Delete Projects off the Open Existing Project Section in the Start Page

 Article #: GEN1006F  Product: Flare   Version: All

Summary:

Projects cannot be deleted off the Open Existing Project section in the Start Page in Flare version 1.

Solution:

Note: This solution is not required in Flare version 2.0 and later. Projects can be managed from the File Menu by selecting File->Recent Projects->Manage Recent Projects.

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  1. Go to Start > Run. The Run menu opens.
  2. Type regedit in the Open field. The Registry Editor opens.
  3. Under the Edit menu, select Find...
  4. Type RecentProjects in the Find What field.
  5. De-select the Values and Data checkboxes, leaving only Keys selected.
  6. Click Find Next. The registry should open to the correct key (called RecentProjects).
  7. In the right pane of the Registry Editor, select the project to be deleted  and highlight it.
  8. Press the Delete key. The value for the highlighted project should disappear.
  9. Exit the Registry Editor. No save is necessary.

Attribution:

Last updated:

June 20, 2007

Author:

Andrew Wurzer

Contributions by:

Kevin Lin, Neal Pozner