Deleting Word documents

[Tantien]

In Microsoft Word the names of old documents appear after
the documents have long gone. How do I remove the names?
I was told to go into Windows Explorer. I have tried many
times but fail to remove the old documents names. Thanks

 

[Jason Haynes]

If you're talking about the files listed at the bottom of the file menu,
then turn off the recent file list from tools|options|general tab. This will
clear the list and after that you can turn the recent file list back on.

 

[VManes]

Open a bunch of current documents, forcing the old, deleted names to drop of
the Most Recently Used (MRU) list. So far, I haven't been able to find
where the list is stored in the Registry. There is a list of Recent Files
in C:\C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application
Data\Microsoft\Office\Recent, but deleting the shortcuts there seem to have
no effect on what Word displays.

Val
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In Microsoft Word the names of old documents appear after
the documents have long gone. How do I remove the names?
I was told to go into Windows Explorer. I have tried many
times but fail to remove the old documents names. Thanks