list of "Recently Used Documents" from Start Menu Dissapear

[robert]

Hello,

When my pc is initially installed, that list is available and can be chosen
from the taskbar and start menu option but after i have installed some
software and made some changes to the "Services" in the administrative tools
from the control panel, that list from the start menu dissapears. WHY ??? I
need to get it back,what caused it and how do i make it return??

help needed.

Thanks
Robert

 

[robert]

Hi Will,

No the start menu is still there,just the option to show the recently opened
documents is gone and so is the option in control panel/taskbar and start
menu/start menu/customize//advanced is gone. I made a lot of changes to the
"services" and i have installed a lot of programs BUT the option to show the
list of recently opened documents fromt the start menu is still there for
another username account for xp ... and sometimes its not there either.
I havent been able to fix this problem for a long time,its always been the
case for the last 4 fresh installs

Thanks
Robert
Hi Robert

What changes did you make to which Services? Has the whole start menu list
disappeared?

Will

 

[Will Denny]

Hi Robert

Without knowing which services you changed and how you changed those services it is going to be very hard to work out what has gone wrong. Some services are set 'Globally' others are set for individual users.

Are you saying that the problem still exists after a 'clean' install?

Will

 

[robert]

yes Will, it will be there after a fresh install but its gone after i made
the changes to the services and installed a lot of software.

I have tried looking in the ms site but i cant find anything.Woudl you have
any idea HOW i can find out what causes this ?

Thanks a lot for the replies Will,much appreciated

Hi Robert

Without knowing which services you changed and how you changed those
services it is going to be very hard to work out what has gone wrong. Some
services are set 'Globally' others are set for individual users.

Are you saying that the problem still exists after a 'clean' install?

Will

 

[Will Denny]

Hi Robert

As I posted before, some services can alter settings 'Globally' and other 'individually. Without knowing what you have changed in which services, I'm not sure that I can you much more. Alterations to Services should be limited to say the least and then only altered if and when needed.

Will

 

[David Candy]

It sounds like a policy is being applied. Explorer is smart enough to hide options overridden by group policy.

Type regedit in Start Run
Navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
and look for NoRecentDocsMenu and NoRecentDocsHistory.

 

[Will Denny]

Robert, go with David's suggestion on this one.

Will

 

[Will Denny]

Thanks, David - Hell I can't run with you. Great posting - 'ksysteminfo' - hadn't come across that one before.

Will

It sounds like a policy is being applied. Explorer is smart enough to hide options overridden by group policy.

Type regedit in Start Run
Navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
and look for NoRecentDocsMenu and NoRecentDocsHistory.

 

[robert]

Great thanks

Rob

Thanks, David - Hell I can't run with you. Great posting - 'ksysteminfo' -
hadn't come across that one before.

Will

It sounds like a policy is being applied. Explorer is smart enough to hide
options overridden by group policy.

Type regedit in Start Run
Navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explore
r
and look for NoRecentDocsMenu and NoRecentDocsHistory.

 

[Kelly]

Hi Robert,

Run both of these edits:

Restore Recent Documents (Line 55)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Save Settings on Exit (Line 54)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

To use the Regedit: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it
and answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by
right clicking on the file and selecting Edit.

/xp_tweaks.htm

Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm

 

[Kelly]

Never mind, didn't see David in this long thread. )

/xp_tweaks.htm

Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm


It sounds like a policy is being applied. Explorer is smart enough to hide
options overridden by group policy.

Type regedit in Start Run
Navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explore
r
and look for NoRecentDocsMenu and NoRecentDocsHistory.

 

[robert]

thanks kelly

Hi Robert,

Run both of these edits:

Restore Recent Documents (Line 55)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Save Settings on Exit (Line 54)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

To use the Regedit: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it
and answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by
right clicking on the file and selecting Edit.

/xp_tweaks.htm

Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm


???

 

[Kelly]

'Welcome.

/xp_tweaks.htm

Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm