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Steve Thompson
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      06-06-2008
If I change the Start Menu to the Classic Start Menu and then select
Customize the Clear button doesn't clear the recently accessed documents. Is
there a way to to cler the recent accessed documets?

Thanks,

Steve

 
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Shawn Skonberg
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      06-06-2008
Try to disable the viewing of the recent documents in the start menu
options. And then enable it.

"Steve Thompson" <> wrote in message
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> If I change the Start Menu to the Classic Start Menu and then select
> Customize the Clear button doesn't clear the recently accessed documents.
> Is there a way to to cler the recent accessed documets?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve


 
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      06-06-2008
"Shawn Skonberg" <> wrote in message
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> Try to disable the viewing of the recent documents in the start menu
> options. And then enable it.
>
> "Steve Thompson" <> wrote in message
> news:F0AD52EA-2ECD-4E9E-BC2C-...
>> If I change the Start Menu to the Classic Start Menu and then select
>> Customize the Clear button doesn't clear the recently accessed documents.
>> Is there a way to to cler the recent accessed documets?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Steve

>



That didn't do it. Any more suggestions?

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      06-06-2008
Steve Thompson wrote:
> "Shawn Skonberg" <> wrote in message
> news:97EE749B-FCBF-44E8-83BF-...
>> Try to disable the viewing of the recent documents in the start menu
>> options. And then enable it.
>>
>> "Steve Thompson" <> wrote in message
>> news:F0AD52EA-2ECD-4E9E-BC2C-...
>>> If I change the Start Menu to the Classic Start Menu and then select
>>> Customize the Clear button doesn't clear the recently accessed
>>> documents. Is there a way to to cler the recent accessed documets?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Steve

>>

>
>
> That didn't do it. Any more suggestions?
>
> Steve


www.ccleaner.com

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solon fox
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      06-06-2008
On Jun 6, 7:48*am, "Steve Thompson" <sthomp...@steven-thompson.com>
wrote:
> "Shawn Skonberg" <je...@live.com> wrote in message
>
> news:97EE749B-FCBF-44E8-83BF-...
>
> > Try to disable the viewing of the recent documents in the start menu
> > options. And then enable it.

>
> > "Steve Thompson" <sthomp...@steven-thompson.com> wrote in message
> >news:F0AD52EA-2ECD-4E9E-BC2C-...
> >> If I change the Start Menu to the Classic Start Menu and then select
> >> Customize the Clear button doesn't clear the recently accessed documents.
> >> Is there a way to to cler the recent accessed documets?

>
> >> Thanks,

>
> >> Steve

>
> That didn't do it. Any more suggestions?
>
> Steve


You could try this. Go to C:\Users\xxxxxx\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft
\Windows\Recent where xxxxxx is your user ID profile and delete the
shortcuts from there. Now, Windows will begin rebuilding your recent
items list. It worked for me with no subsequent problems.

I previously asked a question as to why this happened and why this fix
worked, but didn't get any answers. It certainly doesn't cause any
harm for you to try it.

Let me know if this works for you. Your answer may help puzzle out the
rest of it. In my case, I removed 95 shortcuts from the recent folder
and voila the sink was unclogged and it began working as expected. It
still puzzles me.

-solon fox
 
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PaulM
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      06-06-2008

Go here Line 20.
http://www.paulsxp.com/tweaksvista.html
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www.paulsxp.com
www.paulsxp.com/forum
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"Steve Thompson" <> wrote in message
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> If I change the Start Menu to the Classic Start Menu and then select
> Customize the Clear button doesn't clear the recently accessed documents.
> Is there a way to to cler the recent accessed documets?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve


 
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solon fox
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      06-06-2008
Nice work.

-solon fox

On Jun 6, 1:06*pm, "PaulM" <p...@paulsxp.com> wrote:
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> ----------------------------------------www.paulsxp.comwww.paulsxp.com/forum
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> "Steve Thompson" <sthomp...@steven-thompson.com> wrote in message
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> news:F0AD52EA-2ECD-4E9E-BC2C-...
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>
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> > If I change the Start Menu to the Classic Start Menu and then select
> > Customize the Clear button doesn't clear the recently accessed documents..
> > Is there a way to to cler the recent accessed documets?

>
> > Thanks,

>
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Respawns
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      06-06-2008

Right click the start button, properties, start menu tab, and look under
privacy.

If the 2 boxes are unticked then there won't be any documents to clear.

If they are checked then use CCleaner

'Download CCleaner 2.08.588 - FileHippo.com'
(http://www.filehippo.com/download_cc...7fe29acd21dbc/)

Hope this helped


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Steve Thompson
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      06-07-2008
"PaulM" <> wrote in message
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> Go here Line 20.
> http://www.paulsxp.com/tweaksvista.html
> --
> ----------------------------------------
> www.paulsxp.com
> www.paulsxp.com/forum
> ----------------------------------------
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> "Steve Thompson" <> wrote in message
> news:F0AD52EA-2ECD-4E9E-BC2C-...
>> If I change the Start Menu to the Classic Start Menu and then select
>> Customize the Clear button doesn't clear the recently accessed documents.
>> Is there a way to to cler the recent accessed documets?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Steve

>



Paul,

Excellent script! Thank you. When do you think Microsoft will get around to
fixing this bug?

Steve

 
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