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Hi!

 

I have a problem that is quite annoying every time I restart the computer,

the programs in the automatically populated list on the left side of the

start menu are replaced with the default ones (Windows Media Center, Windows

Media Player ...).

 

I remove every one of them and the list populates correctly from programs

that I run. But when I restart, all is lost.

 

Is there a setting somewhere to be fiddled with?

 

Also, and assume it is unrelated, I keep getting the blue screen (of death)

regarding IRQL "not less or equal".

 

I appreciate your help.

 

- Simsen

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    I found this article (http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/163/1/) on the

    group "microsoft.public.windows.vista.general". I think it may work because

    it describes my symptoms perfectly.

     

    - S

     

    "Simsen" wrote:

    > Hi!

    >

    > I have a problem that is quite annoying every time I restart the computer,

    > the programs in the automatically populated list on the left side of the

    > start menu are replaced with the default ones (Windows Media Center, Windows

    > Media Player ...).

    >

    > I remove every one of them and the list populates correctly from programs

    > that I run. But when I restart, all is lost.

    >

    > Is there a setting somewhere to be fiddled with?

    >

    > Also, and assume it is unrelated, I keep getting the blue screen (of death)

    > regarding IRQL "not less or equal".

    >

    > I appreciate your help.

    >

    > - Simsen

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    "Simsen" <Simsen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

    news:3BB6A635-0C95-4F60-8748-F234586A2705@microsoft.com...

    > Hi!

    >

    > I have a problem that is quite annoying every time I restart the

    > computer,

    > the programs in the automatically populated list on the left side of the

    > start menu are replaced with the default ones (Windows Media Center,

    > Windows

    > Media Player ...).

    >

    > I remove every one of them and the list populates correctly from programs

    > that I run. But when I restart, all is lost.

    >

    > Is there a setting somewhere to be fiddled with?

    >

    > Also, and assume it is unrelated, I keep getting the blue screen (of

    > death)

    > regarding IRQL "not less or equal".

    >

    > I appreciate your help.

    >

    > - Simsen

     

    > I don't know if this is the answer to your problem, but u could give it a

    > try. Right click on Taskbar > properties > start menu > then tick the

    > privacy box "Store and display a list of recently opened programs" Good

    > luck

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    I appreciate the effort, Casandra. The setting you mentioned was already set

    correctly. See my reply to my own post for a possible solution to my problem.

    Thanks again!

     

    "casandra" wrote:

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    > "Simsen" <Simsen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

    > news:3BB6A635-0C95-4F60-8748-F234586A2705@microsoft.com...

    > > Hi!

    > >

    > > I have a problem that is quite annoying every time I restart the

    > > computer,

    > > the programs in the automatically populated list on the left side of the

    > > start menu are replaced with the default ones (Windows Media Center,

    > > Windows

    > > Media Player ...).

    > >

    > > I remove every one of them and the list populates correctly from programs

    > > that I run. But when I restart, all is lost.

    > >

    > > Is there a setting somewhere to be fiddled with?

    > >

    > > Also, and assume it is unrelated, I keep getting the blue screen (of

    > > death)

    > > regarding IRQL "not less or equal".

    > >

    > > I appreciate your help.

    > >

    > > - Simsen

    >

    >

    > > I don't know if this is the answer to your problem, but u could give it a

    > > try. Right click on Taskbar > properties > start menu > then tick the

    > > privacy box "Store and display a list of recently opened programs" Good

    > > luck

    >

    >

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    "Stop 0x0000000A Irql_Not_Less_or_Equal" Error Message During Windows XP

    Upgrade

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311564/en-us

     

    KB

     

    "Simsen" wrote in message

    news:3BB6A635-0C95-4F60-8748-F234586A2705@microsoft.com...

    > Hi!

    >

    > I have a problem that is quite annoying every time I restart the

    > computer,

    > the programs in the automatically populated list on the left side of the

    > start menu are replaced with the default ones (Windows Media Center,

    > Windows

    > Media Player ...).

    >

    > I remove every one of them and the list populates correctly from programs

    > that I run. But when I restart, all is lost.

    >

    > Is there a setting somewhere to be fiddled with?

    >

    > Also, and assume it is unrelated, I keep getting the blue screen (of

    > death)

    > regarding IRQL "not less or equal".

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