Quote: Originally Posted by
Bob Newman 
Vista Home Premium
Many recently opened or new items do not appear on my Recent Items list when choosing that from the start menu. I understand that this is normal and Vista is very quirky as far as what is on this list and what isn't. Is there any way that I can manually edit this list to selectively add things I want there and remove those that I don't?
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Thanks in advance... Bob
There is, and there isn't.
First off, you have no control over what gets added to the "Recent Items" list, as the shortcuts placed there are determined primarily by the application developer. Whenever a common File Open/Save dialog is used, it's up to the application developer to provide the internal "flag" that tells Windows to add the file to the Recent Items list.
Second, if you open the Start Menu, right-click on "Recent Items", then select Explore, you will open an Explorer Window with all the shortcuts listed. If you want, you can add whatever shortcut you like there, by right-dragging an item into the folder and selcting "Create Shortcut Here". It's actually a waste of time though, as older shortcuts in the "Recent Items" list are automatically removed whenever Windows adds another. The only real benefit of knowing how to get to the shortcuts is when you want to delete them manually.