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reg hack for windows start menu
I am not sure the exact section of the start menu I am referring to, but
it's the section under the pinup menu. Everytime you open an application a new shortcut appears there. And you can pin it on the pin up menu if you like. I get tired of erasing a bunch of things. So I can ignore this. Or, if there's a registry entry I can use that someone knows; maybe I can stop everything from appearing there. Does anyone know anything like that? Bill |
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reg hack for windows start menu
Bill Cunningham wrote:
I am not sure the exact section of the start menu I am referring to, but it's the section under the pinup menu. Everytime you open an application a new shortcut appears there. And you can pin it on the pin up menu if you like. I get tired of erasing a bunch of things. So I can ignore this. Or, if there's a registry entry I can use that someone knows; maybe I can stop everything from appearing there. Does anyone know anything like that? Bill The WinXP Start menu has two modes. You can switch to "Classical Mode" if you want. Try "right-click" the Start menu button, and have a look at the settings. The mode you're in right now, might be the default mode, A picture of it, can be seen here. In the example, the programs that "Nancy" has recently used, seem to be stuck into the menu just above "All Programs". http://www.dummies.com/wp-content/up...934.image2.jpg Paul |
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reg hack for windows start menu
Bill,
I am not sure the exact section of the start menu I am referring to, That means I can't be sure either ... Everytime you open an application a new shortcut appears there. As far as I know only *documents* appear there. And if a shortcut is already there it just gets updated. Also, there is a limit to the ammount of shortcuts stored. So I can ignore this. Yes. Or, if there's a registry entry I can use that someone knows; maybe I can stop everything from appearing there As far as I know, there is none. You can remove the section in the start menu though. Can't remember how I did it, so you have to google it yourself. (if you find thow to *block* it than please do post back). Regards, Rudy Wieser -- Origional message: Bill Cunningham schreef in berichtnieuws ... I am not sure the exact section of the start menu I am referring to, but it's the section under the pinup menu. Everytime you open an application a new shortcut appears there. And you can pin it on the pin up menu if you like. I get tired of erasing a bunch of things. So I can ignore this. Or, if there's a registry entry I can use that someone knows; maybe I can stop everything from appearing there. Does anyone know anything like that? Bill |
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reg hack for windows start menu
"Paul" wrote in message news Bill Cunningham wrote: I am not sure the exact section of the start menu I am referring to, but it's the section under the pinup menu. Everytime you open an application a new shortcut appears there. And you can pin it on the pin up menu if you like. I get tired of erasing a bunch of things. So I can ignore this. Or, if there's a registry entry I can use that someone knows; maybe I can stop everything from appearing there. Does anyone know anything like that? Bill The WinXP Start menu has two modes. You can switch to "Classical Mode" if you want. Try "right-click" the Start menu button, and have a look at the settings. The mode you're in right now, might be the default mode, A picture of it, can be seen here. In the example, the programs that "Nancy" has recently used, seem to be stuck into the menu just above "All Programs". http://www.dummies.com/wp-content/up...934.image2.jpg I see Paul. No I am not in that mode. I swich to classic. And then to classic folders. Bill |
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reg hack for windows start menu
Bill Cunningham wrote:
I am not sure the exact section of the start menu I am referring to, but it's the section under the pinup menu. Everytime you open an application a new shortcut appears there. And you can pin it on the pin up menu if you like. I get tired of erasing a bunch of things. So I can ignore this. Or, if there's a registry entry I can use that someone knows; maybe I can stop everything from appearing there. Does anyone know anything like that? Bill I'm coming into this thread a bit late, but if you are looking for a way to automatically clear the recent documents shortcuts list, here is the solution: Create a text file named "Clear Recent Docs.txt" (for example), and paste in the following (using a pure text editor like Notepad), and then rename it to "Clear Recent Docs.reg" and double click it to enter it into ther registry. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer] "NoDriveTypeAutoRun"=dword:00000091 "CDRAutoRun"=hex:00,00,00,00 "ClearRecentDocsOnExit"=dword:00000001 I've been using this for quite awhile, as I got tired of seeing that recent documents list all the time. After rebooting, it automatically gets cleared. :-) |
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reg hack for windows start menu
"Bill in Co" wrote in message ... I'm coming into this thread a bit late, but if you are looking for a way to automatically clear the recent documents shortcuts list, here is the solution: Create a text file named "Clear Recent Docs.txt" (for example), and paste in the following (using a pure text editor like Notepad), and then rename it to "Clear Recent Docs.reg" and double click it to enter it into ther registry. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer] "NoDriveTypeAutoRun"=dword:00000091 "CDRAutoRun"=hex:00,00,00,00 "ClearRecentDocsOnExit"=dword:00000001 I've been using this for quite awhile, as I got tired of seeing that recent documents list all the time. After rebooting, it automatically gets cleared. :-) Hum...Ok thanks Bill I entered the text into notepad and saved as "rdoc.reg" and notepad saved a regdit file. I loaded and rebooted twice those entries are still there. Everything I've open and it can sometimes be a long list. It is a pain to erase every one. Bill |
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reg hack for windows start menu
Bill Cunningham wrote:
"Bill in Co" wrote in message ... I'm coming into this thread a bit late, but if you are looking for a way to automatically clear the recent documents shortcuts list, here is the solution: Create a text file named "Clear Recent Docs.txt" (for example), and paste in the following (using a pure text editor like Notepad), and then rename it to "Clear Recent Docs.reg" and double click it to enter it into ther registry. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer] "NoDriveTypeAutoRun"=dword:00000091 "CDRAutoRun"=hex:00,00,00,00 "ClearRecentDocsOnExit"=dword:00000001 I've been using this for quite awhile, as I got tired of seeing that recent documents list all the time. After rebooting, it automatically gets cleared. :-) Hum...Ok thanks Bill I entered the text into notepad and saved as "rdoc.reg" and notepad saved a regdit file. I loaded and rebooted twice those entries are still there. Everything I've open and it can sometimes be a long list. It is a pain to erase every one. Bill I noticed I had updated mine a bit and the complete one was as follows. If this doesn't do it, I don't know what else to suggest. Again,this is for cleaning out the recents document list (which I found to be annoying) for Windows XP. (As always, it's always a good idea to save the original one). Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer] "NoDriveTypeAutoRun"=dword:00000091 "CDRAutoRun"=hex:00,00,00,00 "NoStrCmpLogical"=dword:00000001 "ClearRecentDocsOnExit"=dword:00000001 "MaxRecentDocs"=dword:00000008 |
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"Bill in Co" wrote in message ... Bill Cunningham wrote: "Bill in Co" wrote in message ... I'm coming into this thread a bit late, but if you are looking for a way to automatically clear the recent documents shortcuts list, here is the solution: Create a text file named "Clear Recent Docs.txt" (for example), and paste in the following (using a pure text editor like Notepad), and then rename it to "Clear Recent Docs.reg" and double click it to enter it into ther registry. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer] "NoDriveTypeAutoRun"=dword:00000091 "CDRAutoRun"=hex:00,00,00,00 "ClearRecentDocsOnExit"=dword:00000001 I've been using this for quite awhile, as I got tired of seeing that recent documents list all the time. After rebooting, it automatically gets cleared. :-) Hum...Ok thanks Bill I entered the text into notepad and saved as "rdoc.reg" and notepad saved a regdit file. I loaded and rebooted twice those entries are still there. Everything I've open and it can sometimes be a long list. It is a pain to erase every one. Bill I noticed I had updated mine a bit and the complete one was as follows. If this doesn't do it, I don't know what else to suggest. Again,this is for cleaning out the recents document list (which I found to be annoying) for Windows XP. (As always, it's always a good idea to save the original one). Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer] "NoDriveTypeAutoRun"=dword:00000091 "CDRAutoRun"=hex:00,00,00,00 "NoStrCmpLogical"=dword:00000001 "ClearRecentDocsOnExit"=dword:00000001 "MaxRecentDocs"=dword:00000008 Ok I will try this. And also it just came to mind. There maybe a difference, I am using xp x64 sp2. Bill |
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reg hack for windows start menu
"Bill Cunningham" wrote in message news Ok I will try this. And also it just came to mind. There maybe a difference, I am using xp x64 sp2. OK it looks like it's not going to work. Thanks though. I have several XP registry hacks though in my registry that *do* work. So I guess I never know until I try. Bill |
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reg hack for windows start menu
Bill Cunningham wrote:
"Bill Cunningham" wrote in message news Ok I will try this. And also it just came to mind. There maybe a difference, I am using xp x64 sp2. OK it looks like it's not going to work. Thanks though. I have several XP registry hacks though in my registry that *do* work. So I guess I never know until I try. Bill I should have clarified that I'm using WinXP SP3, 32 bit. So maybe that's the reason. I'm also using the classic start menu, but I doubt if that's it. |
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reg hack for windows start menu
Ooops, sorry about that, and right you are, Rudy. I had added those in for
some other issues, and forgot to catch that, so thanks. R.Wieser wrote: Bill in Co, "NoDriveTypeAutoRun"=dword:00000091 "CDRAutoRun"=hex:00,00,00,00 "NoStrCmpLogical"=dword:00000001 Please do notice that the above three have nothing to do with "recent documents". And I definitily like that last one. It resolved a long standing "what the heck?" about the sorting order of the files in a folder ... Regards, Rudy Wieser -- Origional mesage Bill in Co schreef in berichtnieuws ... Bill Cunningham wrote: "Bill in Co" wrote in message ... I'm coming into this thread a bit late, but if you are looking for a way to automatically clear the recent documents shortcuts list, here is the solution: Create a text file named "Clear Recent Docs.txt" (for example), and paste in the following (using a pure text editor like Notepad), and then rename it to "Clear Recent Docs.reg" and double click it to enter it into ther registry. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explor er] "NoDriveTypeAutoRun"=dword:00000091 "CDRAutoRun"=hex:00,00,00,00 "ClearRecentDocsOnExit"=dword:00000001 I've been using this for quite awhile, as I got tired of seeing that recent documents list all the time. After rebooting, it automatically gets cleared. :-) Hum...Ok thanks Bill I entered the text into notepad and saved as "rdoc.reg" and notepad saved a regdit file. I loaded and rebooted twice those entries are still there. Everything I've open and it can sometimes be a long list. It is a pain to erase every one. Bill I noticed I had updated mine a bit and the complete one was as follows. If this doesn't do it, I don't know what else to suggest. Again,this is for cleaning out the recents document list (which I found to be annoying) for Windows XP. (As always, it's always a good idea to save the original one). Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explor er] "NoDriveTypeAutoRun"=dword:00000091 "CDRAutoRun"=hex:00,00,00,00 "NoStrCmpLogical"=dword:00000001 "ClearRecentDocsOnExit"=dword:00000001 "MaxRecentDocs"=dword:00000008 |
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reg hack for windows start menu
Thanks again for the correction, and I hope it's not a problem for the other
Bill that I added those in, as I found them useful. So Bill C, if you don't want the added stuff, hopefully you saved the original before adding this to the registry and can go back. Rudy - I think that change in sorting order came stock with XP and later, but since I was so used to the regular logical (ASCII) character sort order for files, it drove me nuts. But now I can't even remember what the disadvantage of not using logical character sort order was (the way it is now in Vista and above). Well I found one example using these file names: Picture Picture - Copy Picture - Copy 2 Picture - Copy 3 which apparently gets sorted "incorrectly" using the newer method in Windows 7 and later) as follows: Picture - Copy 2 Picture - Copy 3 Picture - Copy Picture "Windows 7 treats blank spaces in file names illogically in alphanumeric sorts." URL: http://tinyurl.com/ya5bc29e R.Wieser wrote: Bill in Co, "NoDriveTypeAutoRun"=dword:00000091 "CDRAutoRun"=hex:00,00,00,00 "NoStrCmpLogical"=dword:00000001 Please do notice that the above three have nothing to do with "recent documents". And I definitily like that last one. It resolved a long standing "what the heck?" about the sorting order of the files in a folder ... Regards, Rudy Wieser -- Origional mesage Bill in Co schreef in berichtnieuws ... Bill Cunningham wrote: "Bill in Co" wrote in message ... I'm coming into this thread a bit late, but if you are looking for a way to automatically clear the recent documents shortcuts list, here is the solution: Create a text file named "Clear Recent Docs.txt" (for example), and paste in the following (using a pure text editor like Notepad), and then rename it to "Clear Recent Docs.reg" and double click it to enter it into ther registry. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explor er] "NoDriveTypeAutoRun"=dword:00000091 "CDRAutoRun"=hex:00,00,00,00 "ClearRecentDocsOnExit"=dword:00000001 I've been using this for quite awhile, as I got tired of seeing that recent documents list all the time. After rebooting, it automatically gets cleared. :-) Hum...Ok thanks Bill I entered the text into notepad and saved as "rdoc.reg" and notepad saved a regdit file. I loaded and rebooted twice those entries are still there. Everything I've open and it can sometimes be a long list. It is a pain to erase every one. Bill I noticed I had updated mine a bit and the complete one was as follows. If this doesn't do it, I don't know what else to suggest. Again,this is for cleaning out the recents document list (which I found to be annoying) for Windows XP. (As always, it's always a good idea to save the original one). Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explor er] "NoDriveTypeAutoRun"=dword:00000091 "CDRAutoRun"=hex:00,00,00,00 "NoStrCmpLogical"=dword:00000001 "ClearRecentDocsOnExit"=dword:00000001 "MaxRecentDocs"=dword:00000008 |
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reg hack for windows start menu
On Sun, 30 Jul 2017 16:25:22 -0400, "Bill Cunningham"
wrote: I am not sure the exact section of the start menu I am referring to, but it's the section under the pinup menu. Everytime you open an application a new shortcut appears there. And you can pin it on the pin up menu if you like. I get tired of erasing a bunch of things. So I can ignore this. Or, if there's a registry entry I can use that someone knows; maybe I can stop everything from appearing there. Does anyone know anything like that? Install CCleaner freeware https://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download Click on "builds" at the bottom of the page, and download "CCleaner - Slim", which has no adware. After it's installed, right click on Trash and choose what you want it to clear. In your case, it will be Windows Explorer --- Recent Documents. Once it's configured, all you need to do it right click Trash, and "Run CCleaner". Once you get used to it, it'll only take a couple of seconds. []'s -- Don't be evil - Google 2004 We have a new policy - Google 2012 |
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Bill in Co,
... but since I was so used to the regular logical (ASCII) character sort order for files, it drove me nuts. Same here. Could not visually scan a folder (in XP) for a certain file anymore, as the sought-for one could pop up in unexpected locations. Drove me (sort of) mad. :-\ But even with that setting a folder seems to be sorted with all non-alphanumeric symbols infront of alphanumeric ones (try a filename starting with a "{" or "}" and you'll see what I mean). Regards, Rudy Wieser P.s. The other two registry entries are not bad either (understatement). :-) -- Origional message: Bill in Co schreef in berichtnieuws ... Thanks again for the correction, and I hope it's not a problem for the other Bill that I added those in, as I found them useful. So Bill C, if you don't want the added stuff, hopefully you saved the original before adding this to the registry and can go back. Rudy - I think that change in sorting order came stock with XP and later, but since I was so used to the regular logical (ASCII) character sort order for files, it drove me nuts. But now I can't even remember what the disadvantage of not using logical character sort order was (the way it is now in Vista and above). Well I found one example using these file names: Picture Picture - Copy Picture - Copy 2 Picture - Copy 3 which apparently gets sorted "incorrectly" using the newer method in Windows 7 and later) as follows: Picture - Copy 2 Picture - Copy 3 Picture - Copy Picture "Windows 7 treats blank spaces in file names illogically in alphanumeric sorts." URL: http://tinyurl.com/ya5bc29e R.Wieser wrote: Bill in Co, "NoDriveTypeAutoRun"=dword:00000091 "CDRAutoRun"=hex:00,00,00,00 "NoStrCmpLogical"=dword:00000001 Please do notice that the above three have nothing to do with "recent documents". And I definitily like that last one. It resolved a long standing "what the heck?" about the sorting order of the files in a folder ... Regards, Rudy Wieser -- Origional mesage Bill in Co schreef in berichtnieuws ... Bill Cunningham wrote: "Bill in Co" wrote in message ... I'm coming into this thread a bit late, but if you are looking for a way to automatically clear the recent documents shortcuts list, here is the solution: Create a text file named "Clear Recent Docs.txt" (for example), and paste in the following (using a pure text editor like Notepad), and then rename it to "Clear Recent Docs.reg" and double click it to enter it into ther registry. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explor er] "NoDriveTypeAutoRun"=dword:00000091 "CDRAutoRun"=hex:00,00,00,00 "ClearRecentDocsOnExit"=dword:00000001 I've been using this for quite awhile, as I got tired of seeing that recent documents list all the time. After rebooting, it automatically gets cleared. :-) Hum...Ok thanks Bill I entered the text into notepad and saved as "rdoc.reg" and notepad saved a regdit file. I loaded and rebooted twice those entries are still there. Everything I've open and it can sometimes be a long list. It is a pain to erase every one. Bill I noticed I had updated mine a bit and the complete one was as follows. If this doesn't do it, I don't know what else to suggest. Again,this is for cleaning out the recents document list (which I found to be annoying) for Windows XP. (As always, it's always a good idea to save the original one). Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explor er] "NoDriveTypeAutoRun"=dword:00000091 "CDRAutoRun"=hex:00,00,00,00 "NoStrCmpLogical"=dword:00000001 "ClearRecentDocsOnExit"=dword:00000001 "MaxRecentDocs"=dword:00000008 |
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