Can you control what XP adds to the "recent documents" and "recent folders" lists?

[Guest Sarah]

Can you control what XP adds to the "recent documents" and "recent folders" lists?

 

I'm using filebox extender, and it is putting too much stuff in the

list of recent folders. The author told me his doesn't do that, and to

see if there is a parameter in WindowsXP that will let me stop if from

adding folders to the menu each time I start an application.

 

Can I control what gets put in the recent folders.

 

By the way, History has never worked for me.

 

Thanks

Sarah

[Guest glee]

Re: Can you control what XP adds to the "recent documents" and "recent folders" lists?

 

Re: Can you control what XP adds to the "recent documents" and "recent folders" lists?

 

Right-click the Start button, click Properties on the menu that appears, click the

Start Menu tab, click Customize button.

 

On the General tab, set the "Number of programs on Start menu" to 0, and click the

Clear List button.

 

Click the Advanced tab.

 

If you don't want recently opened documents to appear, uncheck the box for "List my

most recently opened documents", click the Clear List button, then click OK, and

click OK again to exit.

--

Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+

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"Sarah" <sarah_sonderson@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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> I'm using filebox extender, and it is putting too much stuff in the

> list of recent folders. The author told me his doesn't do that, and to

> see if there is a parameter in WindowsXP that will let me stop if from

> adding folders to the menu each time I start an application.

>

> Can I control what gets put in the recent folders.

>

> By the way, History has never worked for me.

>

> Thanks

> Sarah

>

[Guest Sarah]

Re: Can you control what XP adds to the "recent documents" and "recent folders" lists?

 

Re: Can you control what XP adds to the "recent documents" and "recent folders" lists?

 

On Sep 23, 9:09 pm, "glee" <gle...@spamindspring.com> wrote:

> Right-click the Start button, click Properties on the menu that appears, click the

> Start Menu tab, click Customize button.

>

> On the General tab, set the "Number of programs on Start menu" to 0, and click the

> Clear List button.

>

> Click the Advanced tab.

>

> If you don't want recently opened documents to appear, uncheck the box for "List my

> most recently opened documents", click the Clear List button, then click OK, and

> click OK again to exit.

> --

> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+http://dts-l.org/http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

>

> "Sarah" <sarah_sonder...@hotmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:1190596847.004828.154030@o80g2000hse.googlegroups.com...

>

> > I'm using filebox extender, and it is putting too much stuff in the

> > list of recent folders. The author told me his doesn't do that, and to

> > see if there is a parameter in WindowsXP that will let me stop if from

> > adding folders to the menu each time I start an application.

>

> > Can I control what gets put in the recent folders.

>

> > By the way, History has never worked for me.

>

> > Thanks

> > Sarah

 

Thank you Glenn, I will try that.