When you constantly use shortcuts to .exe files, Windows XP adds these shortcuts to the
Start menu.
If the shortcut contains the following strings in the shortcut name, they are NOT added to the Start menu:
Documentation Help Install More Info Readme Read me Read First Setup Support What's NewYou can alter this behavior my modifying the AddRemoveNames Value Name string at:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileAssociation.
The following programs are specifically excluded from being added to the Start menu:
Setup.exe Install.exe Isuninst.exe Unwise.exe Unwise32.exe St5unst.exe Rundll32.exeThis list is located in the AddRemoveApps Value Name string at:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileAssociation.
You can exclude programs by adding a NoStartPage Value Name as an empty string at:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\<Application Name.exe>.
The following programs have this entry by default:
Explorer.exe Icwconn1.exe Inoculan.exe Mobsync.exe Navwnt.exe Realmon.exe Sndvol32.exe
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