tivac Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 I went ahead and ticked the nlite checkbox to remove the Most Frequently Used programs section form the start menu without really realizing what it did. I've since reformatted and installed XP via that CD, and now have come to appreciate just how often I really used that list. I've been trawling the net trying to find suggestions as to how nlite might've disabled it, but I haven't been able to figure out what was done.Here's the sites I tried:http://windowsxp.mvps.org/startmfu.htm - Value didn't exist in registryhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/282066/EN-US/?FR=1 - likewise none of these were set in any sort of weird wayI also attempted to use gpedit to disable the rule for turning it off, no luck there either.Am I just screwed or is there something I might've missed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teqguy Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Could it be possible that the number of items to list was just set to zero and the list cleared?To be frank, I've never seen a purpose for a "frequently used programs list" or even the quick launch bar, for that matter.After all, desktop items are just as easily accessible, if not moreso. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tivac Posted February 6, 2006 Author Share Posted February 6, 2006 Could it be possible that the number of items to list was just set to zero and the list cleared?Number of items is not zero, forgot to mention that. Thanks though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmed_hitec_dsl Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 try this :Delete the NoStartMenuMFUprogramsList & NoInstrumentation values in the following keys:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ ExplorerHKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ ExplorerBackup the registry before modifying.i have not tried it my self, but i think it will solve the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piXelatedEmpire Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Am I just screwed or is there something I might've missed?worse case scenario you could simply create a new nLitened XP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gantlett Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 try this :Delete the NoStartMenuMFUprogramsList & NoInstrumentation values in the following keys:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ ExplorerHKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ ExplorerBackup the registry before modifying.i have not tried it my self, but i think it will solve the problem.Worked for me !Thanks a lot!But , it only worked on one of my two WinXP Pro installations. Both are nLite, but one is heavily optimized for professional audio and music production (as many services as possible turned off, registry editings and more). The music WinXP's MFU list would not work whatsoever.Any ideas? Maybe re-enabling a service will solve the problem?Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccc Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 If you can't get it fixed, one alternative is to just right drag & drop any relevant shortcut (exe, URL, etc.) into your working folder. I've been doing this for a long time and will never go back to menus. Also great for cross referencing and for slimming down the favorites / bookmarks folder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowinscenario Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Look in TweakUI for simple tweaking to solve your problem--if it won't work, get Xteq (it will do/undo just about anything)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuo Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 try this :Delete the NoStartMenuMFUprogramsList & NoInstrumentation values in the following keys:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ ExplorerHKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ ExplorerBackup the registry before modifying.i have not tried it my self, but i think it will solve the problem.Worked for me !Thanks a lot!But , it only worked on one of my two WinXP Pro installations. Both are nLite, but one is heavily optimized for professional audio and music production (as many services as possible turned off, registry editings and more). The music WinXP's MFU list would not work whatsoever.Any ideas? Maybe re-enabling a service will solve the problem?Thanks! Thanks man its work HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ ExplorerNoInstrumentation value Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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