Fix for MS Office 2003/XP/2000 Recently Used File List is grayed Out

If you want to use recently used files in MS office applications,but when you try to enable it in options it might have grayed out.Use this solution to fix

Close all your MS office applications

Solution

Go to Start—>Run—>Type regedit click ok

Now you need to navigate the following key from left pane

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\POLICIES\EXPLORER

Now you need to select the following key and delete from right pane

NoRecentDocsHistory

Exit your registry editor

Now you need to go open MS office application click on Tools—>Options

Click on General Tab, Check the Recently used file list checkbox and use the designated dropdown to select the desired number of entries and click ok

Now you should have recently used files list when you select file menu.

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