Guest Frank Martin Posted August 5, 2007 Posted August 5, 2007 The Start Menu/MyDocuments produces a list of the last documents I have used. How can I switch this off? Please help, Frank
Guest Chet Posted August 5, 2007 Posted August 5, 2007 Re: How do I stop the list of last-used documents from appearing? "Frank Martin" <fm@general.com.au> wrote in message news:uT$rJ%2361HHA.4184@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > The Start Menu/MyDocuments produces a list of the last > documents I have used. > > How can I switch this off? > > Please help, Frank > Right click on an empty space on the task bar and select Properties. Select the Start Menu tab, then click on Customize. In the Customize Start Menu window, click the Advanced tab. Toward the bottom you should see Recent documents, uncheck Lisk my most recently opened documents. HTH Chet
Guest Anando [MVP] Posted August 5, 2007 Posted August 5, 2007 Re: How do I stop the list of last-used documents from appearing? Hello Frank, Start menu properties, customize, advanced, uncheck 'List my most recently opened documents'. -- Anando Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User http://www.microsoft.com/mvp Microsoft Certified Professional http://www.microsoft.com/mcp My Blog http://www.anando.org/blog "Frank Martin" <fm@general.com.au> wrote in message news:uT$rJ%2361HHA.4184@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > The Start Menu/MyDocuments produces a list of > the last documents I have used. > > How can I switch this off? > > Please help, Frank > >
Guest Allan Posted August 6, 2007 Posted August 6, 2007 Re: How do I stop the list of last-used documents from appearing? "Frank Martin" <fm@general.com.au> wrote in message news:uT$rJ%2361HHA.4184@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > The Start Menu/MyDocuments produces a list of the last documents I have > used. > > How can I switch this off? > > Please help, Frank > If you are using an account with Administrator privileges you can install TweakUI from the MS website which gives you control over the Start Menu items including Recent Documents. However it does not give you this option in a Limited User account. You have to use the Control Panel applet already mentioned by previous posts, "Taskbar and Start Menu".
Guest Frank Martin Posted August 6, 2007 Posted August 6, 2007 Re: How do I stop the list of last-used documents from appearing? "Frank Martin" <fm@general.com.au> wrote in message news:uT$rJ%2361HHA.4184@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > The Start Menu/MyDocuments produces a list > of the last documents I have used. > > How can I switch this off? > > Please help, Frank Thanks for all replies. I had trouble with this and I used the TweakUI thing though this trashes the last-used documents in Word & Access too - which I don,t want. I chose to use the old Windows "classic start menu" which does not have that option you all mention. I had to go to the new gaudy menu style to find it and now it's OK. This might be some sort of bug in Windows. Thanks Frank
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