Possible solution for others.
Questions remain...
Would C:\Windows\System32\desktop.ini work, too?
If not, can a new file be created?
Where does a single user copy it without having to create another account?
a) paste desktop.ini into effected folder
b) restore folder default
c) restore folder's default icon
d) reboot/restart
I'm not enough of a geek to figure it out.
KB
"lights out" wrote in message
news:32611845-C7DD-4FB4-89B8-976B827BA1AF@microsoft.com...
> 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?
> ...
> .....
> "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?
>