Right click the Start button | Properties | Start Menu tab | Customize
button |
General tab | Change Number of programs on Start Menu to 0 | ok | Apply | OK
XP Pro?
You can use the Group Policy editor (Gpedit.msc) under the following
location to configure Start menu features:
User Configuration \ Administrative Templates \ Start Menu and
Taskbar\Remove frequent programs list from Start Menu
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explore
r
The registry entries are DWORD values. A value of 1 is enabled, and a value
of 0 is disabled.
Policy:Remove frequent programs list from the Start Menu
Description:Removes the frequently-used programs list from the Start menu.
Registry Value:"NoStartMenuMFUprogramsList"
Policy Settings for the Start Menu in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;292504
Remove Frequent Programs List from the Start Menu
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/1037/
HOW TO: Prevent a Program from Being Displayed in the Most Frequently Used
Programs List in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=284198