Remove Frequent Programs List from the Start Menu

Start/Run/Regedit
You may need to create the key if it does not already exist. Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called 'NoStartMenuMFUprogramsList' and edit the value according to the settings below.

"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Policies\Explorer" "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Policies\Explorer"
Value Name: NoStartMenuMFUprogramsList Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value) Value Data: (0 = default, 1 = enable restriction). 

Note:
This setting only applies to the Windows XP Start Menu, not the Classic Start Menu.
Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.