I cleared the history of recently used files by going to the tools menu and
the options and changing the number to 0.
But when I re-open the tools menu and change the options back to 4, a very
old file name still appears. When I click on that old file name, the last
file I opened, opens up!
I want to clear that old file name out of there and haven't been able to
figure out how. I've tried searching all the groups, but haven't found the
answer to this problem.
Can anyone help?
Thanks
--
Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain
~ author unknown
Press Ctrl+Alt+minus sign on the top row (between the 0 and the + keys).
This will turn the mouse pointer into a big black dash. With the black dash
showing, click on File and then click on the file you want to remove from
the list.
If this doesn't do it, then there's probably a registry glitch that will
need to be dealt with.
"bubbie" <bubbie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E47B0210-2EA8-4971-9253-A9863649E594@microsoft.com...
>I cleared the history of recently used files by going to the tools menu and
> the options and changing the number to 0.
> But when I re-open the tools menu and change the options back to 4, a very
> old file name still appears. When I click on that old file name, the last
> file I opened, opens up!
> I want to clear that old file name out of there and haven't been able to
> figure out how. I've tried searching all the groups, but haven't found the
> answer to this problem.
> Can anyone help?
> Thanks
> --
>
> Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain
> ~ author unknown
Thanks for the suggestion. It removes it from the list. But after I open
another file, the old name reappears again. When I click on that old name, it
opens the file I last opened. (I hope that makes sense.)
I searched the registry for the old file name, but came up emptry. Any other
suggestion would be appreciated!.
--
Life isn''t about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain
~ author unknown
"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:
> Press Ctrl+Alt+minus sign on the top row (between the 0 and the + keys).
> This will turn the mouse pointer into a big black dash. With the black dash
> showing, click on File and then click on the file you want to remove from
> the list.
>
> If this doesn't do it, then there's probably a registry glitch that will
> need to be dealt with.
>
> --
> Herb Tyson MS MVP
> Author of the Word 2007 Bible
> Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
> Web: http://www.herbtyson.com
>
>
> "bubbie" <bubbie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E47B0210-2EA8-4971-9253-A9863649E594@microsoft.com...
> >I cleared the history of recently used files by going to the tools menu and
> > the options and changing the number to 0.
> > But when I re-open the tools menu and change the options back to 4, a very
> > old file name still appears. When I click on that old file name, the last
> > file I opened, opens up!
> > I want to clear that old file name out of there and haven't been able to
> > figure out how. I've tried searching all the groups, but haven't found the
> > answer to this problem.
> > Can anyone help?
> > Thanks
> > --
> >
> > Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain
> > ~ author unknown
>
>
FWIW
You may have searched the Registry but the value may not be found with
a search. Regedit in XP does not find that binary data for me but a
third party application (Regscanner) does.
Have a look at the value of "Settings" in the key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\W ord\Data
On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:39:00 -0700, in microsoft.public.office.misc,
bubbie <bubbie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>Thanks for the suggestion. It removes it from the list. But after I open
>another file, the old name reappears again. When I click on that old name, it
>opens the file I last opened. (I hope that makes sense.)
>I searched the registry for the old file name, but came up emptry. Any other
>suggestion would be appreciated!.
I looked at that registry file and I find the last file I opened.
Not the old one that shows in the list of recently opened files
--
Life isn''t about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain
~ author unknown
"Alan Edwards" wrote:
> FWIW
> You may have searched the Registry but the value may not be found with
> a search. Regedit in XP does not find that binary data for me but a
> third party application (Regscanner) does.
> Have a look at the value of "Settings" in the key:
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\W ord\Data
>
> ....Alan
> --
> Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
> http://dts-l.com/index.htm
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:39:00 -0700, in microsoft.public.office.misc,
> bubbie <bubbie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >Thanks for the suggestion. It removes it from the list. But after I open
> >another file, the old name reappears again. When I click on that old name, it
> >opens the file I last opened. (I hope that makes sense.)
> >I searched the registry for the old file name, but came up emptry. Any other
> >suggestion would be appreciated!.
>
I ran the Regscanner you mentioned and this is where I found the name of the
old file. What is your suggestion on this? Should I delete the information
found in that key?
Thanks for your help!!
--
Life isn''t about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain
~ author unknown
"Alan Edwards" wrote:
> FWIW
> You may have searched the Registry but the value may not be found with
> a search. Regedit in XP does not find that binary data for me but a
> third party application (Regscanner) does.
> Have a look at the value of "Settings" in the key:
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\W ord\Data
>
> ....Alan
> --
> Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
> http://dts-l.com/index.htm
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:39:00 -0700, in microsoft.public.office.misc,
> bubbie <bubbie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >Thanks for the suggestion. It removes it from the list. But after I open
> >another file, the old name reappears again. When I click on that old name, it
> >opens the file I last opened. (I hope that makes sense.)
> >I searched the registry for the old file name, but came up emptry. Any other
> >suggestion would be appreciated!.
>
I would try renaming that key, rather than deleting it, to see if it fixes
the problem. If you end up with more problems, instead, you can always
rename it again.
This article explains a bit about the Bags items in general:
3. When you click on File in the Word menu, Oldbubbie.doc shows up in the
list. (Does Newbubbie.doc show up, too, by the way, and if it does, does
clicking on it open the correct file?)
4. When you click on Oldbubbie.doc in the list, Newbubbie.doc opens instead.
Is that correct? If you have Excel or another Office program that remembers
recent file names, do they exhibit the same issue?
Let's see if renaming the registry entry fixes it. If not, there might be
something more sinister going on. When file pointers appear to be messed up,
I start to worry about file, folder, and disk corruption.
"bubbie" <bubbie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:49D47BAC-BCC2-4FE2-A2A1-EE79A329E420@microsoft.com...
>I ran the Regscanner you mentioned and this is where I found the name of
>the
> old file. What is your suggestion on this? Should I delete the information
> found in that key?
> Thanks for your help!!
>
> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\Bags\1 771\Shell
> ItemPos1280x800(1) REG_BINARY
>
>
> --
> Life isn''t about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain
> ~ author unknown
>
>
>
> "Alan Edwards" wrote:
>
>> FWIW
>> You may have searched the Registry but the value may not be found with
>> a search. Regedit in XP does not find that binary data for me but a
>> third party application (Regscanner) does.
>> Have a look at the value of "Settings" in the key:
>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\W ord\Data
>>
>> ....Alan
>> --
>> Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
>> http://dts-l.com/index.htm
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:39:00 -0700, in microsoft.public.office.misc,
>> bubbie <bubbie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> >Thanks for the suggestion. It removes it from the list. But after I open
>> >another file, the old name reappears again. When I click on that old
>> >name, it
>> >opens the file I last opened. (I hope that makes sense.)
>> >I searched the registry for the old file name, but came up emptry. Any
>> >other
>> >suggestion would be appreciated!.
>>
Thanks for your help!
I had deleted the oldbubbie.doc so it doesn't exist anymore in the folder.
Other than that, you have everything else right.
I'm going to try renaming the registry entry and see what happens.
Then if that don't work I'll try the "Solution 2" at kellys-korner-xp.
I'll post the results.
--
Life isn''t about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain
~ author unknown
"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:
> I would try renaming that key, rather than deleting it, to see if it fixes
> the problem. If you end up with more problems, instead, you can always
> rename it again.
>
> This article explains a bit about the Bags items in general:
>
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_common_tasks.htm
>
> But, let me make sure I understand the problem.
>
> 1. You have a file name Oldbubbie.doc. It exists.
>
> 2. You've recently edited Newbubbie.doc.
>
> 3. When you click on File in the Word menu, Oldbubbie.doc shows up in the
> list. (Does Newbubbie.doc show up, too, by the way, and if it does, does
> clicking on it open the correct file?)
>
> 4. When you click on Oldbubbie.doc in the list, Newbubbie.doc opens instead.
>
> Is that correct? If you have Excel or another Office program that remembers
> recent file names, do they exhibit the same issue?
>
> Let's see if renaming the registry entry fixes it. If not, there might be
> something more sinister going on. When file pointers appear to be messed up,
> I start to worry about file, folder, and disk corruption.
>
> --
> Herb Tyson MS MVP
> Author of the Word 2007 Bible
> Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
> Web: http://www.herbtyson.com
>
>
> "bubbie" <bubbie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:49D47BAC-BCC2-4FE2-A2A1-EE79A329E420@microsoft.com...
> >I ran the Regscanner you mentioned and this is where I found the name of
> >the
> > old file. What is your suggestion on this? Should I delete the information
> > found in that key?
> > Thanks for your help!!
> >
> > HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\Bags\1 771\Shell
> > ItemPos1280x800(1) REG_BINARY
> >
> >
> > --
> > Life isn''t about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain
> > ~ author unknown
> >
> >
> >
> > "Alan Edwards" wrote:
> >
> >> FWIW
> >> You may have searched the Registry but the value may not be found with
> >> a search. Regedit in XP does not find that binary data for me but a
> >> third party application (Regscanner) does.
> >> Have a look at the value of "Settings" in the key:
> >> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\W ord\Data
> >>
> >> ....Alan
> >> --
> >> Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
> >> http://dts-l.com/index.htm
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:39:00 -0700, in microsoft.public.office.misc,
> >> bubbie <bubbie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Thanks for the suggestion. It removes it from the list. But after I open
> >> >another file, the old name reappears again. When I click on that old
> >> >name, it
> >> >opens the file I last opened. (I hope that makes sense.)
> >> >I searched the registry for the old file name, but came up emptry. Any
> >> >other
> >> >suggestion would be appreciated!.
> >>
>
>
OK. I tried both ways and had no success. It still shows the old name. Excel,
Publisher, etc don't have the problem. This is the only problem of its kind.
BTW, I know that this is probably a stupid question, but should I have
restarted the computer after I renamed the key? And I didn't rename the
"bag", only the key inside the bag.
--
Life isn''t about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain
~ author unknown
"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:
> I would try renaming that key, rather than deleting it, to see if it fixes
> the problem. If you end up with more problems, instead, you can always
> rename it again.
>
> This article explains a bit about the Bags items in general:
>
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_common_tasks.htm
>
> But, let me make sure I understand the problem.
>
> 1. You have a file name Oldbubbie.doc. It exists.
>
> 2. You've recently edited Newbubbie.doc.
>
> 3. When you click on File in the Word menu, Oldbubbie.doc shows up in the
> list. (Does Newbubbie.doc show up, too, by the way, and if it does, does
> clicking on it open the correct file?)
>
> 4. When you click on Oldbubbie.doc in the list, Newbubbie.doc opens instead.
>
> Is that correct? If you have Excel or another Office program that remembers
> recent file names, do they exhibit the same issue?
>
> Let's see if renaming the registry entry fixes it. If not, there might be
> something more sinister going on. When file pointers appear to be messed up,
> I start to worry about file, folder, and disk corruption.
>
> --
> Herb Tyson MS MVP
> Author of the Word 2007 Bible
> Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
> Web: http://www.herbtyson.com
>
>
> "bubbie" <bubbie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:49D47BAC-BCC2-4FE2-A2A1-EE79A329E420@microsoft.com...
> >I ran the Regscanner you mentioned and this is where I found the name of
> >the
> > old file. What is your suggestion on this? Should I delete the information
> > found in that key?
> > Thanks for your help!!
> >
> > HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\Bags\1 771\Shell
> > ItemPos1280x800(1) REG_BINARY
> >
> >
> > --
> > Life isn''t about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain
> > ~ author unknown
> >
> >
> >
> > "Alan Edwards" wrote:
> >
> >> FWIW
> >> You may have searched the Registry but the value may not be found with
> >> a search. Regedit in XP does not find that binary data for me but a
> >> third party application (Regscanner) does.
> >> Have a look at the value of "Settings" in the key:
> >> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\W ord\Data
> >>
> >> ....Alan
> >> --
> >> Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
> >> http://dts-l.com/index.htm
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:39:00 -0700, in microsoft.public.office.misc,
> >> bubbie <bubbie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Thanks for the suggestion. It removes it from the list. But after I open
> >> >another file, the old name reappears again. When I click on that old
> >> >name, it
> >> >opens the file I last opened. (I hope that makes sense.)
> >> >I searched the registry for the old file name, but came up emptry. Any
> >> >other
> >> >suggestion would be appreciated!.
> >>
>
>
What happens if you create a new Windows user profile? Does the problem
occur for that new user? If not, I'm beginning to wonder if perhaps your
user profile's Word settings section has become corrupted.
"bubbie" <bubbie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F3E91155-0221-4D2D-82F9-794B29BA4B37@microsoft.com...
> OK. I tried both ways and had no success. It still shows the old name.
> Excel,
> Publisher, etc don't have the problem. This is the only problem of its
> kind.
> BTW, I know that this is probably a stupid question, but should I have
> restarted the computer after I renamed the key? And I didn't rename the
> "bag", only the key inside the bag.
>
> --
> Life isn''t about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain
> ~ author unknown
>
>
>
> "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> I would try renaming that key, rather than deleting it, to see if it
>> fixes
>> the problem. If you end up with more problems, instead, you can always
>> rename it again.
>>
>> This article explains a bit about the Bags items in general:
>>
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_common_tasks.htm
>>
>> But, let me make sure I understand the problem.
>>
>> 1. You have a file name Oldbubbie.doc. It exists.
>>
>> 2. You've recently edited Newbubbie.doc.
>>
>> 3. When you click on File in the Word menu, Oldbubbie.doc shows up in the
>> list. (Does Newbubbie.doc show up, too, by the way, and if it does, does
>> clicking on it open the correct file?)
>>
>> 4. When you click on Oldbubbie.doc in the list, Newbubbie.doc opens
>> instead.
>>
>> Is that correct? If you have Excel or another Office program that
>> remembers
>> recent file names, do they exhibit the same issue?
>>
>> Let's see if renaming the registry entry fixes it. If not, there might be
>> something more sinister going on. When file pointers appear to be messed
>> up,
>> I start to worry about file, folder, and disk corruption.
>>
>> --
>> Herb Tyson MS MVP
>> Author of the Word 2007 Bible
>> Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
>> Web: http://www.herbtyson.com
>>
>>
>> "bubbie" <bubbie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:49D47BAC-BCC2-4FE2-A2A1-EE79A329E420@microsoft.com...
>> >I ran the Regscanner you mentioned and this is where I found the name of
>> >the
>> > old file. What is your suggestion on this? Should I delete the
>> > information
>> > found in that key?
>> > Thanks for your help!!
>> >
>> > HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\Bags\1 771\Shell
>> > ItemPos1280x800(1) REG_BINARY
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Life isn''t about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the
>> > rain
>> > ~ author unknown
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "Alan Edwards" wrote:
>> >
>> >> FWIW
>> >> You may have searched the Registry but the value may not be found with
>> >> a search. Regedit in XP does not find that binary data for me but a
>> >> third party application (Regscanner) does.
>> >> Have a look at the value of "Settings" in the key:
>> >> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\W ord\Data
>> >>
>> >> ....Alan
>> >> --
>> >> Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
>> >> http://dts-l.com/index.htm
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:39:00 -0700, in microsoft.public.office.misc,
>> >> bubbie <bubbie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Thanks for the suggestion. It removes it from the list. But after I
>> >> >open
>> >> >another file, the old name reappears again. When I click on that old
>> >> >name, it
>> >> >opens the file I last opened. (I hope that makes sense.)
>> >> >I searched the registry for the old file name, but came up emptry.
>> >> >Any
>> >> >other
>> >> >suggestion would be appreciated!.
>> >>
>>
>>
Recently used file list in Word 2003 
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