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06-15-2008
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| | Recent documents not showing I have a problem that has just seemed to appear over the last day. The problem I am having is in the start menu the recent documents bit is not showing any more. I can enable it and it does show up, but when I reboot my computer it disappears again. I go and right click the orb and click properties and I see that the check box for "Store and display a list of recently opened files" is unchecked again. I have not tweaked my system and the only thing I have installed lately was Firefox 3 rc3. I have got IE7 as my default browser. I am at a loss. I know this is a small problem, but it was handy to have the list of recently opened files to hand. I wondered if any one could help me out with this problem. NIK |
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06-15-2008
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| | RE: Recent documents not showing Take a look here: Recent Programs Not Being Remembered "Nicholas Hall" wrote: Quote: > I have a problem that has just seemed to appear over the last day. > > The problem I am having is in the start menu the recent documents bit is not > showing any more. > I can enable it and it does show up, but when I reboot my computer it > disappears again. > I go and right click the orb and click properties and I see that the check > box for "Store and display a list of recently opened files" is unchecked > again. > > I have not tweaked my system and the only thing I have installed lately was > Firefox 3 rc3. I have got IE7 as my default browser. > > I am at a loss. I know this is a small problem, but it was handy to have the > list of recently opened files to hand. > > I wondered if any one could help me out with this problem. > > NIK > > |
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06-16-2008
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| | Re: Recent documents not showing Thanks for the link, but unfortunately that covered recent programs and not recent documents. Thanks again anyway NIK "Sinclair" <Sinclair@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:8501117F-F986-4F8A-BAF6-0ED5B1726A68@xxxxxx Quote: > Take a look here: > Recent Programs Not Being Remembered > > "Nicholas Hall" wrote: > Quote: >> I have a problem that has just seemed to appear over the last day. >> >> The problem I am having is in the start menu the recent documents bit is >> not >> showing any more. >> I can enable it and it does show up, but when I reboot my computer it >> disappears again. >> I go and right click the orb and click properties and I see that the >> check >> box for "Store and display a list of recently opened files" is unchecked >> again. >> >> I have not tweaked my system and the only thing I have installed lately >> was >> Firefox 3 rc3. I have got IE7 as my default browser. >> >> I am at a loss. I know this is a small problem, but it was handy to have >> the >> list of recently opened files to hand. >> >> I wondered if any one could help me out with this problem. >> >> NIK >> >> |
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06-16-2008
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| | Re: Recent documents not showing Nicholas Is there an option to click on Apply and then OK? If yes are you just clicking on OK? -- ~~~~ Hope this helps Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Nicholas Hall" <niknik1971NOSPPAM@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OayZK62zIHA.4848@xxxxxx Quote: > Thanks for the link, but unfortunately that covered recent programs and > not recent documents. > > Thanks again anyway > > NIK > > "Sinclair" <Sinclair@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:8501117F-F986-4F8A-BAF6-0ED5B1726A68@xxxxxx Quote: >> Take a look here: >> Recent Programs Not Being Remembered >> >> "Nicholas Hall" wrote: >> Quote: >>> I have a problem that has just seemed to appear over the last day. >>> >>> The problem I am having is in the start menu the recent documents bit is >>> not >>> showing any more. >>> I can enable it and it does show up, but when I reboot my computer it >>> disappears again. >>> I go and right click the orb and click properties and I see that the >>> check >>> box for "Store and display a list of recently opened files" is unchecked >>> again. >>> >>> I have not tweaked my system and the only thing I have installed lately >>> was >>> Firefox 3 rc3. I have got IE7 as my default browser. >>> >>> I am at a loss. I know this is a small problem, but it was handy to have >>> the >>> list of recently opened files to hand. >>> >>> I wondered if any one could help me out with this problem. >>> >>> NIK >>> >>> |
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06-16-2008
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| | Re: Recent documents not showing I am clicking apply and then OK. NIK "Gerry" <gcjc@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:Okt1Ya9zIHA.2408@xxxxxx Quote: > Nicholas > > Is there an option to click on Apply and then OK? If yes are you just > clicking on OK? > > > -- > ~~~~ > Hope this helps > > Gerry > ~~~~ > FCA > Stourport, England > Enquire, plan and execute > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > "Nicholas Hall" <niknik1971NOSPPAM@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:OayZK62zIHA.4848@xxxxxx Quote: >> Thanks for the link, but unfortunately that covered recent programs and >> not recent documents. >> >> Thanks again anyway >> >> NIK >> >> "Sinclair" <Sinclair@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:8501117F-F986-4F8A-BAF6-0ED5B1726A68@xxxxxx Quote: >>> Take a look here: >>> Recent Programs Not Being Remembered >>> >>> "Nicholas Hall" wrote: >>> >>>> I have a problem that has just seemed to appear over the last day. >>>> >>>> The problem I am having is in the start menu the recent documents bit >>>> is not >>>> showing any more. >>>> I can enable it and it does show up, but when I reboot my computer it >>>> disappears again. >>>> I go and right click the orb and click properties and I see that the >>>> check >>>> box for "Store and display a list of recently opened files" is >>>> unchecked >>>> again. >>>> >>>> I have not tweaked my system and the only thing I have installed lately >>>> was >>>> Firefox 3 rc3. I have got IE7 as my default browser. >>>> >>>> I am at a loss. I know this is a small problem, but it was handy to >>>> have the >>>> list of recently opened files to hand. >>>> >>>> I wondered if any one could help me out with this problem. >>>> >>>> NIK >>>> >>>> >>> > |
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06-17-2008
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| | Re: Recent documents not showing "Gerry" <gcjc@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:Okt1Ya9zIHA.2408@xxxxxx Quote: > Nicholas > > Is there an option to click on Apply and then OK? If yes are you just > clicking on OK? > > > -- > ~~~~ > Hope this helps > > Gerry > ~~~~ > FCA > Stourport, England > Enquire, plan and execute > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > "Nicholas Hall" <niknik1971NOSPPAM@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:OayZK62zIHA.4848@xxxxxx Quote: >> Thanks for the link, but unfortunately that covered recent programs and >> not recent documents. >> >> Thanks again anyway >> >> NIK >> >> "Sinclair" <Sinclair@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:8501117F-F986-4F8A-BAF6-0ED5B1726A68@xxxxxx Quote: >>> Take a look here: >>> Recent Programs Not Being Remembered >>> >>> "Nicholas Hall" wrote: >>> >>>> I have a problem that has just seemed to appear over the last day. >>>> >>>> The problem I am having is in the start menu the recent documents bit >>>> is not >>>> showing any more. >>>> I can enable it and it does show up, but when I reboot my computer it >>>> disappears again. >>>> I go and right click the orb and click properties and I see that the >>>> check >>>> box for "Store and display a list of recently opened files" is >>>> unchecked >>>> again. >>>> >>>> I have not tweaked my system and the only thing I have installed lately >>>> was >>>> Firefox 3 rc3. I have got IE7 as my default browser. >>>> >>>> I am at a loss. I know this is a small problem, but it was handy to >>>> have the >>>> list of recently opened files to hand. >>>> >>>> I wondered if any one could help me out with this problem. >>>> >>>> NIK >>>> >>>> >>> Clicking Apply is the exact same as clicking OK as far as making a change take effect. The Apply option appears when there are more than one Tab so a user that wants to make several changes can do so without the the menu closing. In others words if I were to make a change on one Tab then click Apply that will take affect right away, then I move to the next Tab and make another change and so on. When I'm done I then click OK and the menu will then close. -- All the best, SG Is your computer system ready for Vista? https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/ Want to keep up with the latest news from MS? http://news.google.com/nwshp?tab=wn&ned=us&topic=t Just type in Microsoft |
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06-17-2008
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| | Re: Recent documents not showing SG You may be right but I am not convinced. ~~~~ Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "SG" <sorry@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:er$Ik8C0IHA.6096@xxxxxx Quote: > "Gerry" <gcjc@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:Okt1Ya9zIHA.2408@xxxxxx Quote: >> Nicholas >> >> Is there an option to click on Apply and then OK? If yes are you just >> clicking on OK? >> >> >> -- >> ~~~~ >> Hope this helps >> >> Gerry >> ~~~~ >> FCA >> Stourport, England >> Enquire, plan and execute >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> >> "Nicholas Hall" <niknik1971NOSPPAM@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:OayZK62zIHA.4848@xxxxxx Quote: >>> Thanks for the link, but unfortunately that covered recent programs and >>> not recent documents. >>> >>> Thanks again anyway >>> >>> NIK >>> >>> "Sinclair" <Sinclair@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>> news:8501117F-F986-4F8A-BAF6-0ED5B1726A68@xxxxxx >>>> Take a look here: >>>> Recent Programs Not Being Remembered >>>> >>>> "Nicholas Hall" wrote: >>>> >>>>> I have a problem that has just seemed to appear over the last day. >>>>> >>>>> The problem I am having is in the start menu the recent documents bit >>>>> is not >>>>> showing any more. >>>>> I can enable it and it does show up, but when I reboot my computer it >>>>> disappears again. >>>>> I go and right click the orb and click properties and I see that the >>>>> check >>>>> box for "Store and display a list of recently opened files" is >>>>> unchecked >>>>> again. >>>>> >>>>> I have not tweaked my system and the only thing I have installed >>>>> lately was >>>>> Firefox 3 rc3. I have got IE7 as my default browser. >>>>> >>>>> I am at a loss. I know this is a small problem, but it was handy to >>>>> have the >>>>> list of recently opened files to hand. >>>>> >>>>> I wondered if any one could help me out with this problem. >>>>> >>>>> NIK >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> > > Clicking Apply is the exact same as clicking OK as far as making a change > take effect. The Apply option appears when there are more than one Tab so > a user that wants to make several changes can do so without the the menu > closing. In others words if I were to make a change on one Tab then click > Apply that will take affect right away, then I move to the next Tab and > make another change and so on. When I'm done I then click OK and the menu > will then close. > > -- > All the best, > SG > > Is your computer system ready for Vista? > https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/ > Want to keep up with the latest news from MS? > http://news.google.com/nwshp?tab=wn&ned=us&topic=t > Just type in Microsoft > |
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06-17-2008
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| | Re: Recent documents not showing Nicholas Line 55 applied for Windows Xp -not sure about Windows Vista http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Otherwise I am at a loss. ~~~~ Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Nicholas Hall" <niknik1971NOSPPAM@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ukMKbdA0IHA.3504@xxxxxx Quote: >I am clicking apply and then OK. > > NIK > > "Gerry" <gcjc@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:Okt1Ya9zIHA.2408@xxxxxx Quote: >> Nicholas >> >> Is there an option to click on Apply and then OK? If yes are you just >> clicking on OK? >> >> >> -- >> ~~~~ >> Hope this helps >> >> Gerry >> ~~~~ >> FCA >> Stourport, England >> Enquire, plan and execute >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> >> "Nicholas Hall" <niknik1971NOSPPAM@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:OayZK62zIHA.4848@xxxxxx Quote: >>> Thanks for the link, but unfortunately that covered recent programs and >>> not recent documents. >>> >>> Thanks again anyway >>> >>> NIK >>> >>> "Sinclair" <Sinclair@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>> news:8501117F-F986-4F8A-BAF6-0ED5B1726A68@xxxxxx >>>> Take a look here: >>>> Recent Programs Not Being Remembered >>>> >>>> "Nicholas Hall" wrote: >>>> >>>>> I have a problem that has just seemed to appear over the last day. >>>>> >>>>> The problem I am having is in the start menu the recent documents bit >>>>> is not >>>>> showing any more. >>>>> I can enable it and it does show up, but when I reboot my computer it >>>>> disappears again. >>>>> I go and right click the orb and click properties and I see that the >>>>> check >>>>> box for "Store and display a list of recently opened files" is >>>>> unchecked >>>>> again. >>>>> >>>>> I have not tweaked my system and the only thing I have installed >>>>> lately was >>>>> Firefox 3 rc3. I have got IE7 as my default browser. >>>>> >>>>> I am at a loss. I know this is a small problem, but it was handy to >>>>> have the >>>>> list of recently opened files to hand. >>>>> >>>>> I wondered if any one could help me out with this problem. >>>>> >>>>> NIK >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> |
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06-18-2008
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| | Re: Recent documents not showing "Gerry" <gcjc@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OFSYFKM0IHA.524@xxxxxx Quote: > SG > > You may be right but I am not convinced. > > > > ~~~~ > > > Gerry > ~~~~ > FCA > Stourport, England > Enquire, plan and execute > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > "SG" <sorry@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:er$Ik8C0IHA.6096@xxxxxx Quote: >> "Gerry" <gcjc@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:Okt1Ya9zIHA.2408@xxxxxx Quote: >>> Nicholas >>> >>> Is there an option to click on Apply and then OK? If yes are you just >>> clicking on OK? >>> >>> >>> -- >>> ~~~~ >>> Hope this helps >>> >>> Gerry >>> ~~~~ >>> FCA >>> Stourport, England >>> Enquire, plan and execute >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> >>> >>> "Nicholas Hall" <niknik1971NOSPPAM@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>> news:OayZK62zIHA.4848@xxxxxx >>>> Thanks for the link, but unfortunately that covered recent programs and >>>> not recent documents. >>>> >>>> Thanks again anyway >>>> >>>> NIK >>>> >>>> "Sinclair" <Sinclair@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>>> news:8501117F-F986-4F8A-BAF6-0ED5B1726A68@xxxxxx >>>>> Take a look here: >>>>> Recent Programs Not Being Remembered >>>>> >>>>> "Nicholas Hall" wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I have a problem that has just seemed to appear over the last day. >>>>>> >>>>>> The problem I am having is in the start menu the recent documents bit >>>>>> is not >>>>>> showing any more. >>>>>> I can enable it and it does show up, but when I reboot my computer it >>>>>> disappears again. >>>>>> I go and right click the orb and click properties and I see that the >>>>>> check >>>>>> box for "Store and display a list of recently opened files" is >>>>>> unchecked >>>>>> again. >>>>>> >>>>>> I have not tweaked my system and the only thing I have installed >>>>>> lately was >>>>>> Firefox 3 rc3. I have got IE7 as my default browser. >>>>>> >>>>>> I am at a loss. I know this is a small problem, but it was handy to >>>>>> have the >>>>>> list of recently opened files to hand. >>>>>> >>>>>> I wondered if any one could help me out with this problem. >>>>>> >>>>>> NIK >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >> Clicking Apply is the exact same as clicking OK as far as making a change >> take effect. The Apply option appears when there are more than one Tab so >> a user that wants to make several changes can do so without the the menu >> closing. In others words if I were to make a change on one Tab then click >> Apply that will take affect right away, then I move to the next Tab and >> make another change and so on. When I'm done I then click OK and the menu >> will then close. >> >> -- >> All the best, >> SG >> >> Is your computer system ready for Vista? >> https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/ >> Want to keep up with the latest news from MS? >> http://news.google.com/nwshp?tab=wn&ned=us&topic=t >> Just type in Microsoft >> This describes it somewhat..... http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...kf(VS.80).aspx -- All the best, SG Is your computer system ready for Vista? https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/ Want to keep up with the latest news from MS? http://news.google.com/nwshp?tab=wn&ned=us&topic=t Just type in Microsoft |
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06-18-2008
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| | Re: Recent documents not showing SG The Article talks about all changes with regard to the Apply button and using OK for a single change. My inclination remains that is safer to always click on the Apply button, whenever there is an Apply button not "greyed" out, rather than OK to be sure that all aspects of the change are covered. The Article implies that OK is not then needed. If the user clicks on Apply this does not, however, close the Window so you need to do something to achieve that and clicking on OK does that. Technically you are right where only one change is being made. However,when offering advice in these newsgroups all levels of computer skills are encountered and offering a fail safe approach, it may go beyond what is needed, is simpler and does no harm. ~~~~ Regards Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "SG" <sorry@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%235%23bgoS0IHA.5472@xxxxxx Quote: > "Gerry" <gcjc@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:OFSYFKM0IHA.524@xxxxxx Quote: >> SG >> >> You may be right but I am not convinced. >> >> >> >> ~~~~ >> >> >> Gerry >> ~~~~ >> FCA >> Stourport, England >> Enquire, plan and execute >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> >> >> "SG" <sorry@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:er$Ik8C0IHA.6096@xxxxxx Quote: >>> >>> Clicking Apply is the exact same as clicking OK as far as making a >>> change take effect. The Apply option appears when there are more than >>> one Tab so a user that wants to make several changes can do so without >>> the the menu closing. In others words if I were to make a change on one >>> Tab then click Apply that will take affect right away, then I move to >>> the next Tab and make another change and so on. When I'm done I then >>> click OK and the menu will then close. >>> >>> -- >>> All the best, >>> SG >>> >>> Is your computer system ready for Vista? >>> https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/ >>> Want to keep up with the latest news from MS? >>> http://news.google.com/nwshp?tab=wn&ned=us&topic=t >>> Just type in Microsoft >>> > > This describes it somewhat..... > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...kf(VS.80).aspx > > -- > All the best, > SG > > Is your computer system ready for Vista? > https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/ > Want to keep up with the latest news from MS? > http://news.google.com/nwshp?tab=wn&ned=us&topic=t > Just type in Microsoft > |
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