Recently Used File List not available

[tcebob]

Word 2003, XP pro SP2
Need to activate the recent file list.

Per Help: Options/General/ "check Recently Used File List." But I cannot since it is
grayed out and does not respond. How can I get it back?

rs

 

[Jay Freedman]

The articles at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/284896/ and
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/301691/ explain how to reset the registry
entry that controls that setting. If you aren't using TweakUI, you can
change the entry in Regedit.exe.

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Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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all may benefit.

 

[tcebob]

Thanks, Jay,

My copy of Power toys (ver. 2.10) does not include the option. A peek in regedit shows
that recent docs is properly set. So I'm still mystified.

rs




: The articles at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/284896/ and
: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/301691/ explain how to reset the registry
: entry that controls that setting. If you aren't using TweakUI, you can
: change the entry in Regedit.exe.
:
: --
: Regards,
: Jay Freedman
: Microsoft Word MVP
: Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
: all may benefit.
:
: tcebob wrote:
: > Word 2003, XP pro SP2
: > Need to activate the recent file list.
: >
: > Per Help: Options/General/ "check Recently Used File List." But I
: > cannot since it is grayed out and does not respond. How can I get it
: > back?
: >
: > rs
:
:

 

[Jay Freedman]

Correct, TweakUI 2.10 doesn't have the option any more. But I can say
from my own experience that the registry value behavior described in
those articles is correct.

Just to be sure: Did you look in the key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

and find the value on the right side named NoRecentDocsHistory, and
set it to decimal zero?

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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[tcebob]

Well, no. It's a REG_BINARY value which I reset to 00 00 00 00. Same results with
NoRecentDocsMenu. Changed to 0b but no results.

rs

: Correct, TweakUI 2.10 doesn't have the option any more. But I can say
: from my own experience that the registry value behavior described in
: those articles is correct.
:
: Just to be sure: Did you look in the key
:
: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
:
: and find the value on the right side named NoRecentDocsHistory, and
: set it to decimal zero?
:
: --
: Regards,
: Jay Freedman
: Microsoft Word MVP
: Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
: newsgroup so all may benefit.
:
:
: >
: >Thanks, Jay,
: >
: >My copy of Power toys (ver. 2.10) does not include the option. A peek in regedit shows
: >that recent docs is properly set. So I'm still mystified.
: >
: >rs
: >
: >
: >
: >
: >: >: The articles at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/284896/ and
: >: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/301691/ explain how to reset the registry
: >: entry that controls that setting. If you aren't using TweakUI, you can
: >: change the entry in Regedit.exe.
: >:
: >: --
: >: Regards,
: >: Jay Freedman
: >: Microsoft Word MVP
: >: Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
: >: all may benefit.
: >:
: >: tcebob wrote:
: >: > Word 2003, XP pro SP2
: >: > Need to activate the recent file list.
: >: >
: >: > Per Help: Options/General/ "check Recently Used File List." But I
: >: > cannot since it is grayed out and does not respond. How can I get it
: >: > back?
: >: >
: >: > rs
: >:
: >:
: >

 

[Jay Freedman]

I don't know whether it makes any difference, but NoRecentDocsHistory is
supposed to be a REG_DWORD value.

If that doesn't help, I'm out of suggestions. You could try asking in a
Windows newsgroup.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

 

[tcebob]

Now it works. I changed the START button to XP instead of Classic and included recent
files in the options. Subsequently Word displayed the documents. Can't tell if that's a
cause and effect.

rs

 

[S_Smith]

What exactly did you do? I am a computer novice wanting to fix this problem,
but I don't want to mess with my registry. I haven't used TWEAk and some
suggest is the problem.