Keystroke for "recent documents" in Vista?

My work computer was recently "upgraded" to Vista from XP.

I used to use
[WIN] -> [D]
to jump into "recent documents," and [Win] [D] [W] to open a document I use
all the time that starts with W. (Or at least get me an arrow-key/[enter]
away).

I can't figure out a quick keystroke to do this in Vista. [Win] [D] just
starts searching for things beginning with "D." Also, counter-intuitively,
if I CLICK Start, then the next place I *want* to click is "Documents"
because it's in the same place as "Recent Documents" used to be, but instead
it opens the "My Documents" folder.

My muscle memory is screwing me up. Can someone give me a pointer here? I
would just go back to the "Classic" Start Menu, but I'm expecting another
upgrade to 7 shortly and I understand there is no Classic option in 7 so I'm
trying to "get used to" the new style.

Thanks in advance!

Jim

While I can't help on the keystrokes, the opening of "My Documents"
when you use Start-Documents can be changed. You may find it better to
right click the Start button, select Properties then Customize
(against Start Menu) and change Documents to "Display as menu) instead
of as a link.

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.com/index.htm


On Thu, 7 Jan 2010 18:57:02 -0800, in
microsoft.public.windows.vista.general, JaimeZX
<> wrote:

>My work computer was recently "upgraded" to Vista from XP.
>
>I used to use
> [WIN] -> [D]
>to jump into "recent documents," and [Win] [D] [W] to open a document I use
>all the time that starts with W. (Or at least get me an arrow-key/[enter]
>away).
>
>I can't figure out a quick keystroke to do this in Vista. [Win] [D] just
>starts searching for things beginning with "D." Also, counter-intuitively,
>if I CLICK Start, then the next place I *want* to click is "Documents"
>because it's in the same place as "Recent Documents" used to be, but instead
>it opens the "My Documents" folder.
>
>My muscle memory is screwing me up. Can someone give me a pointer here? I
>would just go back to the "Classic" Start Menu, but I'm expecting another
>upgrade to 7 shortly and I understand there is no Classic option in 7 so I'm
>trying to "get used to" the new style.
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>Jim

Thanks guys; yes, I really prefer the "classic" Start menu myself.
Unfortunately it doesn't exist in W7 so I'm trying to get used to the new
style since the W7 upgrade is right around the corner here at the office. (Or
so I've been told.)

So... nobody has a good keystroke for that one, eh? Shame. :/

"Stan Starinski" wrote:

> Also I recommend switching Vista Theme to Classic, Taskbar to Classic, and
> finally Startmenu also to Classic.
> I am tempted to use storng language when explaining why new themes/startmenu
> & taskbar behaviors are not better than Classic, but the opposite and I know
> the reason it was changed (to reflect "democratization" of computer-using
> public), but let's not say it.
>
> Once in Clssic appearances (try black background!), it's the same in Vista:
> Winkey+D opens Recent Documents. Hit 1st letter of a recent file, and it
> opens UNLESS there's another file also starting with that letter, in which
> case you need ot click exactly what file out of multiple you wish to run.
>
> MAKE SURE these checkboxes are checked:
> Rightclick on taskbar-->properties-->Startmenu-->
> a) check "remmeber list of recently opened files"
> b) check "remember list of recently opened programs".
>
> The only reason you have these options is to suit some people's privacy
> concerns - not everyone wants e.g. a public computer to remember their
> recently opened files.
> But for your home/office own computer, do check these boxes and like in
> WindowsXP you can hit:
> Winkey+D to get to them.
>
> .
>