Customizing "Recent Documents"

[Guest]

How can I "hold" the recent documents list in place once I click on it so I
can delete more than one file at a time? The list automatically disappears
as soon as I delete one file. Is there a way to use Shift or Control to
select a few files on the list for deleting from "Recent"? The only way I
know to do this is to clear the entire list.
Thanks.

 

[gls858]

How can I "hold" the recent documents list in place once I click on it so I
can delete more than one file at a time? The list automatically disappears
as soon as I delete one file. Is there a way to use Shift or Control to
select a few files on the list for deleting from "Recent"? The only way I
know to do this is to clear the entire list.
Thanks.

Why not use the Explorer? Right click on the start button and click
explore. Navigate to the recent documents folder probably
Documents and Settings/YourUsername/recent documents.
Pick the one you want to delete. Holding down the Ctrl key
will allow you the pick various files, highlighting a file
and holding down the shift key and selecting another file will allow you
to select a range of files. Right click and delete. It will delete all
the file you have selected.

gls858

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Jace,

Delete the unwanted ones from this folder:

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Recent

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[lvee]

right click the start button>properties>then, if you have 'Start Menu'
selected hit 'Customize>advance, then select Clear List..this works
basically the same if you have Classic Start menu as your Start Menu theme.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

That will clear the entire list, which Jace don't want.

 

[lvee]

Sheesh, I once again forgot to put my "Read the entire question' glasses on.
Sorry, Jace.

 

[Guest]

Perfect! Thank you. - Jace

Why not use the Explorer? Right click on the start button and click
explore. Navigate to the recent documents folder probably
Documents and Settings/YourUsername/recent documents.
Pick the one you want to delete. Holding down the Ctrl key
will allow you the pick various files, highlighting a file
and holding down the shift key and selecting another file will allow you
to select a range of files. Right click and delete. It will delete all
the file you have selected.

gls858

 

[Guest]

Yes! Will do. Many thanks. -Jace

Hi Jace,

Delete the unwanted ones from this folder:

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Recent

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Guest]

THANKS FOR THE RESPONSES. YOU GUYS ARE GREAT. MANY THANKS! -JACE

 

[Guest]

Yes! Will do. Many thanks. -Jace

Hi Jace,

Delete the unwanted ones from this folder:

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Recent

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Guest]

That's OK, I've done the same. Thanx!! Jace

Sheesh, I once again forgot to put my "Read the entire question' glasses on.
Sorry, Jace.

 

[ml]

That will clear the entire list, which Jace don't want.

Isn't there a way to just not have the recent documents show up when
going to "start", "documents"? Thanks in advance. Mike

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Show or hide the "My recent documents" from XP Start menu:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/recentdocs.htm

 

[ml]

Show or hide the "My recent documents" from XP Start menu:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/recentdocs.htm

Doesn't work using the classic start menu which I use. I did change to
the xp start menu, found the "list documents" check box and it was not
checked. I still get a list of recent documents in classic view. Do I
ned to do a registry change? Mike

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

For the Classic Start Menu, set NoRecentDocsMenu to 1 in this key:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

NoRecentDocsMenu value may not exist by default. If so, create a new value
of type REG_DWORD and set it's data to 1

 

[ml]

For the Classic Start Menu, set NoRecentDocsMenu to 1 in this key:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

NoRecentDocsMenu value may not exist by default. If so, create a new
value of type REG_DWORD and set it's data to 1

Thanks, Mike