How do I remove the Documents item on my Start Menu?

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No GPedit in XP Home (so home users are supposed to know how to edit the registry; good one MS)
There are a couple of extra settings that I found on my XP Pro system that are helpful for keeping the system private:

> User Configuration
-> Administrative Templates
--> Start Menu & Task Bar section

- Clear Document History at Log off
(Clear history of recently opened documents on exit.)

- Do not keep history of recently opened documents
(Prevents the operating system and installed programs from creating and displaying shortcuts to recently opened documents.)

- Turn off user tracking
(Disables user tracking. This setting prevents the system from tracking the programs users run, the paths they navigate, and the documents they open...)

I have followed all the steps for both types of start menus including 'Clear Document History at Log Off', "Do not keep history of recently opened documents' and 'Turn off user tracking'. I have rebooted in order for the changes to take effect however the system seems to be returning to default settings and the changes I made are showing again as not configured. I am using XP Pro... any ideas?

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