Automatic Shortcuts

[Guest AAH]

WinMe is creating Automatic Shortcut of every action i take

and even browsing the folders. All these Shortcuts are

placed in C:\Windows\Recent folder.

 

Any help to stop WinMe to do this?

[Guest Mike M]

Re: Automatic Shortcuts

 

AAH <aah@chakcomnet.net> wrote:

> WinMe is creating Automatic Shortcut of every action i take

> and even browsing the folders. All these Shortcuts are

> placed in C:\Windows\Recent folder.

>

> Any help to stop WinMe to do this?

 

What you are seeing is normal and the purpose of the ..\Windows\Recent

folder.in that it provides a history of recently opened documents and

folders. XP is the same other than rather than ..\Windows\Recent it

places the links/history in C:\Documents and Settings\[user]\My Recent

Documents.

 

It's been a long time since I played with this but seem to recall that

this document history can be disabled by using regedit and creating the

DWORD NoRecentDocsHistory located at

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

and setting it to 1 (or rather 01 00 00 00 ). Alternatively use TweakUI

and uncheck the box "Add new documents to Documents on Start Menu" found

on the IE tab.

 

You can also limit the number of entries by using regedit and creating the

dword "MaxRecentDocs" at

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

and setting its value to the number required, The number is binary so for

example, to have the last twenty (20) entries listed MaxRecentDocs would

need to be set to 14.

 

You can also clear the Recent Documents folder each time you shutdown the

system, either by checking the box "Clear document, run, typed URL history

on exit"" found on the IE tab in TweakUI or by using regedit and creating

the dword ClearRecentDocsOnExit at

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

and setting it to 1 (or rather 01 00 00 00 )

--

Mike Maltby

mike.maltby@gmail.com

[Guest AAH]

Re: Automatic Shortcuts

 

Mike

 

Thanks for your help.

 

 

 

"Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message

news:#CyJBbbOIHA.5524@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> AAH <aah@chakcomnet.net> wrote:

>

> > WinMe is creating Automatic Shortcut of every action i take

> > and even browsing the folders. All these Shortcuts are

> > placed in C:\Windows\Recent folder.

> >

> > Any help to stop WinMe to do this?

>

> What you are seeing is normal and the purpose of the ..\Windows\Recent

> folder.in that it provides a history of recently opened documents and

> folders. XP is the same other than rather than ..\Windows\Recent it

> places the links/history in C:\Documents and Settings\[user]\My Recent

> Documents.

>

> It's been a long time since I played with this but seem to recall that

> this document history can be disabled by using regedit and creating the

> DWORD NoRecentDocsHistory located at

>

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explore

r

> and setting it to 1 (or rather 01 00 00 00 ). Alternatively use TweakUI

> and uncheck the box "Add new documents to Documents on Start Menu" found

> on the IE tab.

>

> You can also limit the number of entries by using regedit and creating the

> dword "MaxRecentDocs" at

>

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explore

r

> and setting its value to the number required, The number is binary so for

> example, to have the last twenty (20) entries listed MaxRecentDocs would

> need to be set to 14.

>

> You can also clear the Recent Documents folder each time you shutdown the

> system, either by checking the box "Clear document, run, typed URL history

> on exit"" found on the IE tab in TweakUI or by using regedit and creating

> the dword ClearRecentDocsOnExit at

>

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explore

r

> and setting it to 1 (or rather 01 00 00 00 )

> --

> Mike Maltby

> mike.maltby@gmail.com

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