Start Menu/Shell Question

G

Guest

What rules does the Shell follow when deciding when to add a program to the
"frequently used programs list" on the Start menu?

Several of my most frequently used programs never show up in this list,
including Visual Studio 2005, the MSDN Document Viewer, and Firefox.

Does it depend upon any properties in the shortcut used to launch the program?
Does it depend upon the file system location of the shortcut that launches
the program?
 
M

Mac

Not sure, have you tried increasing the number of items show. I have it set
to 30.

Start/Orb (right-click), Properties, Start Menu tab, Customize Start Menu
button... under the list
 
G

Guest

Yes, I have tried that, but the programs I mentioned don't show up anywhere
on the list. However programs that are used much less frequently do show up.

Rich
 
M

Mac

I did a further google but didn't find anything useful. Maybe someone else
will have an answer. If you find one, post back.
 

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