Word 2002 in Windows XP

[bobs]

I seem to have lost "recent documents" in my version of Word. They do not
appear in the start menu or in the list of start menu items in
customise/advanced.
They do not appear in Word file menu. The item in tools/options/general is
unavailable (greyed out). They do not appear in the Open a Document Task Pane.
I thought I had found a solution in article 284896 of the MS Knowledge Base,
but I am not using Tweak UI
Anyone know how I could get them back?
thanks

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Are you using any other software that suppresses display of recent documents
anywhere on your system?

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[bobs]

Hi Suzanne
that may well be the case but if so I do not know which software might be
doing it or how to find out which software to remove. Trial and error would
be a very long process!
--
electricflyer

Are you using any other software that suppresses display of recent documents
anywhere on your system?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Well, what I meant was "any software whose purpose is to suppress MRU
lists." If you had it, you would surely know it. Usually a mention of
TweakUI is all that's required to remind users that they set the "paranoia"
options in that applications. In your case, it might be a "privacy" setting
in your AV or firewall.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

Hi Suzanne
that may well be the case but if so I do not know which software might be
doing it or how to find out which software to remove. Trial and error
would
be a very long process!

 

[bobs]

Hi Suzanne
I have checked my AV and Firewall (I'm using AVG) and cannot spot anything
which might cause this, and if I close AVG down for a while it doesn't change
anything. One problem is that I cannot be certain when this change occurred
which makes it difficult to tie it to anything I have changed since then. I
could try System Restore but I have had problems with that in the past so am
reluctant to risk it now.
Anything else you can suggest?

thanks

Bobs

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I'm afraid I can't think of anything else, but you might explore the
Registry, as there are keys that pertain to MRU lists; if you delete, say,
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Word\File MRU (if it
exists--I'm extrapolating from the 12.0 key), that might do the trick.

Surely someone else here knows more about this than I and will eventually
pipe up!

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[Graham Mayor]

If the item is greyed out in tools > options, then the data key would be the
one to delete
http://www.gmayor.com/my_toolbars_are_missing.htm or
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/MissingMenusEtc.htm

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Quite likely (especially since that's the one that seems to become damaged
most frequently), but the most recent KB article concerning "where settings
are stored in the Registry" (for Word 2002!) shows some settings in the
Options key rather than Data.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org