Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (
More info?)
You're welcome Jack.
>> I generally don't go into the Registry unless it is to correct a problem.
Good practice...I second that.
--
Ramesh, Windows XP MVP
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
"Jack Gillis" <XXXXXXXX@widomaker.com> wrote in message
news:OKqU0XdmFHA.3572@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Thank you again, Ramesh. I generally don't go into the Registry unless it
> is to correct a problem. This is not a problem, just a point of curiosity
> so I will leave it alone.
>
>
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@XOX.mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:O0u8oNdmFHA.2920@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> Correct! as per Mr. Raymond Chen. However, you can force an update by
>> deleting this registry key:
>>
>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App
>> Management\ARPCache
>>
>> General registry editing warning applies. Be sure to have valid backups
>> before deleting the key.
>>
>> --
>> Ramesh, Windows XP MVP
>>
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
>>
>>
>> "Jack Gillis" <XXXXXXXX@widomaker.com> wrote in message
>> news:OmXvjHdmFHA.1948@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>> Thank you very much. As I understand it then, Add/Remove gets the info
>>> only if the EXE is run from the start menu. I seldom, if ever, run one
>>> from there for I run my most common ones from shortcuts on the Desktop
>>> and in that case Add/Remove never knows they have run. Is that correct?
>>>
>>> Thanks again.
>>>
>>> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@XOX.mvps.org> wrote in message
>>> news:el2NY0cmFHA.3120@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>> The "Last Used" info is made of a guess work. See what Raymond Chen
>>>> [MSFT] states:
>>>>
>>>> The Old New Thing : How does Add/Remove Programs get the size and other
>>>> information?:
>>>>
http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2004/07/09/178342.aspx
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In order to get the "Last Used" and "Frequency" values, Add/Remove
>>>> Programs needs to know the name of the EXE so it can ask the Start menu
>>>> "Hey, how often did the user run this program, and when was the last
>>>> time it happened?"
>>>>
>>>> Notice that there are no clues in the registration above as to the
>>>> identity of this EXE file.
>>>>
>>>> So Add/Remove Programs starts guessing. It goes through all the
>>>> programs on your Start menu and compares their names with the display
>>>> name of the uninstallable item. It looks for Start menu items which
>>>> share at least two words with the words in the DisplayName.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Ramesh, Windows XP MVP
>>>>
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Jack Gillis" <XXXXXXXX@widomaker.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:eLJQrEcmFHA.3144@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>>>>I just noticed that the Last Used Date shown for programs in the
>>>>>Add/Remove list does not always agree with what I know to be the case.
>>>>>For instance, Bridge Baron 14 show as being last used on 3/9/2004. I
>>>>>just finished using it this morning so it seems like the date should be
>>>>>today's. The same holds true for many other programs in the list.
>>>>>
>>>>> Do I misunderstand what the Last Used date indicates?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you very much.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>