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Howard Brazee

What determines whether a program I just ran makes it to the Start
List? Sometimes I see a recent program there, sometimes I don't?

I notice that if I delete something from that list, another program
pops up.
 
Hi, Howard.

This is an MRU (Most Recently Used) listing. Just about every program you
run goes onto the list and stays until the list "overflows" and the newest
one pushes the oldest one off. Normally, we never delete anything from the
list, but it doesn't grow much because of its MRU behavior.

We can decide, within limits, how many programs to keep in the list. I've
forgotten exactly how and I can't check just now, but you should be able to
find it if you right-click on the Start button, then click Properties.

RC
 
Windows displays a set number of programs in the Start Menu.
You can control this by right-clicking Start\Properties\Start
Menu\Customize\General.
Choose Small Icons (so that a larger number of programs fit in the Start
Area).
Then under Programs (Number of programs on Start Menu) increase the number
that can fit - I have about 20 that I use most.
You can click Clear List here anytime so that the List is built up again.
As to priority of which programs go in here I think that they are the ones
you most frequently access - but this is my guess only. Others more
knowledgeable can give you a better answer.
 
This is an MRU (Most Recently Used) listing. Just about every program you
run goes onto the list and stays until the list "overflows" and the newest
one pushes the oldest one off. Normally, we never delete anything from the
list, but it doesn't grow much because of its MRU behavior.
Click to expand...

Except that sometimes I run a program and it doesn't show up. Some
other criterion must be used as well.
 
Then under Programs (Number of programs on Start Menu) increase the number
that can fit - I have about 20 that I use most.
You can click Clear List here anytime so that the List is built up again.
As to priority of which programs go in here I think that they are the ones
you most frequently access - but this is my guess only. Others more
knowledgeable can give you a better answer.
Click to expand...

That guess makes sense. In that case, I'd like to find the list and
manually unselect some jobs, without clearing all the other jobs.
 
That can be done easily Howard: just click your Start Menu, right-click the
item you want to remove, and from the menu select Remove from this List.
 
That can be done easily Howard: just click your Start Menu, right-click the
item you want to remove, and from the menu select Remove from this List.
Click to expand...

I saw that before - and another item pops up. I would like to see
the whole list. I can and do edit
C:\Documents and Settings\brazee\Recent that way.

I suppose it exists somewhere, but I haven't been able to find it.
 
Read the instructions at the top.
210. Right hand side
Change the Number of Recent Documents to 25
Click to expand...

Useful tid-bit. I am inferring then that there isn't a way to do
what I want though.
 
Hi Howard,

Yes that was a useful tidbit, but it had nothing to do with what you're
asking.

See if this helps.

[[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).]]

[[Programs are added to the most frequently used programs list when you use
them. Windows has a default number of programs that are displayed on the
most frequently used programs list. When that number of programs is reached,
the programs you have not opened recently are replaced by the programs you
used last. You can change the default number of programs displayed on the
most frequently used programs list.]]
From XP HELP

[[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...
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=282462

[[MFU list:
The list of most frequently used programs (MFU list) appears below the
Pinned list on the Start menu. This list keeps track of how often programs
are used and displays them in order of most used (top) to least used
(bottom). Programs can be removed from this list by right-clicking them and
clicking Remove from This List. The order of the items in this list cannot
be manually arranged (they are arranged according to how often they are
used).]]
from...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279767

[[Tip: Windows XP can only display up to eight most-often-used programs on
the left side of the new Start menu. If you'd like to see more at a time (up
to 14), decrease the size of the icons displayed there. Right click the
Start button (or a blank area of the Start menu) and select Properties. On
the Start Menu tab, click the Customize button next to Start Menu. On the
General tab, select Small icons, then click OK twice. ]]
from...
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_s.htm

This article explains why some...
Frequently Used Programs Not Automatically Added to the Start Menu
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];282066

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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Hi, Wes.

Thanks for that. I thought it was an MRU (Most Recently Used) list. Most
Frequently Used (MFU) sounds like a more useful listing.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
(e-mail address removed)
Microsoft Windows MVP

Wesley Vogel said:
Hi Howard,

Yes that was a useful tidbit, but it had nothing to do with what you're
asking.

See if this helps.

[[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).]]

[[Programs are added to the most frequently used programs list when you
use
them. Windows has a default number of programs that are displayed on the
most frequently used programs list. When that number of programs is
reached,
the programs you have not opened recently are replaced by the programs you
used last. You can change the default number of programs displayed on the
most frequently used programs list.]]
From XP HELP

[[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...
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=282462

[[MFU list:
The list of most frequently used programs (MFU list) appears below the
Pinned list on the Start menu. This list keeps track of how often programs
are used and displays them in order of most used (top) to least used
(bottom). Programs can be removed from this list by right-clicking them
and
clicking Remove from This List. The order of the items in this list cannot
be manually arranged (they are arranged according to how often they are
used).]]
from...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279767

[[Tip: Windows XP can only display up to eight most-often-used programs
on
the left side of the new Start menu. If you'd like to see more at a time
(up
to 14), decrease the size of the icons displayed there. Right click the
Start button (or a blank area of the Start menu) and select Properties. On
the Start Menu tab, click the Customize button next to Start Menu. On the
General tab, select Small icons, then click OK twice. ]]
from...
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_s.htm

This article explains why some...
Frequently Used Programs Not Automatically Added to the Start Menu
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];282066

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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Howard Brazee said:
Useful tid-bit. I am inferring then that there isn't a way to do
what I want though.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Hi RC,

I still get confused with MFU and MRU. :-)

Or maybe it's MFC, More Frequently Confused. My MFC list is a long one.
;-)

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
R. C. White said:
Hi, Wes.

Thanks for that. I thought it was an MRU (Most Recently Used) list. Most
Frequently Used (MFU) sounds like a more useful listing.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
(e-mail address removed)
Microsoft Windows MVP

Wesley Vogel said:
Hi Howard,

Yes that was a useful tidbit, but it had nothing to do with what you're
asking.

See if this helps.

[[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).]]

[[Programs are added to the most frequently used programs list when you
use
them. Windows has a default number of programs that are displayed on the
most frequently used programs list. When that number of programs is
reached,
the programs you have not opened recently are replaced by the programs
you used last. You can change the default number of programs displayed
on the most frequently used programs list.]]
From XP HELP

[[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...
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=282462

[[MFU list:
The list of most frequently used programs (MFU list) appears below the
Pinned list on the Start menu. This list keeps track of how often
programs are used and displays them in order of most used (top) to least
used (bottom). Programs can be removed from this list by right-clicking
them and
clicking Remove from This List. The order of the items in this list
cannot be manually arranged (they are arranged according to how often
they are used).]]
from...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279767

[[Tip: Windows XP can only display up to eight most-often-used programs
on
the left side of the new Start menu. If you'd like to see more at a time
(up
to 14), decrease the size of the icons displayed there. Right click the
Start button (or a blank area of the Start menu) and select Properties.
On the Start Menu tab, click the Customize button next to Start Menu. On
the General tab, select Small icons, then click OK twice. ]]
from...
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_s.htm

This article explains why some...
Frequently Used Programs Not Automatically Added to the Start Menu
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];282066

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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Howard Brazee said:
On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 15:11:00 -0700, "Wesley Vogel"

Read the instructions at the top.
210. Right hand side
Change the Number of Recent Documents to 25

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Useful tid-bit. I am inferring then that there isn't a way to do
what I want though.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
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