Well, my suggestion to compTMan was for the Recent Items folder that met the criteria of a generic icon and the name Recent, instead
of Recent Items (which criteria indicates the desktop.ini is missing). Too, if the desktop.ini is missing, Delete will be in the
context menu when right-clicking on the folder.
Check this key in the Registry Editor:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
In the left-hand pane, the default Data for the Name "Recent" (no quotes) should be:
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent
(Note that in the registry, the folder is called Recent, not Recent Items: the path is exactly as written. The "Recent Items" name
is a function of the desktop.ini.). And check this key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders
In the left-hand pane, the default Data for the Name "Recent" (no quotes) should be:
C:\Users\(Your Name)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent
Should you need to modify the Data values, log off and back on. Then type shell:recent to see if the folder pops up...
"Earl R" <EarlR@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:BC986954-5413-4742-9269-188AA5BC4D38@xxxxxx
Quote:
> Thanks for trying but that doesn't work. I have used a third party cleaner
> (Tweak VI) but the folder is the special folder for recent items and right
> clicking on recent items in the start menu has always had the clear recent
> items box. I tried your procedure anyway. The first problem I ran into was
> there was no delete option in the right click dialogue box. I tried moving it
> to another folder and that worked. BAsed on the warnings, there is a
> desktop.ini file in that folder. I then followed your suggested - logged on
> and logged off, the selected Start the Search and typed shell:recent. The
> only response was that it could not fin that item. I tried opening a word
> file, making changes and closing it. Then I checked recent items but it still
> didn't contain the recently opened file.
>
> I use McAfee for security and I know they had a bad update in August that I
> am still trying to fix. I wonder if that could have caused the problem. I am
> still trying to get McAfee to run after hours of troubleshooting with McAfee.
>
> Does anyone have any other suggestions. This is a very irritating problem
> for me.
>
> "dean-dean" wrote:
> Quote:
>> If you've used a 3rd party cleaner, it may have deleted the desktop.ini in
>> the Recent Items folder. If you navigate to C:\Users\(Your
>> Name)AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows, does the Recent Items folder have a
>> special icon? If it doesn't, and only shows the generic manila one, or if the
>> folder is just called Recent (without the word Items), right-click on the
>> Recent folder and choose Delete. Log Off and then Log On. Open your Start
>> Menu and type, in the Start Search box:
>>
>> shell:recent
>>
>> Press Enter. This should restore the folder with the correct desktop.ini,
>> which will then restore the right-click context menu item "Clear Recent
>> Items List". (Right-click inside the Recent Items folder that pops up to
>> test that, after having typed shell:recent).
>>
>> "compTMan" <compTMan.2ws8c6@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message news:compTMan.2ws8c6@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net... Quote:
>> >
>> > I also have the same problem, however I have noticed that my Admin. user
>> > account "Recent Items" area does update properly. Only my standard user
>> > accts. don't update the Recent Items area. I've found that by going to
>> > the folder identified by Pengalo above
>> > (C:\Users\[user]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent) my Admin.
>> > user ID has a "Recent Items" file while my other user ID's don't have
>> > this file. So that's the issue. The question is how do we correct it?
>> > I could copy the file from Admin. and paste it in one of the user ID's
>> > to see if that helps but I think there should also be some Registry
>> > changes required to get it to be used properly.
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > compTMan
>>