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No recent documents history
By  Super Admin  | Published  02/25/2005 | Security | Rating:
No recent documents history

Go to Start - Run...

and then type "gpedit.msc" and enter

now go to User Configuration - Administarative Templates - Start Menu and Taskbar

now double click "Do not keep history of recently opened documents" and click on "Enabled" thenk ok and there you have it

 
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  • Comment #1 (Posted by an unknown user)
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    You may also wan to activate the policy Empty history over recently used documents when shutdown ...(the text can differ because I don't have a english OS)
     
  • Comment #2 (Posted by an unknown user)
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    my computter saying that it cant find gpedit.msc
     
  • Comment #3 (Posted by an unknown user)
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    The english version of that function is called "Clear history of recently opened documents on exit." In addition, this fix only works on Windows XP Professional, since Windows XP Home does not allow for users to modify group policies.
     
  • Comment #4 (Posted by an unknown user)
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    The english version of that function is called "Clear history of recently opened documents on exit." In addition, this fix only works on Windows XP Professional, since Windows XP Home does not allow for users to modify group policies. However, users of Windows XP Home may disable recent documents by inserting a DWORD value (with the name "NoRecentDocsHistory" and the value of "1") into the registry at HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPolicies Explorer See http://worksmart.techwhack.com/18/disable-recent-documents-history/ for more details.
     
  • Comment #5 (Posted by an unknown user)
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    On my WinXP pro, when run gpedit.msc, get error message: Snap-in failed to initialize Name: Group Policy CLSID: {8F......}
     
  • Comment #6 (Posted by an unknown user)
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    no instruction for XP HOME (use of "gpedit.msc" is for XP PRO only)
     
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