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Have you tried right clicking and selecting Delete?
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Have you tried right clicking and selecting Delete?

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I think I misunderstood your question.Try this:<br />
In the start menu go to run and type in regedit.<br />
Browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software<wbr />\Microsoft<wbr />\Windows\C<wbr />urrentVers<wbr />ion\Applet<wbr />s\WordPad\<wbr />Recent File List - This is where the entries are stored.
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I think I misunderstood your question.Try this:
In the start menu go to run and type in regedit.
Browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\WordPad\Recent File List - This is where the entries are stored.

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There is also a folder called Recnet usually C:\WINDOWS\RECENT<br />
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You can simply delete them from there.<br />
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Also if you want to clear the entire list simply go to<br />
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Start .. Settings .. Taskbar .. Start Menu Programs .. and Press the Clear Button..<br />
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Cheers,<br />
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T.<br />
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There is also a folder called Recnet usually C:\WINDOWS\RECENT

You can simply delete them from there.

Also if you want to clear the entire list simply go to

Start .. Settings .. Taskbar .. Start Menu Programs .. and Press the Clear Button..

Cheers,

T.



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hi guys and gals,<br />
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vinnyd79, do i have to restart the system before i can see the change? and is there a way to prevent the filelist from being created?<br />
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thanx for the solution.<br />
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take care,<br />
<br />
siddharth.
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hi guys and gals,

vinnyd79, do i have to restart the system before i can see the change? and is there a way to prevent the filelist from being created?

thanx for the solution.

take care,

siddharth.

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I open a file with wordpad. now i delete that file. now when i open wordpad again the entry of the deleted file is still there in the recently opened files list. How do I remove it?
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I open a file with wordpad. now i delete that file. now when i open wordpad again the entry of the deleted file is still there in the recently opened files list. How do I remove it?

problem with wordpad

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