How do I turn off “My Recent Documents”?
How do I prevent items being added to the My Recent Documents folder in the Start menu or disable it entirely? I use Windows XP.

How do I prevent items being added to the My Recent Documents folder in the Start menu or disable it entirely? I use Windows XP.
I would like to remove the arrows from the shortcut icons on my desktop in Windows XP. Is there an easy way to do this?