Creditman Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 Somehow I have prevented any entries showing under My Recent Documents in Wndows XP Home. The heading is there on the start menu & I have ticked the relevant box reached from Properties>Customize>Advanced. But when I click to call up the docs, the word "empty" comes up. Can anyone help me to restore this please ? I have a feeling a registry entry needs changing but need help ! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homecomputeraid Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 Please see if this link offers any help:http://www.magicbraincybercafe.com/askthegeek/10-24-02.htmlPerhaps it got disabled somehow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creditman Posted December 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 homecomputeraid - thanks for link, but it just tells me to do what I already did ! Any other suggestions ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zfactor Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Well, I don't know exactly what the problem you are having is, but this is one thing to check out: (for WinXP, I do not know about other Win versions):Start > Run > gpedit.mscA window will appear, If it is not expanded, expand "Local Computer Policy" on the lefthand menu. Then expand "User Configuration" and double-click the "Start Menu and Task Bar" folder. So the path is:Local Computer Policy > User Configuration > Start Menu and Task BarYou will see a large list of options, that say either "Enabled" "Disabled" or "Not Configured." What you are probably looking for is the entry that reads: "Do not keep history of recently opened documents." What you will want to try is setting it to Disabled (its a double negative... thumbs up to windows :rolleyes: ) If that does not work try putting it on Enabled. I don't know if this will fix your problem, but it is worth a try.As always make a system restore before attempting this, and also write down every step you take so that you can backtrack and change anything you change in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 You know, this is a Windows facility which I have never used - and I have been involved with computers for a very long time :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creditman Posted December 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Zfactor - thanks. I typed "gpedit.msc" in the Run box & got a message that this was not recognized, so I could'nt carry on with your suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zfactor Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 What version of Windows are you running? Maybe this feature is not in your version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 I think the Group Policy Editor is only availabale on the Professional versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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