage to the following registry
key, where Program name.exe is the name of the executable file that is used
to start the program:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Program name.exe
3. Quit Registry Editor, and then restart the computer. ]]
from...
How To Prevent a Program from Being Displayed in the Most Frequently Used
Programs List in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/284198/EN-US/

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[S.Sengupta]

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/runmru.htm

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]

 

[Zamdrist]

Thank you Wesley. That will work.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Nah, Soumitra, ya got MRU and MFU mixed up like I did the other day.

See 3 Kelly here for a chuckle...
Missing MRU Programs list
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...rograms+insubject:list&hl=en#0fc55a35d3353dc4

Just like Microsoft to conuse us all with MFU and MRU. ;-)

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/runmru.htm

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]

Not to be confused with Recent Docs...

MRU, or should it be MFU Programs in the Start Menu...I know there is a
way to manage this menu in Start Menu/Customize, but my question is
this:

Is it possible to remove select items from this list via a command
file, VBS script or a registry hack?

Problem: We are pushing out Office 2003 and the shortucts placed in the
MFU list of programs, like say Word, is broken after installing Office
2003 because of course the location is different. This confuses people
and if at all possible we'd like to remove Word, Excel, Access, Power
Point, etc from that list.

I know about TweakUI for XP, I know about the Start Menu/Customize
options...but we need to be able to script this if at all possible.

Thoughts? Thanks...

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Keep having fun.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[S.Sengupta]

Yep Wes.
Thanks for pointing out.Much appreciated.

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]

 

[Zamdrist]

I had to chuckle to myself when the user was left with a broken
shortcut after installation of Office 2003. Not any shortcut mind you
but one created by the system. Not too bright.