Question for a Windows expert

[Lazlo]

I fired up my XP box the other day, and noticed something strange. All the programs in my most-recently-used list on the Start Menu disappeared. I didn't do anything to them, I didn't install any new software or update anything that I can think of. Does anyone know why this would happen?

[Steven Edwards]

Did you clear history in Internet Explorer? That does it.

[Patonb]

Windows likes to clean up it's self. When was the last time you were on it?