today Acad stopped listing my recently opened files. And MS Word did it to. Must be a administration setting somewhere. Any ideas?
Try this...
You can restore the Recent Items menu if you want. Simply right click the 'Taskbar', click 'Properties' > select the 'Start Menu' tab > click 'Customize' > in the dialog displayed, check off the appropriate menu link for 'Recent Items'
I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you...
Try this...
"List my most recently opened documents" is checked.
Try this...
Anytime something changes without explanation on your computer it's wise to run scans for viruses and malware. They have bad habits of hiding and changing all sorts of stuff to help hide their activities.
> today Acad stopped listing my recently opened files. And MS Word did it to. Must be a administration setting somewhere. Any ideas?
I have to agree with Mr. Ward on this one. Good idea to scan everything and look for malware. Of course, it could be something minor that a simple system shutdown and restart would correct. The issue happening across different programs has me thinking it could be that.
Oh, and for what it is worth, I thought this photo of you and Tony Cavell turned out really well. Hope you enjoy.

Larry P