My Recent Documents

[Eric J. Groves]

Hi Group

On 1 April 05 I posted the following to
"microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support" and haven't received any
helpful responses, so here it is. If you have any ideas, please respond.

"I am running Windows XP Pro with SP-2 built in (that is how my retail copy
came). I've run into a new problem. Until recently after saving a document
file or picture file, if I wanted to reaccess those files quickly I could
go:

Start, Documents and those saved documents or pictures would be listed
there. As of a few days ago, I no longer have that option. After saving
something it is no longer displayed in that location. I have tried the
following:

To show your most recently used documents on the Start menu
1.. Right-click the Start button, and then click Properties.
2.. On the Start Menu tab, click Start menu, and then click Customize.
3.. On the Advanced tab, select the List my most recently opened documents
check box.
The next time you click Start, the My Recent Documents folder is on the
Start menu. This folder contains the documents and files you opened recently



I have checked and unchecked that check box until I am blue in the face and
My Recent Documents listing will not appear. Does anyone out there have an
answer."



Eric

 

[Broooz]

I have checked and unchecked that check box until I am blue in the face
and My Recent Documents listing will not appear. Does anyone out there
have an answer."

What about making a short cut to C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Recent

 

[Larry(LJL269)]

On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 21:20:24 GMT, "Broooz"

||>
|> I have checked and unchecked that check box until I am blue in the face
|> and My Recent Documents listing will not appear. Does anyone out there
|> have an answer."
|
|What about making a short cut to C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Recent
|
Better- has more enties of more types than what he
wants.I have 60 entris.

Also "C:\Documents and Settings\LL\Local
Settings\History\day\pc" is by-day version.

HTH-Larry
Any advise is my attempt to contribute more than I have received but I can only assure you that it works on my PC. GOOD LUCK.

 

[Kelly]

Hi Eric,

Is nothing there or is nothing new being listed there?

Former, see line 55.
Latter, see line 210 (right hand side)>

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
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