Want To Remove Documents from Start Menu

hi,
is there any way to remove documents icon that appear in start menu which keeps the record of all files that i open. i want remove that icon from start menu.

Open up your favorite registry editor. Navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

Right-click on the right pane and select New, DWORD Value. Name it NoRecentDocsMenu. Double-click and enter 1 as value. To restore the Documents menu, reverse the steps by changing 1 to 0 or delete DWORD value.

this will help you in windows xp

• Begin by first clicking on the Start Button.
• Then click on the Control Panel icon located in the right column of the Start Menu.
• Now click on the Taskbar and Start Menu icon to display its Menu Properties Window.
• If your Start Menu is set to the Classic View, then begin by clicking on the Start Button.
• Then click on Settings, then click on the Taskbar and Start Menu icon to display its Properties.
• Now, click on the Start Menu Tab at the top of the screen.
• Then Click on the Customize button at the bottom right hand side of the screen.
• Now click on the Clear button located on the right hand center of the screen.
• Notice how the Clear button shades gray denoting that your documents menu is now cleared.
• This will also clear all recently accessed documents, programs and websites.
• Now click the OK button at the bottom of the screen to close the Start Menu Window.
• Then click the OK button at the bottom of the screen to close the Taskbar Properties Window.
• Then Reboot your computer for the changes to take full effect.