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Start Run list erased when rebooting

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M Skabialka

Flightless Bird
I seldom shut down my WinXP computer since it reboots slowly. However I do
after I get updates. The last two times I have rebooted, my list of
prefilled items in the Start, Run list has been wiped out completely. There
are several functions I perform from there often, so would like to stop the
list getting erased.
Has a recent Windows update caused this? If not, what else could have?
Mich
 
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Nepatsfan

Flightless Bird
"M Skabialka" <mskabialka@NOSPAMdrc.com> wrote in message
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>I seldom shut down my WinXP computer since it reboots slowly. However I do
>after I get updates. The last two times I have rebooted, my list of
>prefilled items in the Start, Run list has been wiped out completely.
>There are several functions I perform from there often, so would like to
>stop the list getting erased.
> Has a recent Windows update caused this? If not, what else could have?
> Mich
>



Do you have TweakUI installed on your computer? If so, take a look at this
web site for further info on the subject.

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/runmru.htm

Nepatsfan
 
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Donald Anadell

Flightless Bird
"M Skabialka" <mskabialka@NOSPAMdrc.com> wrote in message
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>I seldom shut down my WinXP computer since it reboots slowly. However I do
>after I get updates. The last two times I have rebooted, my list of
>prefilled items in the Start, Run list has been wiped out completely.
>There are several functions I perform from there often, so would like to
>stop the list getting erased.
> Has a recent Windows update caused this? If not, what else could have?
> Mich


Do you have CCleaner installed, and do you have it set to run on startup?

Good luck,

Donald Anadell


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J

John John - MVP

Flightless Bird
M Skabialka wrote:
> I seldom shut down my WinXP computer since it reboots slowly. However I do
> after I get updates. The last two times I have rebooted, my list of
> prefilled items in the Start, Run list has been wiped out completely. There
> are several functions I perform from there often, so would like to stop the
> list getting erased.
> Has a recent Windows update caused this? If not, what else could have?
> Mich


Verify that the ClearRecentDocsOnExit value is set to 0

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]

John
 
M

M Skabialka

Flightless Bird
No CCleaner installed, in fact nothing installed lately except a keyboard
driver.

"Donald Anadell" <danadell@nospamersmikrotec.com> wrote in message
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>
> "M Skabialka" <mskabialka@NOSPAMdrc.com> wrote in message
> news:%23ecC3MKtKHA.4860@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>I seldom shut down my WinXP computer since it reboots slowly. However I
>>do after I get updates. The last two times I have rebooted, my list of
>>prefilled items in the Start, Run list has been wiped out completely.
>>There are several functions I perform from there often, so would like to
>>stop the list getting erased.
>> Has a recent Windows update caused this? If not, what else could have?
>> Mich

>
> Do you have CCleaner installed, and do you have it set to run on startup?
>
> Good luck,
>
> Donald Anadell
>
>
>>
>>

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M

M Skabialka

Flightless Bird
Not, TweakUI is not on this computer.

"Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan@SBXXXIX.com> wrote in message
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> "M Skabialka" <mskabialka@NOSPAMdrc.com> wrote in message
> news:%23ecC3MKtKHA.4860@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>I seldom shut down my WinXP computer since it reboots slowly. However I
>>do after I get updates. The last two times I have rebooted, my list of
>>prefilled items in the Start, Run list has been wiped out completely.
>>There are several functions I perform from there often, so would like to
>>stop the list getting erased.
>> Has a recent Windows update caused this? If not, what else could have?
>> Mich
>>

>
>
> Do you have TweakUI installed on your computer? If so, take a look at this
> web site for further info on the subject.
>
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/runmru.htm
>
> Nepatsfan
>
 
M

M Skabialka

Flightless Bird
The only item I have at that location is:
NoDriveTypeAutoRun, and a search for ClearRecentDocsOnExit found nothing in
the registry.


"John John - MVP" <audetweld@nbnot.nb.ca> wrote in message
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>M Skabialka wrote:
>> I seldom shut down my WinXP computer since it reboots slowly. However I
>> do after I get updates. The last two times I have rebooted, my list of
>> prefilled items in the Start, Run list has been wiped out completely.
>> There are several functions I perform from there often, so would like to
>> stop the list getting erased.
>> Has a recent Windows update caused this? If not, what else could have?
>> Mich

>
> Verify that the ClearRecentDocsOnExit value is set to 0
>
> [HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
>
> John
 
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skeeterh3

Flightless Bird
I have a similar issue with the Run mru's. Based on my experience it has to
do with the installation of IE8. In any case my question is - Will adding a
"ClearRecentDocsOnExit" key with a value of 0 to the registry resolve this
issue? I already have a key "NoRecentDocsHistory" with a value of 1 in
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
I've always had this key and it never has effected the Run mru list.





John John - MVP" <audetweld@nbnot.nb.ca> wrote in message
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>M Skabialka wrote:
>> I seldom shut down my WinXP computer since it reboots slowly. However I
>> do after I get updates. The last two times I have rebooted, my list of
>> prefilled items in the Start, Run list has been wiped out completely.
>> There are several functions I perform from there often, so would like to
>> stop the list getting erased.
>> Has a recent Windows update caused this? If not, what else could have?
>> Mich

>
> Verify that the ClearRecentDocsOnExit value is set to 0
>
> [HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
>
> John
 
B

Bernd

Flightless Bird
-------- Original-Nachricht --------

> I seldom shut down my WinXP computer since it reboots slowly. However I do
> after I get updates. The last two times I have rebooted, my list of
> prefilled items in the Start, Run list has been wiped out completely. There
> are several functions I perform from there often, so would like to stop the
> list getting erased.
> Has a recent Windows update caused this? If not, what else could have?
> Mich
>
>

Zone Alarm has a Cache cleaner facility under Privacy settings which
cleans the Run MRU.

Bernd
 
J

John John - MVP

Flightless Bird
You can simply delete the ClearRecentDocsOnExit value.

John

skeeterh3 wrote:
> I have a similar issue with the Run mru's. Based on my experience it has to
> do with the installation of IE8. In any case my question is - Will adding a
> "ClearRecentDocsOnExit" key with a value of 0 to the registry resolve this
> issue? I already have a key "NoRecentDocsHistory" with a value of 1 in
> [HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
> I've always had this key and it never has effected the Run mru list.
>
>
>
>
>
> John John - MVP" <audetweld@nbnot.nb.ca> wrote in message
> news:euhMLUKtKHA.4568@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> M Skabialka wrote:
>>> I seldom shut down my WinXP computer since it reboots slowly. However I
>>> do after I get updates. The last two times I have rebooted, my list of
>>> prefilled items in the Start, Run list has been wiped out completely.
>>> There are several functions I perform from there often, so would like to
>>> stop the list getting erased.
>>> Has a recent Windows update caused this? If not, what else could have?
>>> Mich

>> Verify that the ClearRecentDocsOnExit value is set to 0
>>
>> [HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
>>
>> John

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>
 
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Donald Anadell

Flightless Bird
"M Skabialka" <mskabialka@NOSPAMdrc.com> wrote in message
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> No CCleaner installed, in fact nothing installed lately except a keyboard
> driver.


Sorry I don't have anything else to offer. As you can gather from the
replies to your post, there is generally only two reasons for this to be
occuring on your machine.

1. A Third party System Maintenance program(like CCleaner), or others as
described here:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/runmru.htm

2. Registry Policy setting of "ClearRecentDocsOnExit ", as described here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/292504

Good luck,

Donald Anadell



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> "Donald Anadell" <danadell@nospamersmikrotec.com> wrote in message
> news:etreSUKtKHA.4636@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "M Skabialka" <mskabialka@NOSPAMdrc.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23ecC3MKtKHA.4860@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>I seldom shut down my WinXP computer since it reboots slowly. However I
>>>do after I get updates. The last two times I have rebooted, my list of
>>>prefilled items in the Start, Run list has been wiped out completely.
>>>There are several functions I perform from there often, so would like to
>>>stop the list getting erased.
>>> Has a recent Windows update caused this? If not, what else could have?
>>> Mich

>>
>> Do you have CCleaner installed, and do you have it set to run on startup?
>>
>> Good luck,
>>
>> Donald Anadell
>>
>>
>>>
>>>

>>
>>

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