If you've used Tweak UI have a look at this article:

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=284896

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Jim Rech
Excel MVP
"Bruce Wilson" <Bruce wrote in message
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|I am running Excel under SP3 of Office XP. The option for the recent file
| list in the general tab is greyed out so I can not see any recently used
| files on the menu.
|
| What is the solution?
|
| Bruce Wilson