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867534 2010-03-16 02:15:00 Hi guys, I can't get Excel 2007 to show recent documents. Yes, there are recent spreadsheets I would like to access without going the long way around route :)

I've tried:

Excel > Office Button > Options > Advanced > Display > Show this number of Recent Documents:

The number is set to 0, and this text and option is greyed out, so I can't use this facility.

Can anyone solve this for me?
WalOne (4202)
867535 2010-03-16 02:45:00 If you are using ccleaner then that could be erasing them. Need to untick it in ccleaner Applications MS Office. zqwerty (97)
867536 2010-03-16 02:56:00 Thanks zqwerty. I'm using Ccleaner, but it doesn't appear to be the problem as that Applications box is already unticked. WalOne (4202)
867537 2010-03-16 03:21:00 Are you running as admin ie the user that installed MS Excel, that may be why you cannot alter options, I have MS Office 2003, seems straightforward, Tools/Options/General/recently used files..., mine are not greyed out. zqwerty (97)
867538 2010-03-17 07:58:00 Thanks zqwerty, I am logged in with admin rights, and the problem is still there. I'm new to 2007, so it's probably something I should be doing but haven't :( WalOne (4202)
867539 2010-03-19 03:13:00 I subsequently found this was repeated in Word 2007. The answer lies in the registry, if any reader is having the same problem:


HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Pol icies\Explorer

A DWord Value named NoRecentDocsHistory, with a value of 0 should restore your Recent Documents for MS Office.

A value of 1 will disable the Recent Documents "feature."

(Thanks to TechArena Community) :D
WalOne (4202)
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