Windows 95/98/ME Start Button then Documents,, the list

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When I click on Start (bot left) then slide up to Docs, I always find a list of about 15 items that
were most recent
My question is how can I disable this function? I dont wish the list to be there, I would prefer
nothing to be shown.

Win98SE.

Tia
Callum
 
"How to Remove Individual Items from the Documents List"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/151764/en-us

or use MS's TweakUI 1.33 (for Win9x) to disable the 'feature' - still
available at :-
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/tweakui

Mart


"callum" <callum@inter.com> wrote in message
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> When I click on Start (bot left) then slide up to Docs, I always find a
> list of about 15 items that
> were most recent
> My question is how can I disable this function? I dont wish the list to be
> there, I would prefer
> nothing to be shown.
>
> Win98SE.
>
> Tia
> Callum
>
>
 

> or use MS's TweakUI 1.33 (for Win9x) to disable the 'feature' - still
> available at :-
> http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/tweakui
>
> Mart

Thank you for reply Mart, but I do already have tweak and the box under the paranoia tab is ticked
to clear doc history.
What I really want, is for nothing to be placed there at all while the computer is running...
like, disabling the "function" altogether.(curious as to why you quoted that? was I in error?)

Callum
 
"callum" <callum@inter.com> wrote in message
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> > or use MS's TweakUI 1.33 (for Win9x) to disable the 'feature' - still
> > available at :-
> > http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/tweakui

> Thank you for reply Mart, but I do already have tweak and the box under
the paranoia tab is ticked
> to clear doc history.
> What I really want, is for nothing to be placed there at all while the
computer is running...
> like, disabling the "function" altogether.(curious as to why you quoted
that? was I in error?)

Everything in the Start Menu is either a standard Windows
shortcut (LNK file) or else a standard sub-folder, thus can
be managed like any other file or folder, e.g. simply
deleted if you prefer (or recreated if you decide you want
an item after all, customized with the contents you choose.)
I.e. just go to c:\windows\start menu -- which shows what
appears when you hit the Start button
or c:\windows\start menu\programs or
c:\windows\start menu\acceessories
-- which hold between them everything else. You can
rearrange or remove whatever you like.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)
 
Callum,

Besides Don's pertinent comments and perhaps in answer to your specific
points, there is an option on the Taskbar (or Start Menu) | Properties \
Advanced to clear recent documents (MRU) and there is a further option
(besides Paranoia) in TweakUI (under IE) to automatically clear stuff
including the 'Recent Document' history.

Mart


"Don Phillipson" <d.phillipsonSPAMBLOCK@rogers.com> wrote in message
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> "callum" <callum@inter.com> wrote in message
> news:u2meF$FJIHA.1324@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>
>> > or use MS's TweakUI 1.33 (for Win9x) to disable the 'feature' - still
>> > available at :-
>> > http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/tweakui
>
>> Thank you for reply Mart, but I do already have tweak and the box under
> the paranoia tab is ticked
>> to clear doc history.
>> What I really want, is for nothing to be placed there at all while the
> computer is running...
>> like, disabling the "function" altogether.(curious as to why you quoted
> that? was I in error?)
>
> Everything in the Start Menu is either a standard Windows
> shortcut (LNK file) or else a standard sub-folder, thus can
> be managed like any other file or folder, e.g. simply
> deleted if you prefer (or recreated if you decide you want
> an item after all, customized with the contents you choose.)
> I.e. just go to c:\windows\start menu -- which shows what
> appears when you hit the Start button
> or c:\windows\start menu\programs or
> c:\windows\start menu\acceessories
> -- which hold between them everything else. You can
> rearrange or remove whatever you like.
>
> --
> Don Phillipson
> Carlsbad Springs
> (Ottawa, Canada)
>
>
 
callum wrote:

> When I click on Start (bot left) then slide up to Docs, I always find a list of about 15 items that
> were most recent
> My question is how can I disable this function? I dont wish the list to be there, I would prefer
> nothing to be shown.
>
> Win98SE.

( As always, you edit your registry yourself at your own peril. )
Use values 'NoRecentDocsMenu' and 'NoRecentDocsHistory' under
either of these keys:
HKey_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
HKey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

For example, merge a registry-file created from what's between
the dashed lines here.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
REGEDIT4

[HKey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoRecentDocsMenu"=dword:00000001
"NoRecentDocsHistory"=dword:00000001
There needs to be a blank line below this one


----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Using either 'hex:01,00,00,00' or 'dword:00000001' works for
these two values!

If you don't want 'Recent'-shortcuts created, after
creating/setting keys per above, verify that nothing exists or
gets created in '%WinDir%\Recent\'.


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There are two or three settings you need to make in TweakUI, on the IE4 or IE tab,
depending on the version of TweakUI:

Enable: Clear document history
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
NoRecentDocsHistory (set to 1)

Disable: Add new docs to Docs on Start Menu
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
ClearRecentDocsOnExit (set to 0)

Disable: Show Documents on Start Menu
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
NoRecentDocsMenu (set to 1)
(This will remove the Docs menu item altogether)
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/


"callum" <callum@inter.com> wrote in message
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>
>> or use MS's TweakUI 1.33 (for Win9x) to disable the 'feature' - still
>> available at :-
>> http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/tweakui
>>
>> Mart
>
> Thank you for reply Mart, but I do already have tweak and the box under the
> paranoia tab is ticked
> to clear doc history.
> What I really want, is for nothing to be placed there at all while the computer is
> running...
> like, disabling the "function" altogether.(curious as to why you quoted that? was
> I in error?)
>
> Callum
>
>
 
Thank you to all replyers....
Damn,,, I had a belly feeling that it would be a registry thing, and I'm not confident enough to do
some of the suggestions,, guess I'll have to live with it.

Callum
 
callum wrote:

> Thank you to all replyers....
> Damn,,, I had a belly feeling that it would be a registry thing, and I'm not confident enough to do
> some of the suggestions,, guess I'll have to live with it.

I didn't mean to scare you (too) much.
But i don't know yours or any other readers knowledge-level about
computers or this Windows-registry-database-thingy.

Glee and i independently posted the same core-info, so you can
have increased confidence about it that way.
If you don't dare try it yourself, save the info for when you
have some friend that knows a little more come over, or for when
you've on your own started playing around on that level.


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The method I posted involves only using TweakUI, which you indicated you already
have installed. The Registry locations I posted kust yell you where in the Registry
TweakUI is making its settings.

Again:

There are two or three settings you need to make in TweakUI, on the IE4 or IE tab,
depending on the version of TweakUI:

Enable (check): Clear document history

Disable (uncheck): Add new docs to Docs on Start Menu

Disable (uncheck): Show Documents on Start Menu
(This will remove the Docs menu item altogether)
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+


"callum" <callum@inter.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> Thank you to all replyers....
> Damn,,, I had a belly feeling that it would be a registry thing, and I'm not
> confident enough to do
> some of the suggestions,, guess I'll have to live with it.
>
> Callum
>
>
 
glee wrote:

> The method I posted involves only using TweakUI, which you indicated you
> already have installed. The Registry locations I posted kust yell you
> where in the Registry TweakUI is making its settings.

Indeed you were, indeed it did and indeed 'callum', the OP, had.
I didn't reread your first post from a few days earlier when i
made my followup. I don't have TweakUI installed at the moment,
but if the check-boxes are there click, click, click and you're
done.


> Again:
>
> There are two or three settings you need to make in TweakUI, on the IE4
> or IE tab,
> depending on the version of TweakUI:
>
> Enable (check): Clear document history
>
> Disable (uncheck): Add new docs to Docs on Start Menu
>
> Disable (uncheck): Show Documents on Start Menu
> (This will remove the Docs menu item altogether)


--
Nah-ah. I'm staying out of this. ... Now, here's my opinion.

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Actually, a correction....
Only two of those settings are required:

TweakUI> the IE4 or IE tab:

Disable (uncheck): Add new docs to Docs on Start Menu

Disable (uncheck): Show Documents on Start Menu
(This will remove the Docs menu item altogether)
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+


"... et al." <look@sig.bcause.this.is.invalid> wrote in message
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> glee wrote:
>
>> The method I posted involves only using TweakUI, which you indicated you already
>> have installed. The Registry locations I posted kust yell you where in the
>> Registry TweakUI is making its settings.
>
> Indeed you were, indeed it did and indeed 'callum', the OP, had.
> I didn't reread your first post from a few days earlier when i made my followup. I
> don't have TweakUI installed at the moment, but if the check-boxes are there
> click, click, click and you're done.
>
>
>> Again:
>>
>> There are two or three settings you need to make in TweakUI, on the IE4 or IE
>> tab,
>> depending on the version of TweakUI:
>>
>> Enable (check): Clear document history
>>
>> Disable (uncheck): Add new docs to Docs on Start Menu
>>
>> Disable (uncheck): Show Documents on Start Menu
>> (This will remove the Docs menu item altogether)
>
>
> --
> Nah-ah. I'm staying out of this. ... Now, here's my opinion.
>
> Please followup in the newsgroup.
> E-mail address is invalid due to spam-control.
 
thanks guys....
its all good now thanks to re-reading post(s) about tweak.

callum
"glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message news:#ItbMvMLIHA.4684@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Actually, a correction....
> Only two of those settings are required:
>
> TweakUI> the IE4 or IE tab:
>
> Disable (uncheck): Add new docs to Docs on Start Menu
>
> Disable (uncheck): Show Documents on Start Menu
> (This will remove the Docs menu item altogether)
> --
> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
>
>
> "... et al." <look@sig.bcause.this.is.invalid> wrote in message
> news:eOK7nQELIHA.4228@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> > glee wrote:
> >
> >> The method I posted involves only using TweakUI, which you indicated you already
> >> have installed. The Registry locations I posted kust yell you where in the
> >> Registry TweakUI is making its settings.
> >
> > Indeed you were, indeed it did and indeed 'callum', the OP, had.
> > I didn't reread your first post from a few days earlier when i made my followup. I
> > don't have TweakUI installed at the moment, but if the check-boxes are there
> > click, click, click and you're done.
> >
> >
> >> Again:
> >>
> >> There are two or three settings you need to make in TweakUI, on the IE4 or IE
> >> tab,
> >> depending on the version of TweakUI:
> >>
> >> Enable (check): Clear document history
> >>
> >> Disable (uncheck): Add new docs to Docs on Start Menu
> >>
> >> Disable (uncheck): Show Documents on Start Menu
> >> (This will remove the Docs menu item altogether)
> >
> >
> > --
> > Nah-ah. I'm staying out of this. ... Now, here's my opinion.
> >
> > Please followup in the newsgroup.
> > E-mail address is invalid due to spam-control.
>
 
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