No "recent files" availability.

[John O'Boyle]

Jim,

OK! Now we're getting someplace. I HAVE the Recent Documents folder,
and the file shortcuts are THERE. I guess I need to know how to tell
Office WHERE that folder lives! Any thoughts on how I can correct the path?

Thanks.

JLOB

MIlly,

I did, but the only option checked was remove "Recen Documents" from START
menu. I'm speaking of the "Recent Files" list WITHIN each app., ie;
Word,Excel, etc.

Thanks.

JLOB

The Recent Documents folder is where those applications find their lists of
"recent files". So, you unintentionally removed the lists. The files
themselves are unaffected because what removed were merely shortcuts.
Jim

Did you install Tweak UI and remove recent files from My Documents using
one of its options?

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, John O'Boyle asked:

| I have MS-Office (XP?) installed on three system in my home, two
| notebooks, and a desktop. On TWO of the systems, I'm unable to use
| the "recent files" option. In tools/options/general, it's greyed
| out. It's fine on the remaining system. All system are running XP
| Pro, SP-2. Can anyone point me to the solution?
|
| Thanks.
|
| JLOB

 

[John O'Boyle]

Jim,

OK! Now we're getting someplace. I HAVE the Recent Documents folder,
and the file shortcuts are THERE. I guess I need to know how to tell
Office WHERE that folder lives! Any thoughts on how I can correct the path?

Thanks.

JLOB

MIlly,

I did, but the only option checked was remove "Recen Documents" from START
menu. I'm speaking of the "Recent Files" list WITHIN each app., ie;
Word,Excel, etc.

Thanks.

JLOB

The Recent Documents folder is where those applications find their lists of
"recent files". So, you unintentionally removed the lists. The files
themselves are unaffected because what removed were merely shortcuts.
Jim

Did you install Tweak UI and remove recent files from My Documents using
one of its options?

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, John O'Boyle asked:

| I have MS-Office (XP?) installed on three system in my home, two
| notebooks, and a desktop. On TWO of the systems, I'm unable to use
| the "recent files" option. In tools/options/general, it's greyed
| out. It's fine on the remaining system. All system are running XP
| Pro, SP-2. Can anyone point me to the solution?
|
| Thanks.
|
| JLOB

 

[John O'Boyle]

Jim,

OK! Now we're getting someplace. I HAVE the Recent Documents folder,
and the file shortcuts are THERE. I guess I need to know how to tell
Office WHERE that folder lives! Any thoughts on how I can correct the path?

Thanks.

JLOB

MIlly,

I did, but the only option checked was remove "Recen Documents" from START
menu. I'm speaking of the "Recent Files" list WITHIN each app., ie;
Word,Excel, etc.

Thanks.

JLOB

The Recent Documents folder is where those applications find their lists of
"recent files". So, you unintentionally removed the lists. The files
themselves are unaffected because what removed were merely shortcuts.
Jim

Did you install Tweak UI and remove recent files from My Documents using
one of its options?

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, John O'Boyle asked:

| I have MS-Office (XP?) installed on three system in my home, two
| notebooks, and a desktop. On TWO of the systems, I'm unable to use
| the "recent files" option. In tools/options/general, it's greyed
| out. It's fine on the remaining system. All system are running XP
| Pro, SP-2. Can anyone point me to the solution?
|
| Thanks.
|
| JLOB

 

[John O'Boyle]

Jim,

OK! Now we're getting someplace. I HAVE the Recent Documents folder,
and the file shortcuts are THERE. I guess I need to know how to tell
Office WHERE that folder lives! Any thoughts on how I can correct the path?

Thanks.

JLOB

MIlly,

I did, but the only option checked was remove "Recen Documents" from START
menu. I'm speaking of the "Recent Files" list WITHIN each app., ie;
Word,Excel, etc.

Thanks.

JLOB

The Recent Documents folder is where those applications find their lists of
"recent files". So, you unintentionally removed the lists. The files
themselves are unaffected because what removed were merely shortcuts.
Jim

Did you install Tweak UI and remove recent files from My Documents using
one of its options?

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, John O'Boyle asked:

| I have MS-Office (XP?) installed on three system in my home, two
| notebooks, and a desktop. On TWO of the systems, I'm unable to use
| the "recent files" option. In tools/options/general, it's greyed
| out. It's fine on the remaining system. All system are running XP
| Pro, SP-2. Can anyone point me to the solution?
|
| Thanks.
|
| JLOB

 

[John O'Boyle]

Jim,

OK! Now we're getting someplace. I HAVE the Recent Documents folder,
and the file shortcuts are THERE. I guess I need to know how to tell
Office WHERE that folder lives! Any thoughts on how I can correct the path?

Thanks.

JLOB

MIlly,

I did, but the only option checked was remove "Recen Documents" from START
menu. I'm speaking of the "Recent Files" list WITHIN each app., ie;
Word,Excel, etc.

Thanks.

JLOB

The Recent Documents folder is where those applications find their lists of
"recent files". So, you unintentionally removed the lists. The files
themselves are unaffected because what removed were merely shortcuts.
Jim

Did you install Tweak UI and remove recent files from My Documents using
one of its options?

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, John O'Boyle asked:

| I have MS-Office (XP?) installed on three system in my home, two
| notebooks, and a desktop. On TWO of the systems, I'm unable to use
| the "recent files" option. In tools/options/general, it's greyed
| out. It's fine on the remaining system. All system are running XP
| Pro, SP-2. Can anyone point me to the solution?
|
| Thanks.
|
| JLOB

 

[John O'Boyle]

Jim,

OK! Now we're getting someplace. I HAVE the Recent Documents folder,
and the file shortcuts are THERE. I guess I need to know how to tell
Office WHERE that folder lives! Any thoughts on how I can correct the path?

Thanks.

JLOB

MIlly,

I did, but the only option checked was remove "Recen Documents" from START
menu. I'm speaking of the "Recent Files" list WITHIN each app., ie;
Word,Excel, etc.

Thanks.

JLOB

The Recent Documents folder is where those applications find their lists of
"recent files". So, you unintentionally removed the lists. The files
themselves are unaffected because what removed were merely shortcuts.
Jim

Did you install Tweak UI and remove recent files from My Documents using
one of its options?

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, John O'Boyle asked:

| I have MS-Office (XP?) installed on three system in my home, two
| notebooks, and a desktop. On TWO of the systems, I'm unable to use
| the "recent files" option. In tools/options/general, it's greyed
| out. It's fine on the remaining system. All system are running XP
| Pro, SP-2. Can anyone point me to the solution?
|
| Thanks.
|
| JLOB

 

[John O'Boyle]

Jim,

OK! Now we're getting someplace. I HAVE the Recent Documents folder,
and the file shortcuts are THERE. I guess I need to know how to tell
Office WHERE that folder lives! Any thoughts on how I can correct the path?

Thanks.

JLOB

MIlly,

I did, but the only option checked was remove "Recen Documents" from START
menu. I'm speaking of the "Recent Files" list WITHIN each app., ie;
Word,Excel, etc.

Thanks.

JLOB

The Recent Documents folder is where those applications find their lists of
"recent files". So, you unintentionally removed the lists. The files
themselves are unaffected because what removed were merely shortcuts.
Jim

Did you install Tweak UI and remove recent files from My Documents using
one of its options?

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, John O'Boyle asked:

| I have MS-Office (XP?) installed on three system in my home, two
| notebooks, and a desktop. On TWO of the systems, I'm unable to use
| the "recent files" option. In tools/options/general, it's greyed
| out. It's fine on the remaining system. All system are running XP
| Pro, SP-2. Can anyone point me to the solution?
|
| Thanks.
|
| JLOB

 

[John O'Boyle]

Jim,

OK! Now we're getting someplace. I HAVE the Recent Documents folder,
and the file shortcuts are THERE. I guess I need to know how to tell
Office WHERE that folder lives! Any thoughts on how I can correct the path?

Thanks.

JLOB

MIlly,

I did, but the only option checked was remove "Recen Documents" from START
menu. I'm speaking of the "Recent Files" list WITHIN each app., ie;
Word,Excel, etc.

Thanks.

JLOB

The Recent Documents folder is where those applications find their lists of
"recent files". So, you unintentionally removed the lists. The files
themselves are unaffected because what removed were merely shortcuts.
Jim

Did you install Tweak UI and remove recent files from My Documents using
one of its options?

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, John O'Boyle asked:

| I have MS-Office (XP?) installed on three system in my home, two
| notebooks, and a desktop. On TWO of the systems, I'm unable to use
| the "recent files" option. In tools/options/general, it's greyed
| out. It's fine on the remaining system. All system are running XP
| Pro, SP-2. Can anyone point me to the solution?
|
| Thanks.
|
| JLOB

 

[Jim]

Jim,

OK! Now we're getting someplace. I HAVE the Recent Documents folder, and
the file shortcuts are THERE. I guess I need to know how to tell Office
WHERE that folder lives! Any thoughts on how I can correct the path?

Thanks.

JLOB

Since I have never had this problem, I can only speculate. However, I would
select the Recent Documents folder from the Open tab. Perhaps that would
restore your Office applications to the expected behaviour. Perhaps also
there is some kind of preferences file that needs to be reset to default
behavior. Trashing the preferences is the first thing one should do when
Photoshop goes berserk, for example.
Jim

MIlly,

I did, but the only option checked was remove "Recen Documents" from
START menu. I'm speaking of the "Recent Files" list WITHIN each app.,
ie; Word,Excel, etc.

Thanks.

JLOB

The Recent Documents folder is where those applications find their lists
of "recent files". So, you unintentionally removed the lists. The
files themselves are unaffected because what removed were merely
shortcuts.
Jim

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] wrote:

Did you install Tweak UI and remove recent files from My Documents using
one of its options?

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, John O'Boyle asked:

| I have MS-Office (XP?) installed on three system in my home, two
| notebooks, and a desktop. On TWO of the systems, I'm unable to use
| the "recent files" option. In tools/options/general, it's greyed
| out. It's fine on the remaining system. All system are running XP
| Pro, SP-2. Can anyone point me to the solution?
|
| Thanks.
|
| JLOB

 

[Jim]

Jim,

OK! Now we're getting someplace. I HAVE the Recent Documents folder, and
the file shortcuts are THERE. I guess I need to know how to tell Office
WHERE that folder lives! Any thoughts on how I can correct the path?

Thanks.

JLOB

Since I have never had this problem, I can only speculate. However, I would
select the Recent Documents folder from the Open tab. Perhaps that would
restore your Office applications to the expected behaviour. Perhaps also
there is some kind of preferences file that needs to be reset to default
behavior. Trashing the preferences is the first thing one should do when
Photoshop goes berserk, for example.
Jim

MIlly,

I did, but the only option checked was remove "Recen Documents" from
START menu. I'm speaking of the "Recent Files" list WITHIN each app.,
ie; Word,Excel, etc.

Thanks.

JLOB

The Recent Documents folder is where those applications find their lists
of "recent files". So, you unintentionally removed the lists. The
files themselves are unaffected because what removed were merely
shortcuts.
Jim

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] wrote:

Did you install Tweak UI and remove recent files from My Documents using
one of its options?

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, John O'Boyle asked:

| I have MS-Office (XP?) installed on three system in my home, two
| notebooks, and a desktop. On TWO of the systems, I'm unable to use
| the "recent files" option. In tools/options/general, it's greyed
| out. It's fine on the remaining system. All system are running XP
| Pro, SP-2. Can anyone point me to the solution?
|
| Thanks.
|
| JLOB

 

[Jim]

Jim,

OK! Now we're getting someplace. I HAVE the Recent Documents folder, and
the file shortcuts are THERE. I guess I need to know how to tell Office
WHERE that folder lives! Any thoughts on how I can correct the path?

Thanks.

JLOB

Since I have never had this problem, I can only speculate. However, I would
select the Recent Documents folder from the Open tab. Perhaps that would
restore your Office applications to the expected behaviour. Perhaps also
there is some kind of preferences file that needs to be reset to default
behavior. Trashing the preferences is the first thing one should do when
Photoshop goes berserk, for example.
Jim

MIlly,

I did, but the only option checked was remove "Recen Documents" from
START menu. I'm speaking of the "Recent Files" list WITHIN each app.,
ie; Word,Excel, etc.

Thanks.

JLOB

The Recent Documents folder is where those applications find their lists
of "recent files". So, you unintentionally removed the lists. The
files themselves are unaffected because what removed were merely
shortcuts.
Jim

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] wrote:

Did you install Tweak UI and remove recent files from My Documents using
one of its options?

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, John O'Boyle asked:

| I have MS-Office (XP?) installed on three system in my home, two
| notebooks, and a desktop. On TWO of the systems, I'm unable to use
| the "recent files" option. In tools/options/general, it's greyed
| out. It's fine on the remaining system. All system are running XP
| Pro, SP-2. Can anyone point me to the solution?
|
| Thanks.
|
| JLOB

 

[Jim]

Jim,

OK! Now we're getting someplace. I HAVE the Recent Documents folder, and
the file shortcuts are THERE. I guess I need to know how to tell Office
WHERE that folder lives! Any thoughts on how I can correct the path?

Thanks.

JLOB

Since I have never had this problem, I can only speculate. However, I would
select the Recent Documents folder from the Open tab. Perhaps that would
restore your Office applications to the expected behaviour. Perhaps also
there is some kind of preferences file that needs to be reset to default
behavior. Trashing the preferences is the first thing one should do when
Photoshop goes berserk, for example.
Jim

MIlly,

I did, but the only option checked was remove "Recen Documents" from
START menu. I'm speaking of the "Recent Files" list WITHIN each app.,
ie; Word,Excel, etc.

Thanks.

JLOB

The Recent Documents folder is where those applications find their lists
of "recent files". So, you unintentionally removed the lists. The
files themselves are unaffected because what removed were merely
shortcuts.
Jim

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] wrote:

Did you install Tweak UI and remove recent files from My Documents using
one of its options?

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, John O'Boyle asked:

| I have MS-Office (XP?) installed on three system in my home, two
| notebooks, and a desktop. On TWO of the systems, I'm unable to use
| the "recent files" option. In tools/options/general, it's greyed
| out. It's fine on the remaining system. All system are running XP
| Pro, SP-2. Can anyone point me to the solution?
|
| Thanks.
|
| JLOB

 

[Jim]

Jim,

OK! Now we're getting someplace. I HAVE the Recent Documents folder, and
the file shortcuts are THERE. I guess I need to know how to tell Office
WHERE that folder lives! Any thoughts on how I can correct the path?

Thanks.

JLOB

Since I have never had this problem, I can only speculate. However, I would
select the Recent Documents folder from the Open tab. Perhaps that would
restore your Office applications to the expected behaviour. Perhaps also
there is some kind of preferences file that needs to be reset to default
behavior. Trashing the preferences is the first thing one should do when
Photoshop goes berserk, for example.
Jim

MIlly,

I did, but the only option checked was remove "Recen Documents" from
START menu. I'm speaking of the "Recent Files" list WITHIN each app.,
ie; Word,Excel, etc.

Thanks.

JLOB

The Recent Documents folder is where those applications find their lists
of "recent files". So, you unintentionally removed the lists. The
files themselves are unaffected because what removed were merely
shortcuts.
Jim

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] wrote:

Did you install Tweak UI and remove recent files from My Documents using
one of its options?

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, John O'Boyle asked:

| I have MS-Office (XP?) installed on three system in my home, two
| notebooks, and a desktop. On TWO of the systems, I'm unable to use
| the "recent files" option. In tools/options/general, it's greyed
| out. It's fine on the remaining system. All system are running XP
| Pro, SP-2. Can anyone point me to the solution?
|
| Thanks.
|
| JLOB

 

[Jim]

Jim,

OK! Now we're getting someplace. I HAVE the Recent Documents folder, and
the file shortcuts are THERE. I guess I need to know how to tell Office
WHERE that folder lives! Any thoughts on how I can correct the path?

Thanks.

JLOB

Since I have never had this problem, I can only speculate. However, I would
select the Recent Documents folder from the Open tab. Perhaps that would
restore your Office applications to the expected behaviour. Perhaps also
there is some kind of preferences file that needs to be reset to default
behavior. Trashing the preferences is the first thing one should do when
Photoshop goes berserk, for example.
Jim

MIlly,

I did, but the only option checked was remove "Recen Documents" from
START menu. I'm speaking of the "Recent Files" list WITHIN each app.,
ie; Word,Excel, etc.

Thanks.

JLOB

The Recent Documents folder is where those applications find their lists
of "recent files". So, you unintentionally removed the lists. The
files themselves are unaffected because what removed were merely
shortcuts.
Jim

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] wrote:

Did you install Tweak UI and remove recent files from My Documents using
one of its options?

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, John O'Boyle asked:

| I have MS-Office (XP?) installed on three system in my home, two
| notebooks, and a desktop. On TWO of the systems, I'm unable to use
| the "recent files" option. In tools/options/general, it's greyed
| out. It's fine on the remaining system. All system are running XP
| Pro, SP-2. Can anyone point me to the solution?
|
| Thanks.
|
| JLOB

 

[Jim]

Jim,

OK! Now we're getting someplace. I HAVE the Recent Documents folder, and
the file shortcuts are THERE. I guess I need to know how to tell Office
WHERE that folder lives! Any thoughts on how I can correct the path?

Thanks.

JLOB

Since I have never had this problem, I can only speculate. However, I would
select the Recent Documents folder from the Open tab. Perhaps that would
restore your Office applications to the expected behaviour. Perhaps also
there is some kind of preferences file that needs to be reset to default
behavior. Trashing the preferences is the first thing one should do when
Photoshop goes berserk, for example.
Jim

MIlly,

I did, but the only option checked was remove "Recen Documents" from
START menu. I'm speaking of the "Recent Files" list WITHIN each app.,
ie; Word,Excel, etc.

Thanks.

JLOB

The Recent Documents folder is where those applications find their lists
of "recent files". So, you unintentionally removed the lists. The
files themselves are unaffected because what removed were merely
shortcuts.
Jim

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] wrote:

Did you install Tweak UI and remove recent files from My Documents using
one of its options?

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, John O'Boyle asked:

| I have MS-Office (XP?) installed on three system in my home, two
| notebooks, and a desktop. On TWO of the systems, I'm unable to use
| the "recent files" option. In tools/options/general, it's greyed
| out. It's fine on the remaining system. All system are running XP
| Pro, SP-2. Can anyone point me to the solution?
|
| Thanks.
|
| JLOB

 

[Jim]

Jim,

OK! Now we're getting someplace. I HAVE the Recent Documents folder, and
the file shortcuts are THERE. I guess I need to know how to tell Office
WHERE that folder lives! Any thoughts on how I can correct the path?

Thanks.

JLOB

Since I have never had this problem, I can only speculate. However, I would
select the Recent Documents folder from the Open tab. Perhaps that would
restore your Office applications to the expected behaviour. Perhaps also
there is some kind of preferences file that needs to be reset to default
behavior. Trashing the preferences is the first thing one should do when
Photoshop goes berserk, for example.
Jim

MIlly,

I did, but the only option checked was remove "Recen Documents" from
START menu. I'm speaking of the "Recent Files" list WITHIN each app.,
ie; Word,Excel, etc.

Thanks.

JLOB

The Recent Documents folder is where those applications find their lists
of "recent files". So, you unintentionally removed the lists. The
files themselves are unaffected because what removed were merely
shortcuts.
Jim

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] wrote:

Did you install Tweak UI and remove recent files from My Documents using
one of its options?

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, John O'Boyle asked:

| I have MS-Office (XP?) installed on three system in my home, two
| notebooks, and a desktop. On TWO of the systems, I'm unable to use
| the "recent files" option. In tools/options/general, it's greyed
| out. It's fine on the remaining system. All system are running XP
| Pro, SP-2. Can anyone point me to the solution?
|
| Thanks.
|
| JLOB

 

[Jim]

Jim,

OK! Now we're getting someplace. I HAVE the Recent Documents folder, and
the file shortcuts are THERE. I guess I need to know how to tell Office
WHERE that folder lives! Any thoughts on how I can correct the path?

Thanks.

JLOB

Since I have never had this problem, I can only speculate. However, I would
select the Recent Documents folder from the Open tab. Perhaps that would
restore your Office applications to the expected behaviour. Perhaps also
there is some kind of preferences file that needs to be reset to default
behavior. Trashing the preferences is the first thing one should do when
Photoshop goes berserk, for example.
Jim

MIlly,

I did, but the only option checked was remove "Recen Documents" from
START menu. I'm speaking of the "Recent Files" list WITHIN each app.,
ie; Word,Excel, etc.

Thanks.

JLOB

The Recent Documents folder is where those applications find their lists
of "recent files". So, you unintentionally removed the lists. The
files themselves are unaffected because what removed were merely
shortcuts.
Jim

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] wrote:

Did you install Tweak UI and remove recent files from My Documents using
one of its options?

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, John O'Boyle asked:

| I have MS-Office (XP?) installed on three system in my home, two
| notebooks, and a desktop. On TWO of the systems, I'm unable to use
| the "recent files" option. In tools/options/general, it's greyed
| out. It's fine on the remaining system. All system are running XP
| Pro, SP-2. Can anyone point me to the solution?
|
| Thanks.
|
| JLOB