Hi Steve, You could try resetting system defaults. I would wonder if you may have started using a 'cleaner program', most of them will delete recent documents. If it has only happened in the last couple of days, you could try a system restore. Mike ~ It is a good day if I learned something new. Editor MikesWhatsNews see a sample on my web page http://www.mwn.ca/ ***UPDATED 27/02/03 <mikeswhatsnews-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=subscribe> See my Anti-Virus pages <http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/mikes_virus_page.htm> <virusinfo-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=subscribe> A Technical Support Alliance Charter Member *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 01/03/2003 at 2:40 AM Steven McCarthy wrote: All of a sudden my Documents folder in the Start Menu is no longer keeping shortcuts my recent open docs. afaik there's been no playing with TweakUI (winME system). This seems to have happened out of the blue. Where's the setting to fix this? Steve A Helping Hand - One of The Collective http://learn.at/ahh A slipping gear could let your M203 grenade launcher fire when you least expect it. That would make you quite unpopular in what's left of your unit. -- In the August 1993 issue, page 9, of PS magazine, the Army's magazine of preventive maintenance ~*~*~*~*~ Was this forwarded to you? Want to subscribe? Send an email to 1stpickpchelp-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=subscribe. For a complete list of email commands for our list send an email to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with a subject of "info 1stpickpchelp" without the quotes. If you wish to unsubscribe from our list send an email to 1stpickpchelp-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=unsubscribe To contact the list moderators send an email to 1stpickpchelp-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ~*~*~*~*~