I Need to Fix Recent Items...

I can't remember how to change the default setting of the Recent Items on the
Start menu from alphabetical to date order in Vista Home Premium. I did it on
my desktop a year ago- I seem to recall it was a Registry change- but on my
laptop I'm stuck with the useless alphabetical order.

I'd appreciate a refresher.

On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:25:02 -0800, mccdaddy
<> wrote:

>I can't remember how to change the default setting of the Recent Items on the
>Start menu from alphabetical to date order in Vista Home Premium. I did it on
>my desktop a year ago- I seem to recall it was a Registry change- but on my
>laptop I'm stuck with the useless alphabetical order.
>
>I'd appreciate a refresher.

http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...s+Vista+Forums

"Larry" wrote:

> On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:25:02 -0800, mccdaddy
> <> wrote:
>
> >I can't remember how to change the default setting of the Recent Items on the
> >Start menu from alphabetical to date order in Vista Home Premium. I did it on
> >my desktop a year ago- I seem to recall it was a Registry change- but on my
> >laptop I'm stuck with the useless alphabetical order.
> >
> >I'd appreciate a refresher.
>
> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...s+Vista+Forums
>
> .
>

Larry,

Thanks for your prompt reply, however, none of those posts at the link
addresses my dilemma. The first one, in fact, describes how to "Manually
create a folder picture". I read it three times and it still makes no sense.
The others offer temporary work-arounds but none supply the Registry fix that
originally solved the problem.

mccd

Larry;1188994 Wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:25:02 -0800, mccdadd
> <mccdaddy@newsgroup> wrote
> > > >
> > >I can't remember how to change the default setting of the Recent Item
> > on th
> > >Start menu from alphabetical to date order in Vista Home Premium.
> > did it o
> > >my desktop a year ago- I seem to recall it was a Registry change- bu
> > on m
> > >laptop I'm stuck with the useless alphabetical order
> >
> > >I'd appreciate a refresher. > >
>
> Try this
>
> 'Vista - Recent Items Order - Alphabetical instead of Date Accessed
> (http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...8-369b05a0f498

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CrucialHoax

"CrucialHoax" wrote:

>
> Larry;1188994 Wrote:
> > On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:25:02 -0800, mccdaddy
> > <mccdaddy@newsgroup> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > >I can't remember how to change the default setting of the Recent Items
> > > on the
> > > >Start menu from alphabetical to date order in Vista Home Premium. I
> > > did it on
> > > >my desktop a year ago- I seem to recall it was a Registry change- but
> > > on my
> > > >laptop I'm stuck with the useless alphabetical order.
> > > >
> > > >I'd appreciate a refresher. > >
> >
> > Try this:
> >
> > 'Vista - Recent Items Order - Alphabetical instead of Date Accessed'
> > (http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...8-369b05a0f498)
>
>
> --
> CrucialHoax
> .
>

CrucialHoax,

I found that site during my earlier search- it suggests an awkward
work-around and Registry tweaks for expanding the Recent Items list but no
solution for putting it in order of most recently used.

What frustrates me so much is I had the instructions and didn't save them.

mccd

On Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:23:02 -0800, mccdaddy wrote:

> "CrucialHoax" wrote:
>
>>
>> Larry;1188994 Wrote:
>>> On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:25:02 -0800, mccdaddy
>>> <mccdaddy@newsgroup> wrote:
>>> > > >
>>> > >I can't remember how to change the default setting of the Recent Items
>>> > on the
>>> > >Start menu from alphabetical to date order in Vista Home Premium. I
>>> > did it on
>>> > >my desktop a year ago- I seem to recall it was a Registry change- but
>>> > on my
>>> > >laptop I'm stuck with the useless alphabetical order.
>>> > >
>>> > >I'd appreciate a refresher. > >
>>>
>>> Try this:
>>>
>>> 'Vista - Recent Items Order - Alphabetical instead of Date Accessed'
>>> (http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...8-369b05a0f498)
>>
>>
>> --
>> CrucialHoax
>> .
>>
>
> CrucialHoax,
>
> I found that site during my earlier search- it suggests an awkward
> work-around and Registry tweaks for expanding the Recent Items list but no
> solution for putting it in order of most recently used.
>
> What frustrates me so much is I had the instructions and didn't save them.
>
> mccd

This item might help, although even the writer thinks it's a bit awkward
:-)

http://www.brighthub.com/computing/w...les/25434.aspx

She also presents a couple of third-party solutions.

I haven't looked into the article or the links, since I actually *like* the
alphabetical sort (hangs head in shame).

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