'Recent Files' on Start Menu has lost special attributes

[JeffG]

Most of the items on the right of the Start Menu have special attributes, in
that they show an info tooltip on mouseover and have specially tailored
right-click menus.

My Recent Files item seems to have lost its special attributes and the
right-click menu is now just a standard one, with no option to clear the list
(if I want to do this, I now have to go to my roaming profile and delete the
shortcuts manually).

What caused this, and how do I fix it?

(I searched for a sample of tooltip text like 'See the disk drives' in the
registry, but nothing came up)

 

[JW]

Strange, Clear recent Items is available with a right click on my on my
Vista32 Home Premium SP1 system and with the list displayed and can right
click and delete any individual shortcut from the list

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

"Clear Recent Items List" option missing when you right-click on the Recent folder:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articl...hen-you-right-click-on-the-Recent-folder.html

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
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Most of the items on the right of the Start Menu have special attributes, in
that they show an info tooltip on mouseover and have specially tailored
right-click menus.

My Recent Files item seems to have lost its special attributes and the
right-click menu is now just a standard one, with no option to clear the list
(if I want to do this, I now have to go to my roaming profile and delete the
shortcuts manually).

What caused this, and how do I fix it?

(I searched for a sample of tooltip text like 'See the disk drives' in the
registry, but nothing came up)

 

[JeffG]

Thanks Ramesh. Fixed the problem.

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[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

You're welcome Jeff.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
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Thanks Ramesh. Fixed the problem.

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