Earl, you aren't getting an "access denied" as was compTMan, so those
commands weren't appropriate to your situation. The behavior you are
describing is more like the the checkmark in "Store and display a list of
recently opened files", in Taskbar and Start Menu Properties, isn't
"sticking". Try toggling that entry; that is, turn it off, so that Recent
Items (on the right-hand side of the Menu) ISN'T listed in your Start Menu,
and then turn it back on, so that Recent Items IS listed in your Start Menu.
The sudden disappearance of the window when you type shell:recent acts just
as you describe, when that entry in Properties is not checked.
"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
>>