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Old 06-11-2008   #1 (permalink)
mikemyklin


 
 

How to change Recent Items from Start menu

The list of Recent Items displayed from the Start Menu always shows the
results alphabetically without regard to how RECENTLY I worked on the file.
Files that were saved 5 minutes ago do not show because the name starts with
"s" while files that have not been touched in weeks show because they start
with "i".

Can I change this to show the most recent files?

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Old 06-11-2008   #2 (permalink)
Mark L. Ferguson


 
 

Re: How to change Recent Items from Start menu

Open the folder in explorer, and sort by date modified. You would not effect
the start display, but it will sort them. Rightclick the Recent Items icon
on start, and click "Explore"

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"mikemyklin" <mikemyklin@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> The list of Recent Items displayed from the Start Menu always shows the
> results alphabetically without regard to how RECENTLY I worked on the
> file.
> Files that were saved 5 minutes ago do not show because the name starts
> with
> "s" while files that have not been touched in weeks show because they
> start
> with "i".
>
> Can I change this to show the most recent files?
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Old 06-11-2008   #3 (permalink)
mikemyklin


 
 

Re: How to change Recent Items from Start menu

Okay, that helps a little but is there a way to change the default setting
for the Start display so I don't have to do this every time?

"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
Quote:

> Open the folder in explorer, and sort by date modified. You would not effect
> the start display, but it will sort them. Rightclick the Recent Items icon
> on start, and click "Explore"
>
> --
> click the Ratings button. Voting helps the web interface.
> http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...help_en-us.htm see ''rate a post''
> Mark L. Ferguson
>
> "mikemyklin" <mikemyklin@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:23025327-72D9-4C09-ADA5-FD198DC9F75B@xxxxxx
Quote:

> > The list of Recent Items displayed from the Start Menu always shows the
> > results alphabetically without regard to how RECENTLY I worked on the
> > file.
> > Files that were saved 5 minutes ago do not show because the name starts
> > with
> > "s" while files that have not been touched in weeks show because they
> > start
> > with "i".
> >
> > Can I change this to show the most recent files?
>
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Old 06-12-2008   #4 (permalink)
Jan Hyde (VB MVP)


 
 

Re: How to change Recent Items from Start menu

mikemyklin <mikemyklin@xxxxxx>'s wild
thoughts were released on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:04:01 -0700
bearing the following fruit:
Quote:

>The list of Recent Items displayed from the Start Menu always shows the
>results alphabetically without regard to how RECENTLY I worked on the file.
>Files that were saved 5 minutes ago do not show because the name starts with
>"s" while files that have not been touched in weeks show because they start
>with "i".
>
>Can I change this to show the most recent files?
I don't know, but if you just type the word 'recent' into
the search box, it will return a list of recent files in the
correct order.


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