Re: Remove "My Recent Documents"

From: Kelly (kelly_at_mvps.org)
Date: 01/06/05 

Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 02:07:18 -0600

For Pro:

Go to Start/Run and type in: gpedit.msc then navigate to:

User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/ Windows
Explorer/Common Open File Dialog/Items Displayed in Places Bar.

Choose Enabled then paste or type the link to the folders that you want
listed.

Or...

Add Folders to the "Save As" Dialog (Places Bar) Line 118
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Or use TweakUI/Common Dialogs
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

To hide the Common Places Bar: For Pro go to Start/Run and type in:
gpedit.msc. User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows
Components/Windows Explorer/Common Open Places/Hide the common dialog places
bar.

Note: To see the difference between the views, open Notepad and choose
File/Open before and after applying Enabled. 

-- 
All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)
Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
<spasmous@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
news:1104972757.874072.261800@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> In the File->Open and File->Save menus of every(?) application, when
> you go to select the directory the top item is always "My Recent
> Documents". I never use this and want to get rid of it. How do I do
> this?
>
> Also, it's a little bit variable in what order the remaining items on
> the list appear - and sometimes whether My Documents is called "My
> Documents" or "<Username>'s Documents". Is there any way to force some
> consistency here?
>
> Thanks!
>

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