Earl
Are you using Vista Ultimate or Business?
If so, right click the Recent Items on the Start Menu and select
Properties/Previous Versions Tab. Select the oldest file there and click the
Restore Button.
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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User
"Earl R" <EarlR@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:B0CCCFBC-3567-4F22-AFED-4FF332665C30@xxxxxx
Quote:
> This didn't work either. I got an error message on instruction 3. In any
> case, it had no effect.
>
> Earl
>
> "dean-dean" wrote:
> Quote:
>> Try this, compTMan, (substitute USERNAME for the actual name of the
>> account):
>>
>> 1. Right-click Command Prompt, and choose Run as Administrator. Type the
>> following command, and then press ENTER:
>>
>> takeown /f C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent
>>
>> 2. Type the following command, and then press ENTER to grant
>> administrators full access to the file:
>>
>> icacls C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent /grant
>> administrators:F
>>
>> 3. Then type:
>>
>> icacls C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent /grant
>> USERNAME_PC/USERNAME:F
>>
>> Press ENTER.
>>
>>
>> "compTMan" <compTMan.2wt9u7@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
>> news:compTMan.2wt9u7@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net... Quote:
>> >
>> > I don't know when my problem started but I too recently loaded an
>> > anti-virus application (AVG).
>> >
>> > As Earl mentioned, the icon for my Recent Items file is a special icon
>> > and the file name includes the work "Items." Dean-dean, do you have any
>> > other suggestions?
>> >
>> > I did find one interesting point. If I'm logged on as a standard user
>> > and attempt to access the Recent Items file (using the shell:recent
>> > command) I'm told I need permission to access the file. It then ask me
>> > to enter the Admin. password. When I enter the correct password I'm
>> > "denied access" and told to use the "security tab" to gain access!
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > compTMan
>>