"Recent Files" Menu Maintains Over 120 Files. How is This ..

Steve Williams · External Since: May 18, 2007 Posts: 2

I have Vista Ultimate. In the Start menu, the "Recent Files" submenu always
maintains over 100+ files. I can clear it out and within about a day or so,
the number is up over 100+ again. I can't find a setting anywhere for setting
the Recent Files limitation.

Anyone know how to fix this?

Thanks.

brink · External Since: May 19, 2007 Posts: 1

Hi Steve,

I don't know, but if you don't need the recent files I would turn it
off.

In start menu (right click button) properties, uncheck both under the
privacy section.

Regards,
Shawn

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brink

"Practice makes perfect, then you reinstall"
Vista 64 Home Premium
1.5 Gig DDR2 533 Mhz (PC4200) RAM

Steve Williams · External Since: May 21, 2007 Posts: 3

brink,

Thanks, but I do use it often. It was fine under XP and it only kept ~15
recent files, but under Vista, it doesn't show the entire list when it's
grown to over 15-20 files. I have to right-click on it and select "Open" and
then there are over 120 files in there. Quite unusable.

Thanks.

"brink" wrote:

>
> Hi Steve,
>
> I don't know, but if you don't need the recent files I would turn it
> off.
>
> In start menu (right click button) properties, uncheck both under the
> privacy section.
>
> Regards,
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> brink
>
> "Practice makes perfect, then you reinstall"
> Vista 64 Home Premium
> 1.5 Gig DDR2 533 Mhz (PC4200) RAM
>