Clearing recent documents wipes out IE history?!?

[Larry Kahm]

I wanted to remove the Recent Documents tab from the Start Menu in Windows XP.

While I was making the adjustment, I accidentally clicked the "Clear recent documents" option. I
figured, oh what the heck, I didn't want the recent documents anyway..

Now, it seems that IE 6 does not show any items in the history drop-down - and I specifically have
it set for three weeks.

Is this >supposed< to be the way "recent documents" works?

Thanks!

Larry

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Larry,

Yes, that is how it is supposed to work. It does not allow for selective
deletion, and it hits many mru settings.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

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Hey Larry,

It's unfortunate you had to find this out the hard way like so many of us. What
is truly unsettling to me is that if I had used the "Classic Start Menu", I
would have been given an explanation (although brief) of what would be cleared
and thus avoided the clearing of my web sites.

Moe