Deleting "open a recent item" files

The screen that appears when you first open Dreamweaver 8 has
a list on the left that allows you to open a recent item. The ones
that are currently listed on my computer are no longer valid and I
would like to clear them. I have not been able to figure out a way
to do this so any help is appreciated - Thanks!

The recent files list is in the Registry of your computer.
If you just ignore the "no longer valid" list and keep
working with newer files, the newer file names will replace the
older ones.
If you still want to mess around with things, and you're
comfortable editing the registry values.
start> run
Type in : regedit
In the console that opens
HKEY_CURRENT_USER> Software> Macromedia>
Dreamweaver> Recent File List
I would strongly recommend against messing around with the
registry values unless you're absolutely sure about what you're
doing.

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