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December 22nd, 2003 20:00
Microsoft Access - deleting files
I go from my start button to Microsoft Office Addess - click on file. At the bottom of the drop down file menu is a list of 4 files - all of which have been previously deleted. Why are they still listed there and how do I get rid of them? Thanks. Sue.
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JRosenfeld
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December 22nd, 2003 22:00
By default, Access shows the last four recently opened files. It does not check whether they are strill there. The entries get replaced as you open others. So you could change the entries by opening four other files. You can also change the number of files shgown in the list in Tools, options, general tab, recently used file list, change the number to what you want, click apply, OK.
You can delete the recently opened file list cache in the registry.
Click start, run, type regedit, click OK.
In the left pane, click the + signs to get to the key H_KEY_USERS_S-1-5-21-309..(long number, might be different on your system than on mine)\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Access\settings. In the right pane, right click and click delete in turn on MRU1, MRU2, MRU3, MRU4. You'll see that the data entries for those values correspond to the path and file names shown in Access File menu.
Note, in the above key path, \10.0\ assumes you have Office XP. If you have Office 2000, look for \9 or \9.0 instead. The MRU keys will be regenerated as you open other files in Access.
PS. I assumed that you are running Windows XP. The registry key might be different under another operating system. Sorry for this oversight.
Message Edited by JRosenfeld on 12-23-2003 12:09 AM
Message Edited by JRosenfeld on 12-23-2003 12:10 AM
Message Edited by JRosenfeld on 12-23-2003 12:12 AM
rsperk
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December 23rd, 2003 13:00
Itareus
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January 3rd, 2004 12:00
Just a note of caution. Editing the system registry using RegEdit can cause real problems if you accidentally change the wrong entry or make a typo whilst editing. At the least make a backup copy of the registry file before editing (there is a menu option for this in newer versions of RegEdit) - be sure to make a note of where this backup file is located and what it is called. I would advise novice users not to edit the registry without the assistance of an expert (Microsoft, I believe, give the same advice in their help documentation).
Good luck!
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