Office XP Recently Used File List option is grayed out

[jereece]

I am running Office XP SP3. I have always liked the "Recently Used File
List". Recently I noticed that there was nothing in the list. I assumed
this option got turned off somehow, so I went to turn it on. This option is
grayed out so that it can not be turned on. What do I need to do to get this
option back? It's the same regardless if I am in Word, Excel, Powerpoint,
etc.

 

[garfield-n-odie]

See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=284896 "'Most recently
used' list missing from File menu and "Recently used file list"
option unavailable in Office XP and 2003".

 

[jereece]

I am not running TweakUI. Any other ideas?

Thanks,
Jim