Vista - Where are my Recent Places?

It's always empty... anyone know what's wrong/how to make it remember something

At the moment, I could employ a goldfish to better advantage in remembering
where I put things...

Thanks!

On Wed, 30 May 2007 08:28:00 -0700, Julian wrote:

> It's always empty... anyone know what's wrong/how to make it remember something
>
> At the moment, I could employ a goldfish to better advantage in remembering
> where I put things...
>
> Thanks!

Recent Places? Vista, as previous versions of Windows, tracks recent items.

Where in Vista are you seeing and trying to use Recent Places?
--
Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User

Open Notepad, choose Save... in the Navigation pane ("Favorite Links") I have
"Recent Places" - which might be (suggested by looking at the context menu)
related to Recent Items, but it is definitely Recent Places... and I didn't
put it there because I would have no idea how to! (I have put a couple of
items there, but they are fixed paths).

I thought it was a cool idea, but if you haven't even heard of it....!?!?!

BTW - this is Vista HP...

Julian

"Sharon F" wrote:

> On Wed, 30 May 2007 08:28:00 -0700, Julian wrote:
>
> > It's always empty... anyone know what's wrong/how to make it remember something
> >
> > At the moment, I could employ a goldfish to better advantage in remembering
> > where I put things...
> >
> > Thanks!
>
> Recent Places? Vista, as previous versions of Windows, tracks recent items.
>
> Where in Vista are you seeing and trying to use Recent Places?
> --
> Sharon F
> MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User
>

Hi Julian,

When you right click on the "Recent Places" folder in "Favorite links" and click properties, where does the "Target" point to. I'm assuming you are trying to get it to show IE7's recent places?

Shawn

Never mind above Julian. I see what you mean now. It's for a Recent Documents list, right? I suppose you have to have the two Recent options (under privacy) checked in the Start Menu properties for it to remember what's recent. ??


Quote From: http://tech.msn.com/howto/articlepcw.aspx?cp-documentid=4787156
My Recent Documents: Most file dialog boxes have a History (Windows 2000), My Recent Documents (XP), or Recent Places (Windows Vista) shortcut in the Places Bar. Click it to see a list of recently accessed files and folders. In Windows 2000 and XP, you can filter the types of files in this list via the 'Files of type' drop-down menu at the bottom. In Windows Vista, you can remove the current batch of shortcuts in Recent Places by right-clicking the icon and choosing Clear Recent Items List.



Hope this helps,
Shawn

No Brink, I was hoping it would take me to recent places I have saved/opened
things from/to. Context menu says Open,Explore,Clear Recent Items List|Creat
Shortcut, Sort By Name.

No connection to IE AFAIK - it's a standard Save dlog.

Julian

"brink" wrote:

>
> Hi Julian,
>
> When you right click on the "Recent Places" folder in "Favorite links"
> and click properties, where does the "Target" point to. I'm assuming
> you are trying to get it to show IE7's recent places?
>
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> brink
>
> "Practice makes perfect, then you reinstall"
> '_www.Vistax64.com_' (http://www.vistax64.com/www.Vistax64.com)
> Please post feedback to help others
>

This is a screenshot of what I have in Recent Places. What do you have?



Shawn

On Thu, 31 May 2007 14:34:02 -0700, Julian wrote:

> Open Notepad, choose Save... in the Navigation pane ("Favorite Links") I have
> "Recent Places" - which might be (suggested by looking at the context menu)
> related to Recent Items, but it is definitely Recent Places... and I didn't
> put it there because I would have no idea how to! (I have put a couple of
> items there, but they are fixed paths).
>
> I thought it was a cool idea, but if you haven't even heard of it....!?!?!
>
> BTW - this is Vista HP...
>
> Julian

Took 3 or 4 times of opening Notepad, clicking on Save and then "more.."
under "favorite links" before I could get Recent Places to show up. It
would appear that this list is tied into history.

History on the surface is a browser trail showing visited websites. However
it shows up in other places within Windows: Start> Run; File> Open; Start>
Recent programs and recent items; and so on. Using Internet Options to
clear History typically clears the browser trail only. But if one moves
into Start Menu Properties> Classic, there is a "clear" button that removes
these other lists tracked by the operating system.

If the "clear" button has not been used, what else could cause this history
to be removed or not gathered? Some ideas: Third party cleanup tools and
third party optimizers claiming to "streamline" by getting rid of "junk";
third party security programs protecting privacy by "covering up tracks" or
removing history.

--
Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User

Hi Brink - yes, it looks like that except there is nothing in the right hand
pane... scratch that: clicking on Recent Places has no effect - the
previously selected place remains selected and its contents appear on the
right.

"brink" wrote:

>
> Julian;329674 Wrote:
> > No Brink, I was hoping it would take me to recent places I have
> > saved/opened
> > things from/to. Context menu says Open,Explore,Clear Recent Items
> > List|Creat
> > Shortcut, Sort By Name.
> >
> > No connection to IE AFAIK - it's a standard Save dlog.
> >
> > Julian
> >
> >
>
> This is a screenshot of what I have in Recent Places. What do you
> have?
>
> 98
>
> Shawn
>
>
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
> |Filename: Recent.jpg |
> |Download: http://vista64.net/forums/attachment...ttachmentid=98 |
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
>
> --
> brink
>
> "Practice makes perfect, then you reinstall"
> '_www.Vistax64.com_' (http://www.vistax64.com/www.Vistax64.com)
> Please post feedback to help others
>

Not a bad idea except:

Firefox is my default browser, so I fired up IE7 explicitly and opened a
file on disk - checked that it was there in the history, checked History
settings (20 days, 50MB), didn't quit IE and checked in Notepad's SaveAs and
Open dialogs... Recent Places *does* nothing (I was wrong when I said it was
empty - clicking it doesn't cause any change in the files pane - but see
below)

I don't have any trail cleaners at the moment...

So... I checked the Start Menu properties, and under Privacy I did not have
remember recent files checked... so I checked it, opened a couple of files
(in IE7 and Excel) and although Recent *Items* appears on the start menu it
remains empty... but now clicking on Recent Places *does* cause the files pan
to change... to empty!

*I* am confused!

"Sharon F" wrote:

> On Thu, 31 May 2007 14:34:02 -0700, Julian wrote:
>
> > Open Notepad, choose Save... in the Navigation pane ("Favorite Links") I have
> > "Recent Places" - which might be (suggested by looking at the context menu)
> > related to Recent Items, but it is definitely Recent Places... and I didn't
> > put it there because I would have no idea how to! (I have put a couple of
> > items there, but they are fixed paths).
> >
> > I thought it was a cool idea, but if you haven't even heard of it....!?!?!
> >
> > BTW - this is Vista HP...
> >
> > Julian
>
> Took 3 or 4 times of opening Notepad, clicking on Save and then "more.."
> under "favorite links" before I could get Recent Places to show up. It
> would appear that this list is tied into history.
>
> History on the surface is a browser trail showing visited websites. However
> it shows up in other places within Windows: Start> Run; File> Open; Start>
> Recent programs and recent items; and so on. Using Internet Options to
> clear History typically clears the browser trail only. But if one moves
> into Start Menu Properties> Classic, there is a "clear" button that removes
> these other lists tracked by the operating system.
>
> If the "clear" button has not been used, what else could cause this history
> to be removed or not gathered? Some ideas: Third party cleanup tools and
> third party optimizers claiming to "streamline" by getting rid of "junk";
> third party security programs protecting privacy by "covering up tracks" or
> removing history.
>
> --
> Sharon F
> MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User
>

Hi Julian,

I think I found it. When you check these two and apply in Start Menu's properties :



Then, when you go back to Recents it's different. Notice that (in red circles) it has a new listing. One that changes and remembers it's own items in right pane.



Hope this helps,
Shawn