[tcebob]

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

[Jay Freedman]

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

[tcebob]

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" wrote in message
...
: 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
:
:

[Jay Freedman]

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 su Did you look in the key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\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 @ 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" wrote in message
...
: 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
:
:

[tcebob]

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" wrote in message
...
: 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 su Did you look in the key
:
: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\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 @ 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" wrote in message
: ...
: : 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
: :
: :
:

[Jay Freedman]

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:
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" wrote in message
...
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 su Did you look in the key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\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 @ 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" wrote in message
...
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

[tcebob]

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

[S_Smith]

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:

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