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[etiennehu]

When you finish with a Word (new or old) or insert jpg's into a new one, Windows creates a shortcut for the doc and/or jpg. It deletes them after 60 days, but that's much too long to wait. I tried to get CCleaner to do the job by using the Custom feature and adding the folder where they're located - C:\Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Office\Recent - but it doesn't get rid of the shortcuts. I have to delete them manually or wait 60 days. Can someone tell me how to do it with CCleaner or some other way?

[krit86lr]

Hell and welcome

Which version of CCleaner are you using? Are you saying that your recent documents aren't being cleaned?

[Glenn]

etiennehu

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C:\Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Office\Recent

Doesn't look like the correct path. Which version of Windows and which version of Office are you using?

EDIT: Oops! The most obvious possibility ... did you remember to enable Cleaner > Windows > Advanced > Custom Files and Folders?

[etiennehu]

Glenn, on May 7 2006, 04:29 PM, said:

etiennehu
Doesn't look like the correct path. Which version of Windows and which version of Office are you using?

EDIT: Oops! The most obvious possibility ... did you remember to enable Cleaner > Windows > Advanced > Custom Files and Folders?

Hi guys,
#1 - I'm using CCleaner v1.29 - The shortcuts from the Recent Word docs aren't being cleaned
#2 - I'm using Windows 98 and Office 2000 - Also, I don't use Internet Explorer so I don't have CCleaner running from within IE.

[Glenn]

Did you remember to enable Cleaner > Windows > Advanced > Custom Files and Folders?

See screenshot

[Andavari]

etiennehu, on May 7 2006, 01:12 PM, said:

Hi guys,
#1 - I'm using CCleaner v1.29 - The shortcuts from the Recent Word docs aren't being cleaned
#2 - I'm using Windows 98 and Office 2000 - Also, I don't use Internet Explorer so I don't have CCleaner running from within IE.

There really shouldn't be a reason for CCleaner not cleaning out that folder because every MS Office entry it has lists this folder to clean:
FileKey1=%appdata%\Microsoft\Office\Recent|*.*

However, since it isn't working here's what I want you to do:
1. Open Notepad. Note: If you already have the optional winapp2.ini file installed instead open it with Notepad!
2. Copy and paste the winapp2.ini entry I created for you that's listed in the Code below into either the empty Notepad window, or into the already open winapp2.ini file.:

[MS Office Recent Files]
LangSecRef=3021
Detect=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office
Default=True
FileKey1=%appdata%\Microsoft\Office\Recent|*.*
FileKey2=%windir%\Application Data\Microsoft\Office\Recent|*.*
; Description: This is a custom entry to only remove MS Office Recent Files,
;			  it should work on any version of Windows and with MS Office 97
;			  and above.

3. If you don't have a winapp2.ini save this information into (including the quotes): "C:\Program Files\CCleaner\winapp2.ini"
or if you already have winapp2.ini open just click Save.
4. Run CCleaner and see if it will remove the Office Recent Files.
I hope my instructions were clear.

[etiennehu]

Glenn, on May 7 2006, 10:42 PM, said:

Did you remember to enable Cleaner > Windows > Advanced > Custom Files and Folders?

See screenshot

Hi Glenn,
Thanks a lot man! - The screenshot did the trick - I wasn't sure how to do that. Now it's working fine. Thanks again!

Andavari, on May 8 2006, 01:49 AM, said:

There really shouldn't be a reason for CCleaner not cleaning out that folder because every MS Office entry it has lists this folder to clean:
FileKey1=%appdata%\Microsoft\Office\Recent|*.*

However, since it isn't working here's what I want you to do:
1. Open Notepad. Note: If you already have the optional winapp2.ini file installed instead open it with Notepad!
2. Copy and paste the winapp2.ini entry I created for you that's listed in the Code below into either the empty Notepad window, or into the already open winapp2.ini file.:

[MS Office Recent Files]
LangSecRef=3021
Detect=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office
Default=True
FileKey1=%appdata%\Microsoft\Office\Recent|*.*
FileKey2=%windir%\Application Data\Microsoft\Office\Recent|*.*
; Description: This is a custom entry to only remove MS Office Recent Files,
;			  it should work on any version of Windows and with MS Office 97
;			  and above.

3. If you don't have a winapp2.ini save this information into (including the quotes): "C:\Program Files\CCleaner\winapp2.ini"
or if you already have winapp2.ini open just click Save.
4. Run CCleaner and see if it will remove the Office Recent Files.
I hope my instructions were clear.

Thanks Andavari,
I really appreciate your help, but Glenn's screenshot showed me the way - All is well.