Hello again & thanks, this works nicely (and yes I do like it
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KK
"DP" <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:emkqCFDNIHA.4584@xxxxxx Quote:
>>I would use the explorer shell for this, such as your Documents folder and
>>have your View set to 'Date Modified'.
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> I've been tinkering with that since you suggested it Andre, but I can't
> find a way for the settings to stick so that when you click the recent
> items button in the start menu.
> However, I did come up with something else. I don't know if the OP will
> like this or not. It's a couple of extra steps.
> It is possible to put a shortcut on your desktop to Recent Items. And you
> can set up the folder the shortcut links to to show the files in order of
> the most-recent use. Or you can sort them any other way you can sort a
> folder.
> How to do it: Right click the Recent Items button in the start menu.
> Choose Send To. That will open a cascading menu. One of the choices is
> "Desktop (create shortcut)." Choose that.
> (I'm using Ultimate 64 bit, but I assume other versions offer the same
> options. I could be ASSuming too much.)
> Note that when you create that shortcut and use it, you may have to add a
> column in the folder so that it shows date modified. If OP doesnt know how
> to do that, just ask. We'll tell.