Recently Used File List not available "tcebob" <handle [ at ] gwi.net> 24.07.2006 17:03:56 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

Re: Recently Used File List not available "Jay Freedman" <jay.freedman[ at ]verizon.net> 24.07.2006 18:10:23 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 FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. tcebob wrote: [Quoted Text] > 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

Re: Recently Used File List not available "tcebob" <handle [ at ] gwi.net> 24.07.2006 19:32:28 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 "Jay Freedman" <jay.freedman[ at ]verizon.net> wrote in message news:e544vx0rGHA.4960[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... : 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 FAQ: http://word.mvps.org : 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 : :

Re: Recently Used File List not available Jay Freedman <jay.freedman[ at ]verizon.net> 24.07.2006 23:21:41 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 FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Mon, 24 Jul 2006 15:32:28 -0400, "tcebob" <handle [ at ] gwi.net> wrote: [Quoted Text] > >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 > > > > >"Jay Freedman" <jay.freedman[ at ]verizon.net> wrote in message >news:e544vx0rGHA.4960[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >: 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 FAQ: http://word.mvps.org >: 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 >: >: >

Re: Recently Used File List not available "tcebob" <handle [ at ] gwi.net> 25.07.2006 02:49:00 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 "Jay Freedman" <jay.freedman[ at ]verizon.net> wrote in message news:k9lac2tp9l1l02e6sb7djuvd0e26cjdfki[ at ]4ax.com... : 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 FAQ: http://word.mvps.org : Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the : newsgroup so all may benefit. : : On Mon, 24 Jul 2006 15:32:28 -0400, "tcebob" <handle [ at ] gwi.net> wrote: : : > : >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 : > : > : > : > : >"Jay Freedman" <jay.freedman[ at ]verizon.net> wrote in message : >news:e544vx0rGHA.4960[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... : >: 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 FAQ: http://word.mvps.org : >: 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 : >: : >: : >

Re: Recently Used File List not available "Jay Freedman" <jay.freedman[ at ]verizon.net> 25.07.2006 14:35:47 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 FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. tcebob wrote: [Quoted Text] > 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 > > "Jay Freedman" <jay.freedman[ at ]verizon.net> wrote in message > news:k9lac2tp9l1l02e6sb7djuvd0e26cjdfki[ at ]4ax.com... >> 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 FAQ: http://word.mvps.org >> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the >> newsgroup so all may benefit. >> >> On Mon, 24 Jul 2006 15:32:28 -0400, "tcebob" <handle [ at ] gwi.net> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> 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 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> "Jay Freedman" <jay.freedman[ at ]verizon.net> wrote in message >>> news:e544vx0rGHA.4960[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>>> 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 FAQ: http://word.mvps.org >>>> 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

Re: Recently Used File List not available "tcebob" <handle [ at ] gwi.net> 25.07.2006 19:58:12 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

Re: Recently Used File List not available S_Smith 31.08.2006 02:40:02 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. "tcebob" wrote: [Quoted Text] > 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 > > >