How you remove or clear documents from Start Documents or My Recent Documents varies depending on the Start Menu View setup in Windows XP?
Each view has a slightly different method for clearing recent documents and so each will be described individually. Classic Start Menu view Click the Start button, point to Settings, click on Taskbar and Start Menu, click on the Start Menu tab. Click on the Customize button on the right side of the Classic Start Menu selection, click the Clear button, click OK twice. The Start Documents recently used document list will now be cleared. Start Menu View Click the Start button, choose Control Panel, double-click on the Taskbar and Start Menu icon, click on the Start Menu tab. Click the Customize button on the right side of the Start Menu selection, click on the Advanced tab, click the Clear List button and click OK twice. The Start My Recent Documents recently used document list will now be empty.
