lights out

Thank you dean-dean, but additional steps needed.

1. I copied the "desktop.ini" from another admin user profile within my pc.
That didn't work, the "recent" folder remained as a
generic folder, "not" a system folder, hence, I still don't have the context
menu choice, "clear recent items list".

2. I right-click the "recent" generic folder, chose properties, click
"customize" tab. I click the "restore default", click apply,
nope, did not work.

3. I repeat step 2 above, this time, I click the "change" icon, click
"restore default", it gave me a warning msg that if I change the
icon image, something about ... may not work correctly, I click apply
anyway.

4. I rebooted pc. whoa... the "recent" generic folder now shows "system"
folder icon. I right-click "recent items" from the
Start Oval... yep, the context menu now shows the "clear recent items list"
option. It's back!

Now the question is, is the "desktop.ini" I'd copied from another admin user
profile partially corrected this issue? If yes, would
that "desktop.ini" (which points to so class root CLID {xxxxxxx....} means
my "recent items" system folder is actually borrowing
from the other admin user profile?
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"dean-dean" <dean-dean@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:uWfGoC$uHHA.4800@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>
> It appears that Adaware deleted the (hidden, system) desktop.ini file
> inside your Recent folder. If you navigate to C:\Users\(Your
> Name)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\ there should be a folder called >
> "Recent Items" with a special icon. If the desktop.ini file is missing,
> it will appear as a normal folder with the standard manila-colored icon,
> perhaps named "Recent" (not "Recent Items"). Right-clicking on the folder
> should have the context menu choice "Clear Recent Items List".
>
> "lights out" <nospam@northstar.com> wrote in message
> news:1E301A9D-B6E8-4C7C-AD29-78B8C18B99B9@microsoft.com...
>
> Hi, after running Adaware 2007 and removing some items, my "clear recent
> items list" disappeared, how do I get it back?
>
> Recall, when I click, Start / Recent Items / right-click, I suppose to get
> a choice, "clear recent items list", but no more.
>
> Can anyone help?