Vista - Recent Items list question please

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

Hi Bob,

No, I don't believe there is.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
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"Bob Newman" <bobnewman@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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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.

Hi Bob,

You could pin the applications you wish to have displayed consistently on
the Start menu and then disable the Most Frequently Used Programs list that
is displayed.

To do this, locate each application shortcut in your All Programs list that
you want to be displayed on the Start menu. Right click on each icon
respectively and click on "Pin to Start Menu". You should now have a list of
the applications you selected displayed on your Start menu.

Once you have completed this, right click on your Start button and click on
Properties. Under Privacy, uncheck "Store and display a list of recently
opened programs", and then click on OK.

Take a look at your Start menu - you should now have a list of the
applications you want on your Start menu without other applications being
added to the list unless you add them yourself.

Hope this helps, have a great day,

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Regards,
Kristan M. Kenney
Microsoft MVP [Windows - Shell/User]

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.


"Bob Newman" wrote:

What decides whether or not a file is listed there?

Bob

"Rick Rogers" <rick@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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The screenshot I've included shows the properties of a typical TOpenDialog in Delphi 2007.

If I where to toggle the ofDontAddToRecent option to True, then my application would NOT add files that are opened by the user to the "Recent Items" list.

What gets added (and when it gets added) to the "Recent Items" list on the Start Menu is not a function of Windows. It's a choice made by whoever wrote the application.