Vista - Number of recent programs to display""

is grayed out in the start menu
how do I turn it on?

thanks

Right-click the Start button, and choose Properties. On the Start Menu tab
of the window that pops up, put a check next to "Store and display a list of
recently opened programs", under the "Privacy" section. This will turn on
the "Number of recent programs to display", when you click on Customize.


"buddy" <buddy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> is grayed out in the start menu
> how do I turn it on?
>
> thanks

"dean-dean" wrote:

> Right-click the Start button, and choose Properties. On the Start Menu tab
> of the window that pops up, put a check next to "Store and display a list of
> recently opened programs", under the "Privacy" section. This will turn on
> the "Number of recent programs to display", when you click on Customize.
>
Thankyou for your reply.
However after making that adjustment successfully the start menu is still
empty of recently used programs-why?
> "buddy" <buddy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B7983846-54D6-40A9-8B0A-52FC078898B7@microsoft.com...
> > is grayed out in the start menu
> > how do I turn it on?
> >
> > thanks
>

Try clicking on some Programs in the Start Menu, in All Programs, like
Windows Photo Gallery. Note that items that are pinned to the Start Menu
won't show up in the recent list. Too, the list only begins once you have
enabled it, and doesn't remember shortcuts previous to that.

"buddy" <buddy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> "dean-dean" wrote:
>
>> Right-click the Start button, and choose Properties. On the Start Menu
>> tab
>> of the window that pops up, put a check next to "Store and display a list
>> of
>> recently opened programs", under the "Privacy" section. This will turn
>> on
>> the "Number of recent programs to display", when you click on Customize.
>>
> Thankyou for your reply.
> However after making that adjustment successfully the start menu is still
> empty of recently used programs-why?
>> "buddy" <buddy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:B7983846-54D6-40A9-8B0A-52FC078898B7@microsoft.com...
>> > is grayed out in the start menu
>> > how do I turn it on?
>> >
>> > thanks
>>