Start Menu+Recently Used Programms

[Lasering]

Hi!

How can I make a program appear in the recently used programs in start menu, without having to use ANY installer. I know that must involve editing/create some registry entries (I just don't which.)

My goal is to make so that some programs don't appear in the recently used list. (Yeah I know, is odd to want something like this)

Thks a lot.

PS: I use Windows 7.

[Nightwalker83]

Which program are you using?

[Lasering]

I'm not using any program to make the installer (if thats your question). But that exactly the point I want to make this "manually".
Maybe with a example its clear:
Imagine you install Firefox, and then you don't want it to appear in the recently used programs. How do you make it happen, without the help of any 3rd party program?

Or for example you create an executable in Visual Studio, and you want to make that program appear in the recently used programs.

[si_the_geek]

There are many reasons that you should use an installer, and not just to ensure that your required files are all available... such as the ability for the user to repair/remove the program easily, and for it to be installed automatically on multiple computers in a network, and for updates to overwrite the existing version.


To make a program appear in the recently used programs list when it is used (and presumably highlight it as a new item too), simply add a shortcut for the program to somewhere on the start menu for the user to use... Windows will automatically do the rest (possibly using the registry, but I didn't find it when I tried).

To make a program not be shown in the recently used list you just add/edit a registry entry (I can't remember exactly what it was, but it was easy to Google).