Vista - "Recent Files" Menu Maintains Over 120 Files. How is This Fixed?

05-18-2007

I have Vista Ultimate. In the Start menu, the "Recent Files" submenu always
maintains over 100+ files. I can clear it out and within about a day or so,
the number is up over 100+ again. I can't find a setting anywhere for setting
the Recent Files limitation.

Anyone know how to fix this?

Thanks.

**Brink** · 05-20-2007

Hi Steve,

I don't know, but if you don't need the recent files I would turn it off.

In start menu (right click button) properties, uncheck both under the privacy section.

Regards,
Shawn

05-21-2007

brink,

Thanks, but I do use it often. It was fine under XP and it only kept ~15
recent files, but under Vista, it doesn't show the entire list when it's
grown to over 15-20 files. I have to right-click on it and select "Open" and
then there are over 120 files in there. Quite unusable.

Thanks.

"brink" wrote:

>
> Hi Steve,
>
> I don't know, but if you don't need the recent files I would turn it
> off.
>
> In start menu (right click button) properties, uncheck both under the
> privacy section.
>
> Regards,
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> brink
>
> "Practice makes perfect, then you reinstall"
> Vista 64 Home Premium
> 1.5 Gig DDR2 533 Mhz (PC4200) RAM
>

05-18-2007	#1 (permalink)
Steve Williams n/a posts	"Recent Files" Menu Maintains Over 120 Files. How is This Fixed? I have Vista Ultimate. In the Start menu, the "Recent Files" submenu always maintains over 100+ files. I can clear it out and within about a day or so, the number is up over 100+ again. I can't find a setting anywhere for setting the Recent Files limitation. Anyone know how to fix this? Thanks.
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05-20-2007	#2 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 26,101 posts	Hi Steve, I don't know, but if you don't need the recent files I would turn it off. In start menu (right click button) properties, uncheck both under the privacy section. Regards, Shawn
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05-21-2007	#3 (permalink)
Steve Williams n/a posts	Re: "Recent Files" Menu Maintains Over 120 Files. How is This Fixe brink, Thanks, but I do use it often. It was fine under XP and it only kept ~15 recent files, but under Vista, it doesn't show the entire list when it's grown to over 15-20 files. I have to right-click on it and select "Open" and then there are over 120 files in there. Quite unusable. Thanks. "brink" wrote: > > Hi Steve, > > I don't know, but if you don't need the recent files I would turn it > off. > > In start menu (right click button) properties, uncheck both under the > privacy section. > > Regards, > Shawn > > > -- > brink > > "Practice makes perfect, then you reinstall" > Vista 64 Home Premium > 1.5 Gig DDR2 533 Mhz (PC4200) RAM >
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