Recent Folder

[Jorge Bravo]

While running Ad-Aware I kept getting warnings of a MRU Object in my Recent
folder. I kept deleting it but next time I scanned i was there again. I
think I understand that the reason is that it is not the same one but a new
ne with information on the more recent IE viewing.

Anyway, at one stage I deleted the folder (in fact, two) but kept them in
the Dustbin folder. I thought that they would be recreated on startp, but
that did not happen. What should I do now? The computer seems to be
running well without the Folder.

In fact, as I said before I had two folders: Recent and Recent [2].

The full location was c:\ Docs&Settings\'ME'\Recent

Thank you for your help

jb

 

[Bruno]

I deleted the [Recent] folder (in fact, two) [...] I thought that they
would be recreated on startp, but that did not happen. [...] I had two
folders: Recent and Recent [2].

The full location was c:\ Docs&Settings\'ME'\Recent

The folder may have been recreated somewhere else.
In Regedit, go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
Folders
double click on "Recent" (right pane),
copy the path to the clipboard,
and, in Windows Explorer, paste the path in the Address bar and hit ENTER.

 

[Jorge Bravo]

Great, thanks very much, but...

I now have different problems: I lost administrator access to my own
account. I know I can create another with Admin access, but I think this
may have been due to having deleted the Recent folder. The new one is in a
different position and with a different name.

Can you help?

Thank you very much


JB

I deleted the [Recent] folder (in fact, two) [...] I thought that they
would be recreated on startp, but that did not happen. [...] I had two
folders: Recent and Recent [2].

The full location was c:\ Docs&Settings\'ME'\Recent

The folder may have been recreated somewhere else.
In Regedit, go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
Folders
double click on "Recent" (right pane),
copy the path to the clipboard,
and, in Windows Explorer, paste the path in the Address bar and hit ENTER.

 

[Bruno]

"Bruno" escreveu na mensagem:

I deleted the [Recent] folder (in fact, two) [...] I thought that they
would be recreated on startp, but that did not happen. [...] I had two
folders: Recent and Recent [2].

The full location was c:\ Docs&Settings\'ME'\Recent

The folder may have been recreated somewhere else.
In Regedit, go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
Folders
double click on "Recent" (right pane),
copy the path to the clipboard,
and, in Windows Explorer, paste the path in the Address bar and hit
ENTER.

I now have different problems: I lost administrator access to my own
account.

If you mean your regular account doesn't have administrator privileges
anymore, log on using the Administrator account and change the account type
of your regular account.

I know I can create another with Admin access, but I think this may have
been due to having deleted the Recent folder. The new one is in a
different position and with a different name.

The Recent folder being recreated somewhere else may be the consequence, not
the cause, of a screwed up account. You could try to change the path in the
registry and reboot. Try:
c:\Documents and Settings\YOUR_ACCOUNT\Recent