Recently Used Files

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P D Sterling

I know I have somehow screwed up Word and Excel's feature by doing
something in Tweak UI, but I can't seem to undo it. Any help would be
gratefully appreciated.
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P D Sterling
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no, I wrote that wrong - I meant LAST FILE USED, not "recent"
I know I have somehow screwed up Word and Excel's feature by doing
something in Tweak UI, but I can't seem to undo it. Any help would be
gratefully appreciated.
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P D Sterling
214/520-6655 voice
214/550-2618 FAX
 
You probably changed something in the "Paranoia" tab. By default none
of these options are selected (check marked) on a standard Windows
installation.

John
 
what you say has a ring of truth to it, but I can't find the paranoia
tab - is there more than one version of Tweak UI? I am resetting this
after a hard drive crash . . .

John said:
You probably changed something in the "Paranoia" tab. By default none
of these options are selected (check marked) on a standard Windows
installation.

John
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P D Sterling
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214/550-2618 FAX
 
The Paranoia tab is found on an old version of TweakUI. There are no tabs
on the XP versions of TweakUI.

Show or hide the list of recently used documents on the File menu

MS Word | Tools | Options | General tab |
Select or clear the Recently used file list check box.

When the Recently used file list check box is selected, you can specify the
number of recently used files that appear on the File menu.

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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
 
just came from there - the options are there, but the recently used
files bit is all greyed out. next?? (thanks mucho)

Wesley said:
The Paranoia tab is found on an old version of TweakUI. There are no tabs
on the XP versions of TweakUI.

Show or hide the list of recently used documents on the File menu

MS Word | Tools | Options | General tab |
Select or clear the Recently used file list check box.

When the Recently used file list check box is selected, you can specify the
number of recently used files that appear on the File menu.
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Regards,

P D Sterling
214/520-6655 voice
214/550-2618 FAX
 
P D,

Using TweakUI

TweakUI
[+] Explorer

Check: Allow Recent Documents on Start menu
UNCheck: Clear document history on exit
Check: Maintain document history

Allow Recent Documents on Start menu
[[This check box enables the display of “Documents” on the classic start
menu and enables the “List my most recently opened documents” checkbox on
the Start menu customization dialog.]]

Clear document history on exit
[[This check box will control whether Explorer will clear the recent
documents history, run dialog history and typed-URL history when
you log off]]

Maintain document history
[[This enables the tracking of recently opened documents on the Start menu
and on the file menu of many applications. (Note that some applications do
not respect this setting). ]]

You may also want to double check the registry settings.

Also look at
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
for the same Value Names as below.

Registry settings for TweakUI tweaks:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Value Name: NoRecentDocsMenu
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 0 or 1
0 = Yes, allow recent docs
1 = No, do not allow recent docs

Value Name: ClearRecentDocsOnExit
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 0 or 1
0 = No don't clear
1 = Yes clear them

Value Name: NoRecentDocsHistory
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 0 or 1
0 = Yes history
1 = No history

If XP Pro you can use Group Policy Edit...
Start | Run | Type: gpedit.msc | Click OK |
Navigate to >>>
User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar\

Remove the Documents menu from the Start menu

[[The Documents menu contains links to the nonprogram files that users have
most recently opened. It appears so that users can easily reopen their
documents.
If you enable this setting, the system saves document shortcuts but does not
display them in the Documents menu. If you later disable it or set it to Not
Configured, the document shortcuts saved before the setting was enabled and
while it was in effect appear in the Documents menu.
Note: This setting does not prevent Windows programs from displaying
shortcuts to recently opened documents. See the "Do not keep history of
recently opened documents" setting.
Also, see the "Do not keep history of recently opened documents" and "Clear
history of recenTly opened documents on exit" policies in this folder.
This setting also does not hide document shortcuts displayed in the Open
dialog box. See the "Hide the dropdown list of recent files" setting. ]]

Do not keep history of recently opened documents

[[Prevents the operating system and installed programs from creating and
displaying shortcuts to recently opened documents.
If you enable this setting, the system and Windows programs do not create
shortcuts to documents opened while the setting is in effect. Also, they
retain but do not display existing document shortcuts. The system empties
the Documents menu on the Start menu, and Windows programs do not display
shortcuts at the bottom of the File menu.
If you disable this setting, the system defaults are enforced. Disabling
this setting has no effect on the system.
Note: The system saves document shortcuts in the user profile in the
System-drive\Documents and Settings\User-name\Recent folder.
If you enable this setting but do not enable the "Remove Documents menu from
Start Menu" setting, the Documents menu appears on the Start menu, but it is
empty.
If you enable this setting, but then later disable it or set it to Not
Configured, the document shortcuts saved before the setting was enabled
reappear in the Documents menu and program File menus.
This setting does not hide document shortcuts displayed in the Open dialog
box.]]

Clear history of recently opened documents on exit

[[If you enable this setting, the system deletes shortcuts to recently used
document files when the user logs off. As a result, the Documents menu on
the Start menu is always empty when the user logs on.
If you disable or do not configure this setting, the system retains document
shortcuts, and when a user logs on the Documents menu appears just as it did
when the user logged off.
Note: The system saves document shortcuts in the user profile in the
System-drive\Documents and Settings\User-name\Recent folder. ]]


TweakUI Modifies the Windows MRU Policy Setting
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/301691

The "Most recently used" list is missing from the File menu, and the
"Recently used file list" option is unavailable in Office XP and in Office
2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/284896


If you have XP Pro and if you have added any *.adm files, like WORD10.ADM,
OFFICE10.ADM, etc. custom settings may appear in Group Policy.

Like Local Computer Policy\User Configuration\Administrative
Templates\Microsoft Office XP
or Computer Policy\User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Microsoft
Word 2002.

With such options as Computer Policy\User Configuration\Administrative
Templates\Microsoft Word 2002\Tools | Options\General\
Recently used file list

If this is set to Disabled, MS Word | Tools | Options | General tab |
Recently used file list will be grayed out.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
 
I am so grateful for your reply; I have tweaked, untweaked, and changed
options so the darn thing works. Finally. Makes the whole day worth
living - many grateful thanks!

Wesley said:
P D,

Using TweakUI

TweakUI
[+] Explorer

Check: Allow Recent Documents on Start menu
UNCheck: Clear document history on exit
Check: Maintain document history

Allow Recent Documents on Start menu
[[This check box enables the display of “Documents” on the classic start
menu and enables the “List my most recently opened documents” checkbox on
the Start menu customization dialog.]]

Clear document history on exit
[[This check box will control whether Explorer will clear the recent
documents history, run dialog history and typed-URL history when
you log off]]

Maintain document history
[[This enables the tracking of recently opened documents on the Start menu
and on the file menu of many applications. (Note that some applications do
not respect this setting). ]]

You may also want to double check the registry settings.

Also look at
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
for the same Value Names as below.

Registry settings for TweakUI tweaks:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Value Name: NoRecentDocsMenu
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 0 or 1
0 = Yes, allow recent docs
1 = No, do not allow recent docs

Value Name: ClearRecentDocsOnExit
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 0 or 1
0 = No don't clear
1 = Yes clear them

Value Name: NoRecentDocsHistory
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 0 or 1
0 = Yes history
1 = No history

If XP Pro you can use Group Policy Edit...
Start | Run | Type: gpedit.msc | Click OK |
Navigate to >>>
User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar\

Remove the Documents menu from the Start menu

[[The Documents menu contains links to the nonprogram files that users have
most recently opened. It appears so that users can easily reopen their
documents.
If you enable this setting, the system saves document shortcuts but does not
display them in the Documents menu. If you later disable it or set it to Not
Configured, the document shortcuts saved before the setting was enabled and
while it was in effect appear in the Documents menu.
Note: This setting does not prevent Windows programs from displaying
shortcuts to recently opened documents. See the "Do not keep history of
recently opened documents" setting.
Also, see the "Do not keep history of recently opened documents" and "Clear
history of recenTly opened documents on exit" policies in this folder.
This setting also does not hide document shortcuts displayed in the Open
dialog box. See the "Hide the dropdown list of recent files" setting. ]]

Do not keep history of recently opened documents

[[Prevents the operating system and installed programs from creating and
displaying shortcuts to recently opened documents.
If you enable this setting, the system and Windows programs do not create
shortcuts to documents opened while the setting is in effect. Also, they
retain but do not display existing document shortcuts. The system empties
the Documents menu on the Start menu, and Windows programs do not display
shortcuts at the bottom of the File menu.
If you disable this setting, the system defaults are enforced. Disabling
this setting has no effect on the system.
Note: The system saves document shortcuts in the user profile in the
System-drive\Documents and Settings\User-name\Recent folder.
If you enable this setting but do not enable the "Remove Documents menu from
Start Menu" setting, the Documents menu appears on the Start menu, but it is
empty.
If you enable this setting, but then later disable it or set it to Not
Configured, the document shortcuts saved before the setting was enabled
reappear in the Documents menu and program File menus.
This setting does not hide document shortcuts displayed in the Open dialog
box.]]

Clear history of recently opened documents on exit

[[If you enable this setting, the system deletes shortcuts to recently used
document files when the user logs off. As a result, the Documents menu on
the Start menu is always empty when the user logs on.
If you disable or do not configure this setting, the system retains document
shortcuts, and when a user logs on the Documents menu appears just as it did
when the user logged off.
Note: The system saves document shortcuts in the user profile in the
System-drive\Documents and Settings\User-name\Recent folder. ]]


TweakUI Modifies the Windows MRU Policy Setting
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/301691

The "Most recently used" list is missing from the File menu, and the
"Recently used file list" option is unavailable in Office XP and in Office
2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/284896


If you have XP Pro and if you have added any *.adm files, like WORD10.ADM,
OFFICE10.ADM, etc. custom settings may appear in Group Policy.

Like Local Computer Policy\User Configuration\Administrative
Templates\Microsoft Office XP
or Computer Policy\User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Microsoft
Word 2002.

With such options as Computer Policy\User Configuration\Administrative
Templates\Microsoft Word 2002\Tools | Options\General\
Recently used file list

If this is set to Disabled, MS Word | Tools | Options | General tab |
Recently used file list will be grayed out.
Click to expand...

--
Regards,

P D Sterling
214/520-6655 voice
214/550-2618 FAX
 
I'm glad that after my 7KB post you got it figured out. ;-)

Keep having fun!

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
P D Sterling said:
I am so grateful for your reply; I have tweaked, untweaked, and changed
options so the darn thing works. Finally. Makes the whole day worth
living - many grateful thanks!

Wesley said:
P D,

Using TweakUI

TweakUI
[+] Explorer

Check: Allow Recent Documents on Start menu
UNCheck: Clear document history on exit
Check: Maintain document history

Allow Recent Documents on Start menu
[[This check box enables the display of “Documents” on the classic start
menu and enables the “List my most recently opened documents” checkbox on
the Start menu customization dialog.]]

Clear document history on exit
[[This check box will control whether Explorer will clear the recent
documents history, run dialog history and typed-URL history when
you log off]]

Maintain document history
[[This enables the tracking of recently opened documents on the Start menu
and on the file menu of many applications. (Note that some applications do
not respect this setting). ]]

You may also want to double check the registry settings.

Also look at
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
for the same Value Names as below.

Registry settings for TweakUI tweaks:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Value Name: NoRecentDocsMenu
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 0 or 1
0 = Yes, allow recent docs
1 = No, do not allow recent docs

Value Name: ClearRecentDocsOnExit
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 0 or 1
0 = No don't clear
1 = Yes clear them

Value Name: NoRecentDocsHistory
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 0 or 1
0 = Yes history
1 = No history

If XP Pro you can use Group Policy Edit...
Start | Run | Type: gpedit.msc | Click OK |
Navigate to >>>
User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar\

Remove the Documents menu from the Start menu

[[The Documents menu contains links to the nonprogram files that users have
most recently opened. It appears so that users can easily reopen their
documents.
If you enable this setting, the system saves document shortcuts but does not
display them in the Documents menu. If you later disable it or set it to Not
Configured, the document shortcuts saved before the setting was enabled and
while it was in effect appear in the Documents menu.
Note: This setting does not prevent Windows programs from displaying
shortcuts to recently opened documents. See the "Do not keep history of
recently opened documents" setting.
Also, see the "Do not keep history of recently opened documents" and "Clear
history of recenTly opened documents on exit" policies in this folder.
This setting also does not hide document shortcuts displayed in the Open
dialog box. See the "Hide the dropdown list of recent files" setting. ]]

Do not keep history of recently opened documents

[[Prevents the operating system and installed programs from creating and
displaying shortcuts to recently opened documents.
If you enable this setting, the system and Windows programs do not create
shortcuts to documents opened while the setting is in effect. Also, they
retain but do not display existing document shortcuts. The system empties
the Documents menu on the Start menu, and Windows programs do not display
shortcuts at the bottom of the File menu.
If you disable this setting, the system defaults are enforced. Disabling
this setting has no effect on the system.
Note: The system saves document shortcuts in the user profile in the
System-drive\Documents and Settings\User-name\Recent folder.
If you enable this setting but do not enable the "Remove Documents menu from
Start Menu" setting, the Documents menu appears on the Start menu, but it is
empty.
If you enable this setting, but then later disable it or set it to Not
Configured, the document shortcuts saved before the setting was enabled
reappear in the Documents menu and program File menus.
This setting does not hide document shortcuts displayed in the Open dialog
box.]]

Clear history of recently opened documents on exit

[[If you enable this setting, the system deletes shortcuts to recently used
document files when the user logs off. As a result, the Documents menu on
the Start menu is always empty when the user logs on.
If you disable or do not configure this setting, the system retains document
shortcuts, and when a user logs on the Documents menu appears just as it did
when the user logged off.
Note: The system saves document shortcuts in the user profile in the
System-drive\Documents and Settings\User-name\Recent folder. ]]


TweakUI Modifies the Windows MRU Policy Setting
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/301691

The "Most recently used" list is missing from the File menu, and the
"Recently used file list" option is unavailable in Office XP and in Office
2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/284896


If you have XP Pro and if you have added any *.adm files, like WORD10.ADM,
OFFICE10.ADM, etc. custom settings may appear in Group Policy.

Like Local Computer Policy\User Configuration\Administrative
Templates\Microsoft Office XP
or Computer Policy\User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Microsoft
Word 2002.

With such options as Computer Policy\User Configuration\Administrative
Templates\Microsoft Word 2002\Tools | Options\General\
Recently used file list

If this is set to Disabled, MS Word | Tools | Options | General tab |
Recently used file list will be grayed out.
Click to expand...

--
Regards,

P D Sterling
214/520-6655 voice
214/550-2618 FAX
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