I checked the registry and found that for the "Recent" items in the first registry entry identified in the attachment below I only have:
%USERPROFILE%\Recent
and not the full path defined below.
And for the second registry defined below I have:
C:\Users\(Your Name)\Recent
again not the full path.
I hate making changes to the registry since this is such an important and delicate area but I will look into possibly making the change and report my findings back on this thread.
Quote: Originally Posted by
dean-dean 
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