XP incorrectly showing new programs installed

[Mike Mitsch]

I am using XP Professional. When I select Start -> All
Programs I get messages of new programs installed, but
there aren't any. There are several of my existing
programs hightlighted as new as well. What causes this
and how do I stop it?

[Crusty \(-: Old B@stard :-\)]

That is for people who lose what they install (there are many). It stays
highlighted until the first time you click on the program to run it. The
highlight should then go away. Right click on the start button. Then on
Properties/Customize/Advanced. You can turn it off if you desire to.

"Mike Mitsch" > wrote in message
...
> I am using XP Professional. When I select Start -> All
> Programs I get messages of new programs installed, but
> there aren't any. There are several of my existing
> programs hightlighted as new as well. What causes this
> and how do I stop it?

[Maureen Goldman]

>"Mike Mitsch" > wrote:
>I am using XP Professional. When I select Start -> All
>Programs I get messages of new programs installed, but
>there aren't any. There are several of my existing
>programs hightlighted as new as well. What causes this
>and how do I stop it?

Not entirely sure if you want to disable this option, but here's how
to do it with the XP (not classic) menu.
Right-click the start button
Properties
Customize
You'll see the option for notification of new programs. Uncheck.

TweakUI has an option for most frequently used programs to be
highlighted under Taskbar ... start menu.

[Sharon F]

On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 11:11:05 -0400, Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-) wrote:

> That is for people who lose what they install (there are many). It stays
> highlighted until the first time you click on the program to run it. The
> highlight should then go away. Right click on the start button. Then on
> Properties/Customize/Advanced. You can turn it off if you desire to.
>
> "Mike Mitsch" > wrote in message
> ...
>> [5 quoted line(s) supressed]

I'm always surprised (don't know why) when I log on with a different
account and I get notified about new software. In some cases the software
has been on the system for over a year but it's still "new" to that user
account.

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Sharon F
MS-MVP - Windows XP Shell/User