rich_75034 Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 WTF is this? I don?t use any of the programs listed in the recently use programs list, yet everytime I reboot, there they are. And the programs that I actually use are no longer in the list. How do I correct this? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimy Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 a) Make sure that "Right Click Taskbar > Properties > Start Menu > Store and display a list of recently opened programs" is checked b) If that doesn't work, right click each of those programs and remove them from the list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User6060 Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Try setting the number of recently used apps to 0 and then set it back to 9 to see if you can reset the list and start fresh. Mine is pretty accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimy Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 I actually have mine disabled and just manually add the ones I know I will use often :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich_75034 Posted November 12, 2007 Author Share Posted November 12, 2007 a) Make sure that "Right Click Taskbar > Properties > Start Menu > Store and display a list of recently opened programs" is checkedb) If that doesn't work, right click each of those programs and remove them from the list Thanks but I have already verified a) and completed b). Neither made a difference. It works just fine until I reboot. Then when I reboot the programs that you see in the list above are automatically repopulated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis W. Veteran Posted November 12, 2007 Veteran Share Posted November 12, 2007 The recently used programs list has never been accurate for me in either Vista or XP. This same statement applies to the amount of disk space the Add or Remove Programs applet reports in XP and possibly Vista. I do what Slimy mentioned: add my most frequently used applications to the list. For some programs, this is a must if you want to type in an app's name in the search box to launch it. Example: install Winamp. Try typing "wina" and pressing enter. You'll accidentally launch Winamp's uninstaller. Now if you pin Winamp to the Start menu it will have higher priority over "Uninstall Winamp." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pijo Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 I had the same problem with mine, and this fix worked for me: Open regedit, and navigate to the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced In that registry key, create a new DWORD value named StartMenuInit Edit the new entry and set the value to 3 Close regedit and reboot Also be aware that Vista builds the MRU list slowly - this means it might not necessarily be too accurate at first, but gets better over time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathachew Veteran Posted November 12, 2007 Veteran Share Posted November 12, 2007 err, missed your reply about option B. Nvm :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger H. Veteran Posted November 12, 2007 Veteran Share Posted November 12, 2007 Hmm, that's weird for sure, i sorta have that going on too but mine is only with the Backup and Restore thingy. It keeps coming back even tho i chose remove from list and never actually use it. This didn't happen before (formatted like 4 times since then) and happens with RTM and SP1 v.275 so i dunno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Live Veteran Posted November 12, 2007 Veteran Share Posted November 12, 2007 It's not a "Most Recently Used" list. It's a "Most Frequently Used." If yours is resetting on reboot or something, then you've got some kind of problem - possibly registry corruption, or messed up permissions somewhere. Some good info on how it works: http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/...18/3369797.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/...11/3215739.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgEnTsMiTh Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 I actually have mine disabled and just manually add the ones I know I will use often :p That is exactly what I do too. Set it to 0 and pin what I want to stay there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAC Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 I bet that you have used a registry cleaner (=registry destroyer) :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Phreak Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 WTF is this? I don't use any of the programs listed in the recently use programs list, yet everytime I reboot, there they are. And the programs that I actually use are no longer in the list. How do I correct this?Thanks! That list is showing the default programs that the list is set to show on the first boot of the OS. Me thinks someone has done either some serious reg tweaking or installed a customized version of the OS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt-DavidW Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 I actually have mine disabled and just manually add the ones I know I will use often :p Same. :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted November 12, 2007 Veteran Share Posted November 12, 2007 Anyone notice how that list seems to give preference to Microsoft software? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian M. Veteran Posted November 12, 2007 Veteran Share Posted November 12, 2007 Anyone notice how that list seems to give preference to Microsoft software? Mine does that sometimes, however it usually does jumps about randomly (i.e. as it stands, i have SmartFTP and xchat in 4th and 5th respectively. If i open Word, Word jumps up to 4th from nowhere, however, if i then launch excel, excel replaces word on the list, rather than shoving SmartFTP out). It makes absolutely no sense to me :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyder Veteran Posted November 12, 2007 Veteran Share Posted November 12, 2007 Anyone notice how that list seems to give preference to Microsoft software? absolutely. i've noticed that it takes quite a bit longer for frequently used 3rd party software to appear in that list than a Microsoft program. 1 load of an MS program is often enough to put it there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krome Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 absolutely. i've noticed that it takes quite a bit longer for frequently used 3rd party software to appear in that list than a Microsoft program. 1 load of an MS program is often enough to put it there. I concur :p just wanted to add another confirmation to that suspicion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmc777 Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Anyone notice how that list seems to give preference to Microsoft software? Yeah, it was like that in XP too. Shenanigans! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evolution Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 It doesn't give preference to Microsoft software.... however this list is based on what you click on in the start menu.... and then some of the automated programs like backup (after a creating a system restore point) and update will popup (after checking).... However if you run programs via desktop icons, then they won't be added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantasmorph Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 It doesn't give preference to Microsoft software.... however this list is based on what you click on in the start menu.... and then some of the automated programs like backup (after a creating a system restore point) and update will popup (after checking).... However if you run programs via desktop icons, then they won't be added. BS. I have to start up Firefox at least two dozen times before it starts showing up on that list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuudJacobs.NET Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Ehrr. Except notepad, no windows software in my start list :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evolution Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 BS. I have to start up Firefox at least two dozen times before it starts showing up on that list. and yet media player classic appears on mine right away, along with adobe reader, avira, itunes, etc. It all depends on how many times you've been using the other applications on the list... if you've used firefox less times than what's on the bottom, of course it's going to take a few or many starts before it appears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmc777 Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 .... however this list is based on what you click on in the start menu.... I know, but I've always felt that the OS fudged the tallies; click on 3rd party app = increase count x1, click on MS app = increase count x2. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sendmarksmail Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Weird, I don't have the major problem that you are having, but I have the same issue as Kodexero. The stupid "Back Up and Restore" program always shows up even though I get rid of it. It's really weird. You'd think Microsoft would get rid of these little bugs easily. They seem to overlook it. It's a problem on all three of our Vista computers here at home. All three always show that "Back Up and Restore" even though we never use it. Goodluck and post it if you have solutions, aside from hiding the icon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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