Hi Jason,
See if this helps:
http://www.winhelponline.com/article...ows-Vista.html
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"Jason" <Jason@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> This has been driving me crazy, I just purchase my new computer and has
> several programs that are shortcutted in lower left hand box (frequently
> used
> program area) of the start menu. I try to remove them by right clicking
> and
> clicking on remove from this list but they reappear after the computer is
> restarted. How do I remove them permemently?
>
> Thanks!