XP Pro Programs History Missing

[ZFT]

I’ve just had to rebuild my laptop following a mechanical HD failure (and found out the hard way my back up procedures were sadly lacking!!).

Lots of remaining quirks but an irritant is that I can’t seem to get any Program history from the Start menu. OS is XP Pro.

Everytime I go START – PROGRAMS I see the full list with no sub list of recent used programs.

Where do I envoke this?

Thanks

[11K-AVML]

Originally Posted by ZFT

Program history from the Start menu. OS is XP Pro.

Everytime I go START – PROGRAMS I see the full list with no sub list of recent used programs.

Where do I envoke this?

Re-read your post and realised you are refering to Program History not Document History.

This is for WinXP. I presume XP Pro is the same?

Program History
In WinXP you have to:
Right-Click start menu -> Properties
¬the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties Box Appears
Click the Start-Menu Tab
Click the Start Menu Radio Button
Click Customise Button (Spelt with a z )
¬the Customise Start Menu Box Appears
Click the Advanced Tab
There should be a number-scroll box in the middle labelled "Number of programs on start menu"
Make sure that box has a number and OK it.

Should start listing them then.

Document History
In WinXP you have to:
Right-Click start menu -> Properties
¬the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties Box Appears
Click the Start-Menu Tab
Click the Start Menu Radio Button
Click Customise Button (Spelt with a z )
¬the Customise Start Menu Box Appears
Click the Advanced Tab
There should be a check-box at the bottom labelled "List my most recently opened documents"
Make sure that box is ticked and OK that.

Should start listing them then.

[ZFT]

Originally Posted by 11K-AVML

Re-read your post and realised you are refering to Program History not Document History.
This is for WinXP. I presume XP Pro is the same?
Program History
In WinXP you have to:
Right-Click start menu -> Properties
¬the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties Box Appears
Click the Start-Menu Tab
Click the Start Menu Radio Button
Click Customise Button (Spelt with a z )
¬the Customise Start Menu Box Appears
Click the Advanced Tab
There should be a number-scroll box in the middle labelled "Number of programs on start menu"
Make sure that box has a number and OK it.
Should start listing them then.

That's all set up OK (8 set) but I still get no recent Programs. Weird.

[11K-AVML]

The only other thing I can think of checking is whether you have any TweakUI type programs installed that override this?
Otherwise I don't think I can help...

[ZFT]

Thanks anyway - Very much a raw install. Only OS, Office and anti-virus/spam re-installed so far so suspect problem is within XP somewhere. Also although I hadn't realised it, Docs History not working either.

[BOAC]

If you do not have it, install 'TweakUI' as 11K says, and look at 'Taskbar and Start Menu'/'Start Menu'. If nothing is ticked there, nothing will show.

[stickyb]

For WIndows 2000, right click on an empty portion of the task bar and select properties. Then tick "use personalised menus"

See if you can find the equivalent on XP.

[ZFT]

Originally Posted by BOAC

If you do not have it, install 'TweakUI' as 11K says, and look at 'Taskbar and Start Menu'/'Start Menu'. If nothing is ticked there, nothing will show.

Thanks - They are now working on normal Start Menu but for some reason not on Classic. I'll leave well alone for the time being!