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Old 06-16-2007, 02:40 PM
Lee M.
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Recent documents disappeared from start menu

Start menu no longer shows recent documents, a feature I found quite useful.
In the customize start menu options, the box is checked to display recent
documents. How do I get it back?


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Old 06-16-2007, 04:10 PM
Patti MacLeod
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RE: Recent documents disappeared from start menu

Hi Lee M.,

If using XP Pro, open the Group Policy Editor (Start>Run key in gpedit.msc
then click on OK or hit ENTER)
Go to: User Configuration \ Administrative Templates \ Start Menu and Taskbar
Set the Policy "Remove Recent Documents item from Start Menu" to Not
Configured

If using XP Home, open the registry editor (Start>Run key in regedit then
click on OK or hit ENTER)
Navigate to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer
In the right-hand pane, look for a value named NoRecentDocsMenu and
double-click on it. If the Value Data is 0, that means that the policy is
disabled (Recent Documents will be on the Start menu). If the Value Data is
1, that means that the policy is enabled (Recent Documents will not be on the
Start menu). Change the value accordingly, then exit the registry editor.



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Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User


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> Start menu no longer shows recent documents, a feature I found quite useful.
> In the customize start menu options, the box is checked to display recent
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