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Q161631: WD97: How to Reset Word 97 Most Recently Used (MRU) Lists

Article: Q161631
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta
Last Modified: 11-JUN-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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  Q256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SUMMARY
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There are a number of Word dialog boxes that contain Most Recently Used (MRU)
lists. The purpose of this article is to describe how to reset these lists. You
can gain access to the following MRU lists from the following Word dialog
boxes:

  Add Template             Insert Subdocument

  Attach Template          Modify Location

  Browse                   Open

  Change Source            Open Data Source

  Insert File              Save As

  Insert Picture           Save As HTML

  Select File to Compare With Current Document

To reset the Most Recently Used file list that appears at the bottom of the File
menu, see the "File Menu MRU" topic in the "More Information" section of this
article.

MORE INFORMATION
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The information contained in the following MRU lists cannot be reset by using
menu selections. The entries must be reset by modifying the Windows Registry.

Add Template Dialog Box
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To locate this dialog box, click Templates and Add-ins on the Tools menu. This
dialog box contains two MRU lists: File Name and Text Or Property.

To reset the File Name MRU list, delete the following registry key:

  My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common Open
  Find\Microsoft Word\Settings\Add Template\File Name MRU

To reset the Text Or Property MRU list, delete the following registry key:

  My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common Open
  Find\Microsoft Word\Settings\Add Template\Any Text MRU

Attach Template Dialog Box
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To locate this dialog box, click Templates and Add-ins on the Tools menu. This
dialog box contains two MRU lists: File Name and Text Or Property.

To reset the File Name MRU list, delete the following registry key:

  My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common Open
  Find\Microsoft Word\Settings\Attach Template\File Name MRU

To reset the Text Or Property MRU list, delete the following registry key:

  My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common Open
  Find\Microsoft Word\Settings\Attach Template\Any Text MRU

Browse Dialog Box
-----------------

To locate this dialog box, click Object on the Insert menu, click the Create From
File tab, and then click Browse. This dialog box contains two MRU lists: File
Name and Text Or Property.

To reset the File Name MRU list, delete the following registry key:

  My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common Open
  Find\Microsoft Word\Settings\Browse\File Name MRU

To reset the Text Or Property MRU list, delete the following registry key:

  My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common Open
  Find\Microsoft Word\Settings\Browse\Any Text MRU

Change Source Dialog Box
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NOTE: This dialog box is available when your document contains a linked object.

To locate this dialog box, click Links on the Edit menu, and then click Change
Source. This dialog box contains two MRU lists: File Name and Text Or Property.

To reset the File Name MRU list, delete the following registry key:

  My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common Open
  Find\Microsoft Word\Settings\Change Source\File Name MRU

To reset the Text Or Property MRU list, delete the following registry key:

  My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common Open
  Find\Microsoft Word\Settings\Change Source\Any Text MRU

Insert File Dialog Box
----------------------

To locate this dialog box, click File on the Insert menu. This dialog box
contains two MRU lists: File Name and Text Or Property.

To reset the File Name MRU list, delete the following registry key:

  My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common Open
  Find\Microsoft Word\Settings\Insert File\File Name MRU

To reset the Text Or Property MRU list, delete the following registry key:

  My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common Open
  Find\Microsoft Word\Settings\Insert File\Any Text MRU

Insert Picture Dialog Box
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To locate this dialog box, point to Picture on the Insert menu, and then click
From File. This dialog box contains two MRU lists: File Name and Text Or
Property.

To reset the File Name MRU list, delete the following registry key:

  My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common Open
  Find\Microsoft Word\Settings\Insert Picture\File Name MRU

To reset the Text Or Property MRU list, delete the following registry key:

  My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common Open
  Find\Microsoft Word\Settings\Insert Picture\Any Text MRU

Insert Subdocument Dialog Box
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To locate this dialog box, click Master Document on the View menu, and then click
the Insert Subdocument button on the Master Document toolbar. This dialog box
contains two MRU lists: File Name and Text Or Property.

To reset the File Name MRU list, delete the following registry key:

  My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common Open
  Find\Microsoft Word\Settings\Insert Subdocument\File Name MRU

To reset the Text Or Property MRU list, delete the following registry key:

  My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common Open
  Find\Microsoft Word\Settings\Insert Subdocument\Any Text MRU

Modify Location Dialog Box
--------------------------

To locate this dialog box, click Options on the Tools menu, click the File
Locations tab, and then click Modify. This dialog box contains one MRU lists:
Folder Name.

To reset the Folder Name MRU list, delete the following registry key:

  My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common Open
  Find\Microsoft Word\Settings\Modify Location\File Name MRU

Open Dialog Box
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To locate this dialog box, click Open on the File menu. This dialog box contains
two MRU lists: File Name and Text Or Property.

To reset the File Name MRU list, delete the following registry key:

  My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common Open
  Find\Microsoft Word\Settings\Open\File Name MRU

To reset the Text Or Property MRU list, delete the following registry key:

  My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common Open
  Find\Microsoft Word\Settings\Open\Any Text MRU

Open Data Source Dialog Box
---------------------------

To locate this dialog box, click Database on the Insert menu, and then click Get
Data. You can also access this dialog box from the Mail Merge Helper. This
dialog box contains two MRU lists: File Name and Text Or Property.

To reset the File Name MRU list, delete the following registry key:

  My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common Open
  Find\Microsoft Word\Settings\Open Data Source\File Name MRU

To reset the Text Or Property MRU list, delete the following registry key:

  My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common Open
  Find\Microsoft Word\Settings\Open Data Source\Any Text MRU

Save As Dialog Box
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To locate this dialog box, click Save As on the File menu. This dialog box
contains one MRU lists: File Name.

To reset the File Name MRU list, delete the following registry key:

  My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common Open
  Find\Microsoft Word\Settings\Save As\File Name MRU

Save As HTML Dialog Box
-----------------------

To locate this dialog box, click Save As HTML on the File menu. This dialog box
contains one MRU lists: File Name.

To reset the File Name MRU list, delete the following registry key:

  My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common Open
  Find\Microsoft Word\Settings\Save As HTML\File Name MRU

Select File to Compare With Current Document Dialog Box
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To locate this dialog box, point to Track Changes on the Tools menu, and then
click Compare Documents. This dialog box contains two MRU lists: File Name and
Text Or Property.

To reset the File Name MRU list, delete the following registry key:

  My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common Open
  Find\Microsoft Word\Settings\Select File to Compare With Current
  Document\File Name MRU

To reset the Text Or Property MRU list, delete the following registry key:

  My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common Open
  Find\Microsoft Word\Settings\Select File to Compare With Current Document\Any
  Text MRU

File Menu MRU
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To reset the File menu MRU list:

1. On the Tools menu, click Options.

2. Click the General tab.

3. Click to clear the Recently Used File List check box, and then click OK.

4. On the Tools menu, click Options.

5. Click the General tab.

6. Click to select the Recently Used File List check box, and then click OK.

The File menu MRU list information is stored in the Data key in the registry:

  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Word\Data

If you rename or delete this registry key, the File menu MRU list will be reset.
However, the Data key contains other types of configuration information that is
lost if the key is deleted or renamed.

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Version           : WINDOWS:

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