Start button and delete"Absolute delete" ?

[Ritter197]

I had a small application called "Absolute Delete" which I un-installed.

I cannot see it anymore in my Programs, nor do I find any reference to it in
Registry of windows xp.

YET - in the Start button on the lower right I still see it listed. I have
not found it when I go to Properties and just wonder how to get rid of it.

Thanks in advance for advice.

 

[Guest]

Are you talking about the Start Customization, Current Items and Past Items?
Clear 'Hide/Show' Active Icon List
To clear the Past Items list:

1. Use Regedit to navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\TrayNotify.

2. Delete the IconStreams Value Name.

3. Delete the PastIconsStream Value Name.

4. Close all instances of Windows Explorer.

5. Open Task Manager and select the Processes tab.

6. Select Explorer.exe and press End Process. This will close the shell.

7. In Task Manager, press File / New Task and type explorer.

8. Press OK.

 

[Guest]

Right click on the icon and choose DELETE.

Are you talking about the Start Customization, Current Items and Past Items?
Clear 'Hide/Show' Active Icon List
To clear the Past Items list:

1. Use Regedit to navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\TrayNotify.

2. Delete the IconStreams Value Name.

3. Delete the PastIconsStream Value Name.

4. Close all instances of Windows Explorer.

5. Open Task Manager and select the Processes tab.

6. Select Explorer.exe and press End Process. This will close the shell.

7. In Task Manager, press File / New Task and type explorer.

8. Press OK.

 

[Ritter197]

I said Start in the lower right hand, I should have said lower LEFT start
button.

When I highlight THAT button and then do a Right click, I still see listed
this previous program "Absolute Delete".

One cannot right click there and delete it. No way. It cannot be done.

If one does a right click a dropdown window comes up that asks what program
to use to open it.