How do I turn off Recent Folder?

[URed]

I'm using Home edition & would like XP to stop putting shortcuts to
files & things in the recent folder under my usner name in documents &
settings.

Is there a registry hack I can use?

If this isn't possible, when I try and delete these files with some
other program (like a wipe program) the option doesn't show on my right
click menu as it does with regular files.

Thanks.

 

[Ted Zieglar]

You can find this information in the Help and Support Center, in the article
entitled "To show your most recently used documents on the Start menu".

Everybody wants a "registry hack".

 

[URed]

I didn't say "Start Menu", I said "Recent Folder" in c:\documents and
settings\user\recent\

 

[Ted Zieglar]

Same thing.

 

[Jim]

Well I can't see what you are referring to regaring the "Recent Folder"
in "C;\Docments & Settings". Turning off recent files in Start does not
turn it off in Recnet Folder. I want to turn it off in Recent Folder so
that it doesn't record used files & folders. Yes I can always delet
them but would rather turn it off.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

"NoRecentDocsHistory" Policy
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...s/2000/server/reskit/en-us/regentry/93170.asp

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Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
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[Jim]

I tried that, but I'm on XP-Home & I don't have the same features as
noted in the article. Thanks anyway.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Windows XP Home Edition does not have the Group Policy Editor. However, the
registry edit works fine.

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