Programs entering List

[Guest Joe]

I'm at a loss for words as I don't know the name of the area that I want to

refer to.

 

I am using XP Pro and now my computer has developed the habit of putting

every program I open in the list above the ' All Programs ' ( that the area

I was referring to) I'm sure there is some tweak to control this but I don't

know where to find it.

 

The list gets long and then I keep getting the message that there is not

enough room. The icon size is set to small and the number of allowed

programs is set at 10.

 

Any thoughts please?

 

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Regards

Joe

Tasmania

[Guest Elmo]

Re: Programs entering List

 

Joe wrote:

> I'm at a loss for words as I don't know the name of the area that I want to

> refer to.

>

> I am using XP Pro and now my computer has developed the habit of putting

> every program I open in the list above the ' All Programs ' ( that the area

> I was referring to) I'm sure there is some tweak to control this but I don't

> know where to find it.

>

> The list gets long and then I keep getting the message that there is not

> enough room. The icon size is set to small and the number of allowed

> programs is set at 10.

>

> Any thoughts please?

 

Thought:

 

Right-click the Start button, click Properties, Customize button,

Advanced tab, deselect "List my most recently opened documents" at the

bottom of the pane.

 

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Joe =o)

[Guest Joe]

Re: Programs entering List

 

Thanks for the reply Elmo, but that doesn't work.

 

The area I refer to is immediately above ' All Programs ' and is in the

lower section if this clarifies it at all.

 

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Regards

Joe

Tasmania

 

"Elmo" <elmogeek@iglou.invalid> wrote in message

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> Joe wrote:

>> I'm at a loss for words as I don't know the name of the area that I want

>> to refer to.

>>

>> I am using XP Pro and now my computer has developed the habit of putting

>> every program I open in the list above the ' All Programs ' ( that the

>> area I was referring to) I'm sure there is some tweak to control this but

>> I don't know where to find it.

>>

>> The list gets long and then I keep getting the message that there is not

>> enough room. The icon size is set to small and the number of allowed

>> programs is set at 10.

>>

>> Any thoughts please?

>

> Thought:

>

> Right-click the Start button, click Properties, Customize button, Advanced

> tab, deselect "List my most recently opened documents" at the bottom of

> the pane.

>

> --

> Joe =o)

[Guest Elmo]

Re: Programs entering List

 

Joe wrote:

> Thanks for the reply Elmo, but that doesn't work.

>

> The area I refer to is immediately above ' All Programs ' and is in the

> lower section if this clarifies it at all.

 

Right-click the Start button, click Properties, Customize button,

General tab, the "Programs" section contains shortcuts to the programs

you use most often.". Click the "Clear" button, or lower the count of

recent programs.

 

I hope this is what you're referring to. It appears to be where you set

the Max programs to 10.

 

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Joe =o)

[Guest Joe]

Re: Programs entering List

 

Thanks Elmo, I'll try that and see how it goes.

 

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Regards

Joe

Tasmania

"Elmo" <elmogeek@iglou.invalid> wrote in message

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> Joe wrote:

>> Thanks for the reply Elmo, but that doesn't work.

>>

>> The area I refer to is immediately above ' All Programs ' and is in the

>> lower section if this clarifies it at all.

>

> Right-click the Start button, click Properties, Customize button, General

> tab, the "Programs" section contains shortcuts to the programs you use

> most often.". Click the "Clear" button, or lower the count of recent

> programs.

>

> I hope this is what you're referring to. It appears to be where you set

> the Max programs to 10.

>

> --

> Joe =o)