On the Start Menu, I lost the most frequently used programs section.

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  Hello
   
   
  If you can help me I would be grateful, otherwise I'll be grateful for the time spent reading this email anyway.
   
  1-workstation lost all the icons on the start menu, all icons and folders in all programs and even in C: drive, did not show all records.
  2 - I got some of them:
  a icons turn on the start menu, depending on whether I use some programs. (are populated according to are open)
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  Computer is: HP Pavilion Slimline, Windows Vista Home Premium system.
   
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  Nice day!.
   

  Hello

  1. don't you make changes to the computer before the show?

  2. you receive an error message when you try to open any program of all programs?

  Method 1: restart the computer in safe mode and check if the problem persists. To restart the computer in safe mode, follow the steps in the following link.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/start-your-computer-in-safe-mode

  Method 2: If the problem persists then in safe mode, restart the computer in clean boot in order to verify if any third-party application is causing the problem. Follow the steps below provide links to perform the clean boot.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135

  Note: Make sure to restart the computer to normal startup followed step 7 in the link.

  Method 3: I suggest you to run a full system scan on the computer by using the Microsoft Safety Scanner and check if the computer is infected with the virus.

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  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx

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  I would like to know how I can prevent a program from appearing in the list of most recently used programs on the start menu in Windows 7 (Pro).

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  I don't think there is a way to accomplish what you describe. There is no way to set this component to "ignore" specific programmes.

  I hope this helps.

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