Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable scot,=0D You are a gentleman and a scholar - it worked perfec!!!=0D Pat =0D =0D -------Original Message-------=0D =0D From: Scot Jones=0D Date: 05/02/05 16:06:11=0D To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=0D Subject: [mso] Re: Recent Used File List "Grayed Out"=0D =0D Pat,=0D =0D My experience with this has been with Office XP - it's a known bug, so I=0D thought they would've fixed it with 2003.=0D =0D Unfortunately, the only way I know to fix it is to either:=0D =0D 1. Get TweakUI and change the value with "ADD NEW DOCUMENTS" (you can ge= t=0D TweakUI at=0D http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx)=0D =0D 2.=0D a. Go to RUN, then type regedit.exe.=0D b.You need to get to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\=0D CurrentVersion\ Policies\ Explorer.=0D c. Next, delete NoRecentDocsHistory (usually on right side) if it is ther= e.=0D d. Reopen Microsoft Word, and it *should* be gone.=0D =0D HTH,=0D Scot=0D =0D =0D =0D -----Original Message-----=0D From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";>mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf=0D Of Pat Ferguson=0D Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 2:51 PM=0D To: undisclosed-recipients@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=0D Subject: [mso] Recent Used File List "Grayed Out"=0D =0D =0D I am currently using MS Word 2003 and windows xp professional. I don't= =0D know what "add-on" software that I might have added that has caused my=0D recent used file list to be "grayed-out". I have tried installing all of= =0D the "add-on" programs, and did a detect and repair from the disk from wor= d,=0D but it is still grayed out - any suggestions?=0D =0D Thanks=0D Pat=0D =0D =0D *************************************************************=0D You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx o= r MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=0D =0D To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=0D =0D To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to=0D mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes= ) in the subject line.=0D =0D Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail).=0D //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso=0D =0D To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, sen= d a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitatio= n with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files:=0D http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles=0D ************************************************************* -- Binary/unsupported file stripped by Ecartis -- -- Type: image/gif -- File: ImSoHappyDog.gif -- Binary/unsupported file stripped by Ecartis -- -- Type: Image/jpeg -- File: DogPawsFaded.jpg ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************