Yes, thank you ... I agree with wishing to get this kind of affirmative
feedback. I save good messages for the future in case the same thing
happens to me (g) ... might not, but you never know ... well done ...
vanilla
"compTMan" <compTMan.2x0urh@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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> Well, I finally solved my problem with the help of some of dean-dean's
> advice. Just to recap my problem, I could log in as the Admin. and the
> "Recent Items" would update whenever a file is opened. However, when
> I'm logged in under a standard user ID the Recent Items area would not
> update.
>
> By looking at the registry as defined earlier in this thread, my
> "Recent Items" for standard users was pointing to a shortcut located in
> the C:\User\(your name) directory. I could not determine where the
> shortcut was pointing because if I attempted to open it's properties I
> was denied access because I "didn't have permission" (even if I was
> logged in as the Admin.). So taking the advice of dean-dean earlier in
> this thread I deleted the shortcut file and entered the SHELL:RECENT
> command in the "Start Search" area of the START menu to create the
> special file required for the Recent Items area. This apparently worked
> because the Recent Items window opened.
>
> I then went to the START menu but did not see the "Recent Items" menu
> item, so taking another of dean-dean's suggestions I opened the
> "properties" area of the START button and cleared the checks on the
> following:
>
> "Store and display a list of recently opened files..."
> "Store and display a list of recently opened program..."
>
> I performed a restart, logged back into my standard user ID (not my
> Admin. ID), and opened the properties area of the START button again. I
> reselected the two items above (replaced the checks for each item) and
> clicked APPLY. My Recent Items area now works properly, recording any
> files that are opened.
>
> Thanks dean-dean for all your help and I hope my narative here helps
> others to solve their problem as well.
>
>
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> compTMan