I assume you mean that what is erased is the LIST of filenames in the window
displayed by the Office button, not the actual files. To fix, go to Options
of each program and navigate to Advanced, Display section. Make sure the
entry for "Show this number of Recent Documents" is a non-zero value.
-TedMi
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