Recent Docs List no working

My Recent Documents list is not working.
Files accessed do not save to the list and when I access a file thru the list
it is then deleted from the list.
I have had Vista Home Basic and latest Microsoft Office for several months
and it was working up until the last few days.
Could an update have changed something?
Is there somewhere I can turn it back on?

Try this: Start Button/right click/Properties/Start Menu tab - is the box
checked for "Store and display a list of recently opened files"? Even if
it is checked, try unchecking it/ok/repeat and put a check in that box/ok.

"willow" <> wrote in message
news:2D4825FF-9DDA-4E33-8D1F-...
> My Recent Documents list is not working.
> Files accessed do not save to the list and when I access a file thru the
> list
> it is then deleted from the list.
> I have had Vista Home Basic and latest Microsoft Office for several months
> and it was working up until the last few days.
> Could an update have changed something?
> Is there somewhere I can turn it back on?

Yes tried that, all it did was delete any files that where still in the list.
I the accessed a file modified it and saved. It did not turn up in recent
items list.

"John Hanley" wrote:

> Try this: Start Button/right click/Properties/Start Menu tab - is the box
> checked for "Store and display a list of recently opened files"? Even if
> it is checked, try unchecking it/ok/repeat and put a check in that box/ok.
>
> "willow" <> wrote in message
> news:2D4825FF-9DDA-4E33-8D1F-...
> > My Recent Documents list is not working.
> > Files accessed do not save to the list and when I access a file thru the
> > list
> > it is then deleted from the list.
> > I have had Vista Home Basic and latest Microsoft Office for several months
> > and it was working up until the last few days.
> > Could an update have changed something?
> > Is there somewhere I can turn it back on?
>
>

Further to that didn't work, I the had a look in file that had list of files
that had been modified recently (in search) and opened a few files there. Any
non Office files appeared in recent items list but not Office files. Could it
be aproblem in Office update? Not sure if have had one recently as is on auto.
Office Diagnostics came up clean.

"John Hanley" wrote:

> Try this: Start Button/right click/Properties/Start Menu tab - is the box
> checked for "Store and display a list of recently opened files"? Even if
> it is checked, try unchecking it/ok/repeat and put a check in that box/ok.
>
> "willow" <> wrote in message
> news:2D4825FF-9DDA-4E33-8D1F-...
> > My Recent Documents list is not working.
> > Files accessed do not save to the list and when I access a file thru the
> > list
> > it is then deleted from the list.
> > I have had Vista Home Basic and latest Microsoft Office for several months
> > and it was working up until the last few days.
> > Could an update have changed something?
> > Is there somewhere I can turn it back on?
>
>

Some Office files are saving to list, they seem to be older files not
accessed recently
could be still in older format? Mainly having trouble with excel files but
not all.

"willow" wrote:

> Further to that didn't work, I the had a look in file that had list of files
> that had been modified recently (in search) and opened a few files there. Any
> non Office files appeared in recent items list but not Office files. Could it
> be aproblem in Office update? Not sure if have had one recently as is on auto.
> Office Diagnostics came up clean.
>
> "John Hanley" wrote:
>
> > Try this: Start Button/right click/Properties/Start Menu tab - is the box
> > checked for "Store and display a list of recently opened files"? Even if
> > it is checked, try unchecking it/ok/repeat and put a check in that box/ok.
> >
> > "willow" <> wrote in message
> > news:2D4825FF-9DDA-4E33-8D1F-...
> > > My Recent Documents list is not working.
> > > Files accessed do not save to the list and when I access a file thru the
> > > list
> > > it is then deleted from the list.
> > > I have had Vista Home Basic and latest Microsoft Office for several months
> > > and it was working up until the last few days.
> > > Could an update have changed something?
> > > Is there somewhere I can turn it back on?
> >
> >

Take a look at the following:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/284896
--
Andre
Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
"willow" <> wrote in message
news:2D4825FF-9DDA-4E33-8D1F-...
> My Recent Documents list is not working.
> Files accessed do not save to the list and when I access a file thru the
> list
> it is then deleted from the list.
> I have had Vista Home Basic and latest Microsoft Office for several months
> and it was working up until the last few days.
> Could an update have changed something?
> Is there somewhere I can turn it back on?

yes had a look at article.
Doesn't seem to apply to Vista and M Office 2007
wasn't able to find Tweak UI in control Panel.
If you have further info would appreciate it.
Problem is in
Start, Documents, recent items- not all docs going to this list as they have
in the past.
Not File,Recent docs in any particular office program.

"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:

> Take a look at the following:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/284896
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> "willow" <> wrote in message
> news:2D4825FF-9DDA-4E33-8D1F-...
> > My Recent Documents list is not working.
> > Files accessed do not save to the list and when I access a file thru the
> > list
> > it is then deleted from the list.
> > I have had Vista Home Basic and latest Microsoft Office for several months
> > and it was working up until the last few days.
> > Could an update have changed something?
> > Is there somewhere I can turn it back on?
>
>
>

Well then, try turning it on and off to see if it helps:
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/72...tems-list.html
--
Andre
Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
"willow" <> wrote in message
news:30509F0E-3A8B-4A19-8F44-...
> yes had a look at article.
> Doesn't seem to apply to Vista and M Office 2007
> wasn't able to find Tweak UI in control Panel.
> If you have further info would appreciate it.
> Problem is in
> Start, Documents, recent items- not all docs going to this list as they
> have
> in the past.
> Not File,Recent docs in any particular office program.
>
> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:
>
>> Take a look at the following:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/284896
>> --
>> Andre
>> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
>> "willow" <> wrote in message
>> news:2D4825FF-9DDA-4E33-8D1F-...
>> > My Recent Documents list is not working.
>> > Files accessed do not save to the list and when I access a file thru
>> > the
>> > list
>> > it is then deleted from the list.
>> > I have had Vista Home Basic and latest Microsoft Office for several
>> > months
>> > and it was working up until the last few days.
>> > Could an update have changed something?
>> > Is there somewhere I can turn it back on?
>>
>>
>>

If You mean as suggested by John Hanley
above you in replies.
I 've done that and restarted Computer.
Also have tried to system restore.
This is another problem, I get error message that restore was not completed
or something. However Recent list did regenerate to list prior to
turning off and on.

"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:

> Well then, try turning it on and off to see if it helps:
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/72...tems-list.html
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> "willow" <> wrote in message
> news:30509F0E-3A8B-4A19-8F44-...
> > yes had a look at article.
> > Doesn't seem to apply to Vista and M Office 2007
> > wasn't able to find Tweak UI in control Panel.
> > If you have further info would appreciate it.
> > Problem is in
> > Start, Documents, recent items- not all docs going to this list as they
> > have
> > in the past.
> > Not File,Recent docs in any particular office program.
> >
> > "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:
> >
> >> Take a look at the following:
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/284896
> >> --
> >> Andre
> >> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> >> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> >> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> >> "willow" <> wrote in message
> >> news:2D4825FF-9DDA-4E33-8D1F-...
> >> > My Recent Documents list is not working.
> >> > Files accessed do not save to the list and when I access a file thru
> >> > the
> >> > list
> >> > it is then deleted from the list.
> >> > I have had Vista Home Basic and latest Microsoft Office for several
> >> > months
> >> > and it was working up until the last few days.
> >> > Could an update have changed something?
> >> > Is there somewhere I can turn it back on?
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
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