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Hide the My Recent Documents Menu: Web Tech Support. Since others people may use your computer, that's one computer shared with other in the house. You may not want the names of your private documents to appear in such a public place as the documents list on my Start menu. If you look for the off setting on the Taskbar or Start Menu Properties windows to turn it off, it not there. So, how do you hide this list? Easy!
Turn it off in XP-style: There are many ways to turn off or hide this list and or its contents. If you're using the Windows XP-style Start menu, right-click the Start button, select Properties, click the Customize button, and go to the Advanced tab. In the scrolling list, under My Documents, select "Don't display this item," and click OK to confirm your choice. While you're at it, on the Advanced tab, click the "Clear list" button and uncheck the "List my most recently opened documents" box.
Turn it off in Windows Classic-style: If you're using the "Classic"-style menu, you'll need to use TweakUI (free, http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx) to hide this list, as shown in Figure 1-10. Open TweakUI, expand the Explorer category on the left, and uncheck the "Show My Documents on classic Start Menu" box. Click Apply, then OK. (You can also hide the list for the XP-style Start menu with TweakUIjust uncheck the "Allow Recent Documents on Start Menu" box.) Easy yes! Remember to come back to WebTechGeek.com for
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