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Leon2003

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Your talking about the Frequently used programs list? If so, you must have implemented a registry hack that disables it.

This is what controls the FMU list:

;Disable Frequently used programs list[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]"NoStartMenuMFUprogramsList"=dword:00000001
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your welcome.

To enable the list, import this hack:

;Disable Frequently used programs list[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]"NoStartMenuMFUprogramsList"=dword:00000000

Basically replace the 1 at the end of the code with another 0.

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i'm bringing up this old topic again because i have the same problem and nobody seems to be able to fix this issue. i've searched the forums for a long time, and i'm assuming there is some registry tweak that has turned this menu off, but i cannot find it.

;Disable Frequently used programs list
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoStartMenuMFUprogramsList"=dword:00000000

this does nothing. i've searched my entire regtweaks.reg file and don't see anything that pertains to this issue, but i'm assuming there must be something in there i have overlooked. any ideas?

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¿¿¿¿¿ http://windowsxp.mvps.org/startmfu.htm ????????

¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ http://www.theeldergeek.com/exclude_progra..._start_menu.htm ?????

and i doubt if the following was added to each/all programs in registry: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=284198

And another idea:

Wesley Vogel

NoStartMenuMFUprogramsList is added by gpedit.msc if you have XP Pro. If

you don't have the key that shouldn't be the problem. No key means you

should have the MFU programs list.

Try this...

Remove frequent programs list from the Start Menu

Right click the Start button | Properties | Customize button |

General tab | Under Programs | Set Number of programs on

Start menu to 0 (zero) | Click the Clear List button | OK |

Apply | OK

Reboot.

Right click the Start button | Properties | Customize button |

General tab | Under Programs | Set Number of programs on

Start menu to more than zero | OK | Apply | OK

See if you start getting programs added to the list.

[[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.]]

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes

MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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