MRU list in Documents Windows 2000

[kelly]

I'm at a friends place today and helping him with his computer. This is a Windows 2000 machine.

I noticed that when you go to START / DOCUMENTS - you get a list of the Most Recently Used documents and then a folder at the top that says MY DOCUMENTS which takes you to the actual Documents folder. Where is the setting that controls the number of MRU items?

[Guest110]

Right click start
properties
start menu
customise

Try that

[kelly]

Properties not available - only Open, Explore, Search. Remember this is a W2K machine.

[Guest110]

Properties not available - only Open, Explore, Search. Remember this is a W2K machine.

Hangs head in total shame :(

http://www.mydesktophelp.com/tips/wintip2.php

Anything there that might assist until a real techie arrives :D

[Seth]

There is no inherent setting in Windows to change that list. It would have to be changed in the registry.

I spent a few minutes searching the reg, but didn't find anything of relevance as I searched for "recentdocuments" and not "recentdocs".

So I went online and found this:

http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/828/

[kelly]

BM, Seth - thanks for those links. I'll have to pull out my W2K machine and try these fixes before messing with my friend's machine.

[Jack Hackett]

See HERE (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/gp/101.mspx?mfr=true)
hope it helps

[devil_himself]

Right click start
properties
start menu
customise

Try that

Hmm ... Right Click The TaskBar , Not The Start Button

[Guest110]

Hmm ... Right Click The TaskBar , Not The Start Button

Yes it works both ways
:D

[devil_himself]

Lol ... My Bad :mad2:

Heads hangs in Total :smash: lol