Customizing Notifications in XP

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Published on 2010-02-06T20:25:54Z Indexed on 2010/04/11 22:43 UTC
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Hi all,

Under taskbar properties in Windows XP SP3, there is an option to customize the notification area. However, when I'm trying to customize the past items, I see that there are nearly 100 different items, the majority of them are programs which have been uninstalled ages ago.

How can I eliminate all the past items that are not installed on my computer and keep the ones that are installed on my computer?

Screenie: (there are nearly 100 items, mostly nonrelevant, in the Past Items section)

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