Comments on: Clear Recent Documents in the XP Start Menu http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/clear-recent-documents-in-the-xp-start-menu/ Computer Help from your Friendly How-To Geek Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:15:32 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: John http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/clear-recent-documents-in-the-xp-start-menu/comment-page-1/#comment-68238 John Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:43:35 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/clear-recent-documents-in-the-xp-start-menu/#comment-68238 It's pretty simple to turn off the XP feature that saves recent docs history. Go into the registry, then go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer add a new entry called "NoRecentDocsHistory" and make the value "1". Done It’s pretty simple to turn off the XP feature that saves recent docs history. Go into the registry, then go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

add a new entry called “NoRecentDocsHistory” and make the value “1″.

Done

]]> By: rjdriver http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/clear-recent-documents-in-the-xp-start-menu/comment-page-1/#comment-67765 rjdriver Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:03:26 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/clear-recent-documents-in-the-xp-start-menu/#comment-67765 Serge, While it is still possible to clear the docs when using the Classic menu, I can see no way to disable the function entirely, as you can when using the XP start menu. Anyone know, or will this require a registry adjustment? Serge,

While it is still possible to clear the docs when using the Classic menu, I can see no way to disable the function entirely, as you can when using the XP start menu.

Anyone know, or will this require a registry adjustment?

]]> By: dude http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/clear-recent-documents-in-the-xp-start-menu/comment-page-1/#comment-67167 dude Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:35:29 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/clear-recent-documents-in-the-xp-start-menu/#comment-67167 thanks! thanks!

]]> By: Tom http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/clear-recent-documents-in-the-xp-start-menu/comment-page-1/#comment-67166 Tom Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:34:39 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/clear-recent-documents-in-the-xp-start-menu/#comment-67166 Kk said: Go to C:\Documents and Settings\(your user name)\Recent (create shortcut to that folder if u delete often) In the folder, Ctrl+A then delete. All gone! In case of Windows Vista (in a dos window, go to c:\users\ and type dir /ah and you'll see the link), c:\users\\Recent is a link to c:\users\\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent In this folder, all items are shortcuts to your recently used files. Ctrl+A, then delete (as Kk said) and they are all gone. @montyoto: Since time is money, create a new file in notepad and put this line in int: del C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\*.* /Q and save the file on your desktop as "recent.bat". Make sure the extention is .bat and not .bat.txt or something like that. Double clicking on this file now opens a dos windows which removes all files from the "recent" directory without asking for confirmation (the /q option). Two clicks and all shortcuts are gone. Since time is money. I hope this helped! Kk said:
Go to C:\Documents and Settings\(your user name)\Recent
(create shortcut to that folder if u delete often)
In the folder, Ctrl+A then delete. All gone!

In case of Windows Vista (in a dos window, go to c:\users\ and type dir /ah and you’ll see the link), c:\users\\Recent is a link to c:\users\\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent

In this folder, all items are shortcuts to your recently used files. Ctrl+A, then delete (as Kk said) and they are all gone.

@montyoto: Since time is money, create a new file in notepad and put this line in int:

del C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\*.* /Q

and save the file on your desktop as “recent.bat”. Make sure the extention is .bat and not .bat.txt or something like that. Double clicking on this file now opens a dos windows which removes all files from the “recent” directory without asking for confirmation (the /q option). Two clicks and all shortcuts are gone. Since time is money.

I hope this helped!

]]> By: Jerry http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/clear-recent-documents-in-the-xp-start-menu/comment-page-1/#comment-64702 Jerry Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:35:04 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/clear-recent-documents-in-the-xp-start-menu/#comment-64702 run %USERPROFILE%\Recent and then highlight everything and then delete it run %USERPROFILE%\Recent and then highlight everything and then delete it

]]> By: Kk http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/clear-recent-documents-in-the-xp-start-menu/comment-page-1/#comment-59729 Kk Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:06:04 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/clear-recent-documents-in-the-xp-start-menu/#comment-59729 go to C:\Documents and Settings\(your user name)\Recent (create shortcut to that folder if u delete often) In the folder, Ctrl+A then delete. All gone! go to C:\Documents and Settings\(your user name)\Recent
(create shortcut to that folder if u delete often)
In the folder, Ctrl+A then delete. All gone!

]]> By: montyoto http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/clear-recent-documents-in-the-xp-start-menu/comment-page-1/#comment-59662 montyoto Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:51:22 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/clear-recent-documents-in-the-xp-start-menu/#comment-59662 Could anyone tell me if it's possible to make a single-click shortcut to the clear history function? Time is money and I use that dialogue at least once a week and I hate going through so many clicks for something that basic. Could anyone tell me if it’s possible to make a single-click shortcut to the clear history function?
Time is money and I use that dialogue at least once a week and I hate going through so many clicks for something that basic.

]]> By: jd2066 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/clear-recent-documents-in-the-xp-start-menu/comment-page-1/#comment-58048 jd2066 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:09:46 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/clear-recent-documents-in-the-xp-start-menu/#comment-58048 @vern: No. That key contains the path the folder where recent file shortcuts are stored. It won't help clear the recent file shortcuts. @vern: No. That key contains the path the folder where recent file shortcuts are stored. It won’t help clear the recent file shortcuts.

]]> By: vern http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/clear-recent-documents-in-the-xp-start-menu/comment-page-1/#comment-58043 vern Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:43:00 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/clear-recent-documents-in-the-xp-start-menu/#comment-58043 relating to this topic, would going into the regIstry and deleting: My Computer\HKEY+CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MIRCOSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\EXPLORE\USER SHELL FOLDER\RECENT SOLVE THIS PROBLEM???? relating to this topic, would going into the regIstry and deleting:
My Computer\HKEY+CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MIRCOSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\EXPLORE\USER SHELL FOLDER\RECENT

SOLVE THIS PROBLEM????

]]> By: serge http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/clear-recent-documents-in-the-xp-start-menu/comment-page-1/#comment-56751 serge Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:10:58 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/clear-recent-documents-in-the-xp-start-menu/#comment-56751 2 Bruno: it works almost the same way; open Start button properties, then click setup button right to the Classic mode selection, new dialog opens and there's a button to clear recent documents list. It could be grayed in case your list is already cleared. 2 Bruno:
it works almost the same way; open Start button properties, then click setup button right to the Classic mode selection, new dialog opens and there’s a button to clear recent documents list. It could be grayed in case your list is already cleared.

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