2003: Remove File Dropdown Entries ???

[Mark Forman / DRC, TRCT]

Hi...

Running Access 2003; & when I go to 'File' on my Command Bar, there are a
few old databases in the dropdown menu that are long gone from my system. I
know this as an anal type question...but I want to get rid of everything in
that menu I no longer use.

Can someone please explain how?

Thanks,

mark4man

 

[Dirk Goldgar]

In

Hi...

Running Access 2003; & when I go to 'File' on my Command Bar, there
are a few old databases in the dropdown menu that are long gone from
my system. I know this as an anal type question...but I want to get
rid of everything in that menu I no longer use.

Can someone please explain how?

The MRU (Most Recently Used) list is stored in the registry. In Access
2002 they're at

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Access\Settings

So I expect that for Access 2003 you'd just have to change the "10.0" to
"11.0". What you'll find there, among other things, are keys named
"MRU1", "MRU2", "MRU3", ..., "MRU9". I think you'd have to delete the
ones you don't want and renumber the rest.

You can search and edit the registry using the Registry Editor, which
you can start by Start -> Run -> regedit. VERY IMPORTANT: before
editing the registry, make a backup! If you muck up the registry, you
could leave your computer unable to function.