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10-31-2007
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| | Recent Items Empty On the start menu my recent itmes are empty. Additionally, when I'm in an application like word or excel it no longer lists my recent documents. I've gone through the postings and tried some different suggestions (including checking store and display under privacy in start menu properties and showing a set number of items). Went through the registry (startmenuInit) and I have 3 as the value. The recent items folder is a special folder, not plain vanilla. There was one thread from "dean-dean" that spoke to user accounts and seemed helpful but I wasnt able to completely follow. I am always logged in as an Administrator if that helps. Thanks and although it may not seem like a major problem, it certainly has slowed me down greatly. Mike mward9999@xxxxxx |
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11-01-2007
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| | Re: Recent Items Empty The "Most recently used" list is missing from the File menu, and the "Recently used file list" option is unavailable in Office XP and in Office 2003: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/284896 -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com "Mike" <Mike@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:8764E086-A493-45FF-A6ED-41BA30DB3D3F@xxxxxx On the start menu my recent itmes are empty. Additionally, when I'm in an application like word or excel it no longer lists my recent documents. I've gone through the postings and tried some different suggestions (including checking store and display under privacy in start menu properties and showing a set number of items). Went through the registry (startmenuInit) and I have 3 as the value. The recent items folder is a special folder, not plain vanilla. There was one thread from "dean-dean" that spoke to user accounts and seemed helpful but I wasnt able to completely follow. I am always logged in as an Administrator if that helps. Thanks and although it may not seem like a major problem, it certainly has slowed me down greatly. Mike mward9999@xxxxxx |
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11-01-2007
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| | Re: Recent Items Empty Thanks, Ramesh but I am using Vista and do not think I have Tweak UI. I did buy a program called Tweak VI which caused a lot pf problems and I uninstalled. Could this be my problem and any idea how to fix? Thanks. "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote: Quote: > The "Most recently used" list is missing from the File menu, and the "Recently used file list" option is unavailable in Office XP and in Office 2003: > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/284896 > > -- > Regards, > > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] > Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com > > > "Mike" <Mike@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:8764E086-A493-45FF-A6ED-41BA30DB3D3F@xxxxxx > On the start menu my recent itmes are empty. Additionally, when I'm in an > application like word or excel it no longer lists my recent documents. I've > gone through the postings and tried some different suggestions (including > checking store and display under privacy in start menu properties and showing > a set number of items). Went through the registry (startmenuInit) and I have > 3 as the value. The recent items folder is a special folder, not plain > vanilla. There was one thread from "dean-dean" that spoke to user accounts > and seemed helpful but I wasnt able to completely follow. I am always logged > in as an Administrator if that helps. Thanks and although it may not seem > like a major problem, it certainly has slowed me down greatly. > > Mike > mward9999@xxxxxx > |
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11-01-2007
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| | Re: Recent Items Empty Mike, Yes, that could be the problem. See "More Information" part in that article that I linked to. You need to delete the "NoRecentDocsHistory" registry values. -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com "Mike" <Mike@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:695454DA-D2C1-4EB2-B824-474B36C6B86D@xxxxxx Thanks, Ramesh but I am using Vista and do not think I have Tweak UI. I did buy a program called Tweak VI which caused a lot pf problems and I uninstalled. Could this be my problem and any idea how to fix? Thanks. "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote: Quote: > The "Most recently used" list is missing from the File menu, and the "Recently used file list" option is unavailable in Office XP and in Office 2003: > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/284896 > > -- > Regards, > > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] > Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com > > > "Mike" <Mike@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:8764E086-A493-45FF-A6ED-41BA30DB3D3F@xxxxxx > On the start menu my recent itmes are empty. Additionally, when I'm in an > application like word or excel it no longer lists my recent documents. I've > gone through the postings and tried some different suggestions (including > checking store and display under privacy in start menu properties and showing > a set number of items). Went through the registry (startmenuInit) and I have > 3 as the value. The recent items folder is a special folder, not plain > vanilla. There was one thread from "dean-dean" that spoke to user accounts > and seemed helpful but I wasnt able to completely follow. I am always logged > in as an Administrator if that helps. Thanks and although it may not seem > like a major problem, it certainly has slowed me down greatly. > > Mike > mward9999@xxxxxx > |
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