How do I enable or refresh the My Recent Documents queue in the start menu?

My Windows\Recent folder (and Documents on the Start menu) has stopped recording the documents I access. Can I fix this? Thank you

This question was answered on May 7, 2005. Much of the information contained herein may have changed since posting.

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Right-click on the start bar and select properties Click on the customize option and then the advanced tab Under Recent Documents make sure the “List my most recently opened documents” is checked You may also want to click the “Clear List” button to start a new list of recently opened documents http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307875

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Posted by Jamie of Chandler-Gilbert Community College on May 7, 2005

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