After you have reinstalled XP SP3, recent documents displays empty

Reinstalled windows xpro service pack3 and now my recent documents always showed empty any ideas how to fix?

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Hi EricLeonard,
 
-Do you have any third-party cleaning software installed on your computer?
 
If so, Uninstall the same and check if that helps.
 
Follow the steps here and check if that helps.

Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you proceed with caution. For added protection, back up the registry before you edit it. Then you can restore the registry if a problem occurs.

For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

How to back up and restore the registry in Windows

a. click on start-> Run-> type regedit.exe, and then press ENTER.

b. search for the following key in the registry editor. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

(c) in the right pane, right click and select 'New' > DWORD value

d. name the DWORD as NoRecentDocsHistory key

      Note: If you already have this key, go to the below mentioned step.

e. double-click the key NoRecentDocsHistory

(f) the value of 0.

g. close the registry editor and restart the computer.

Additional reference on:

How to view, use, and Clear "My recent Documents" on the Start Menu in Windows XP

 

Kind regards

Divya R - Microsoft technical support.

Tags: Windows

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