Microsoft KB Archive/288441

= ACC2002: How to Edit the Most Recently Used Template List =

Article ID: 288441

Article Last Modified on 11/5/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q288441



Advanced: Requires expert coding, interoperability, and multiuser skills.

This article applies to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb) and to a Microsoft Access project (.adp).

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SUMMARY
This article describes how to remove recently used templates from the New from template list in the New File task pane.

NOTE: Removing these templates is a temporary change. The next time that you use the template, the name will appear in the recently used list again.



MORE INFORMATION
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To remove recently used templates from the New from template list, follow these steps:  Quit all Microsoft Office programs. Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). Click to expand the following subkey in the registry:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Access

 On the Registry menu, click Export Registry File.

The Export Registry File dialog box appears. In the File name box, type C:\Export to Access, and then click Save. Click to expand Internet, and then click Recent Templates.</li> In the Name list, click the Template value that corresponds to the template in the Data list that you want to remove.</li> On the Edit menu, click Delete, and then click Yes in the Confirm Value Delete message box.</li> Click the Friendly value that has the same number as that of the Template  value that you removed in step 8.</li> On the Edit menu, click Delete, and then click Yes in the Confirm Value Delete message box.</li> Rename any remaining Friendly values to place them in numeric order, starting with the number 1. To do this, right-click the value that you want to rename, and then click Rename on the shortcut menu that appears.</li>  Rename any remaining Template values to place them in numeric order, starting with the number 1.

NOTE: The list should appear similar to the following: <pre class="fixed_text">  Name        Data (Default)  {value not set} Friendly1  &quot;Service Call Management&quot; Friendly2  &quot;Contact Management&quot; Template1  &quot;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Templates\1033\Service Call Management.mdz&quot; Template2  &quot;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Templates\1033\Contact Management.mdz&quot; </li> Quit Registry Editor.</li> Restart the computer.</li></ol>

Start Registry Editor and go to the following registry subkey:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Access\Internet\Recent Templates

In the Data column in the registry, the Friendly value is the name of the template that was created. In addition, the associated Template value is the path to that template. For example:

If Friendly2 contains a Data value of Contact Management, Template2 will contain a Data value that is the path to the Contact Management template.

For example: <pre class="fixed_text">  Name        Data (Default)  {value not set} Friendly2  &quot;Contact Management&quot; Template2  &quot;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Templates\1033\Contact Management.mdz&quot;

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