Removing Start Menu Shortcuts

[Brian]

I've added several shortcuts to the left column of the
start menu, and now I am having trouble removing them.
When I right click them, I am given a choice to "Remove
from This List," but selecting that does not remove them
from the list. I've found where the actual shortcuts
reside and have deleted them, but there they remain on
the start menu. Now when I try to launch the removed
shortcuts, it says "The item you selected is
unavailable...Do you want to remove it from the list?" to
which I answer "Yes." But there it still remains on my
start menu after relogging in and restarting my computer.

Is there a place to manually edit the start menu list of
shortcuts, or am I missing something else?

Thanks!

 

[David Candy]

The item you refer to aren't shortcuts. They are a count of the program, mostly. In the Start Menu properties you can reset the list.
Or
Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
StartMenuInit to 0 which will reset it to as a new user on the next logon.

 

[Brian]

The shortcuts I am referring to are actually above the
most often used programs list. I can reset that list to 0
very easily.
The problem shortcuts are ones I have created (like urls
to specific websites). I created them in a separate
folder I called Shortcuts. To get them to the start menu,
I dragged the shortcut over the start menu and dropped it
into the upper left portion of the start menu (where the
icons for Outlook is). These are the shortcuts that now
won't go away.

I hope that further clarifies my problem. I can right
click them and get a "Remove from list" option, but it
doesn't actually do it.

Any ideas?

-----Original Message-----
The item you refer to aren't shortcuts. They are a count

of the program, mostly. In the Start Menu properties you
can reset the list.

Or
Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi on\Explorer\Advanced
StartMenuInit to 0 which will reset it to as a new user on the next logon.
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David Candy
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[Keith Miller]

'Pinned' shortcut info is stored in 3 values under the key:

'HKEY_LOCAL_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartPage'

The value names and types are:

Favorites REG_BINARY
FavoritesChanges REG_DWORD
FavoritesResolve REG_BINARY

If you double click on Favorites or FavoritesResolve you'll be able to see bits of text that refer
to your items. The fact that they are stored in binary makes it difficult to edit individually. If
you delete these 3 values & reboot, every pinned item except IE & OE will be gone. The only
drawback is you will have to repin the shortcuts you want, but that seems a small price to pay to be
rid of the annoyance of dead links staring at you

Keith

 

[Maureen Goldman]

I've added several shortcuts to the left column of the
start menu, and now I am having trouble removing them.
When I right click them, I am given a choice to "Remove
from This List," but selecting that does not remove them
from the list. I've found where the actual shortcuts
reside and have deleted them, but there they remain on
the start menu. Now when I try to launch the removed
shortcuts, it says "The item you selected is
unavailable...Do you want to remove it from the list?" to
which I answer "Yes." But there it still remains on my
start menu after relogging in and restarting my computer.

Is there a place to manually edit the start menu list of
shortcuts, or am I missing something else?

Right-click the start button, Properties, customize
At the top you'll see an option to add or remove things from the Start
Menu.

 

[David Candy]

I told you to try two things.