MRU and windows history lists?

Where else are the most recently opened documents stored, besides in the
registry or the \recent folder? In cleaning it, I have one entry I can't
delete, and am wondering where else it can be hiding?

"Bill in Co" wrote in message
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Where else are the most recently opened documents stored, besides in
the registry or the \recent folder? In cleaning it, I have one entry
I can't delete, and am wondering where else it can be hiding?

What is the entry?
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Glen Ventura
MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
CompTIA A+

glee wrote:
"Bill in Co" wrote in message
m...
Where else are the most recently opened documents stored, besides in
the registry or the \recent folder? In cleaning it, I have one entry
I can't delete, and am wondering where else it can be hiding?

What is the entry?
--
Glen Ventura
MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
CompTIA A+

It was just a text file, and I would like to know where a log of these
recent document history entries is being stored, besides the usual, well
known places.

It seems the "windows history list" entries (or at least some of them) may
be stored in several different places, however (and not just in the
registry, or in IE history, or in the \recent folders on the hard drive).
I would like to know where else, however, as trying to remove one of them by
the standard methods failed (it just reappears after it's checked off for
being cleared, in one of my system utility programs).

(I also have that registry option [ClearRecentDocsOnExit, dword=1] to delete
recent document history automatically on logoff, since I find it annoying to
have that list).

J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
In message , Bill in Co
writes:
glee wrote:
"Bill in Co" wrote in message
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Where else are the most recently opened documents stored, besides in
the registry or the \recent folder? In cleaning it, I have one entry

By "it", I presume you mean the "documents" list in the Start menu (at
least, that's what it's called in the old-style start menu I have) -
right?

I can't delete, and am wondering where else it can be hiding?

What is the entry?
--
Glen Ventura
MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
CompTIA A+

It was just a text file, and I would like to know where a log of these
recent document history entries is being stored, besides the usual, well
known places.

Do you have .txt files set to open with something other than Notepad? If
so, this may keep its recently-opened list somewhere unusual (in a .ini
in its own area, or in its own area of the registry) - though I wouldn't
have thought that would affect the start menu list.

And that may be it, for all I know. But I'm not sure if the recent files
opened by an app, and stored in the program's .ini file, even appear in the
registry. But a scan of the registry (using regedit) showed no trace of
this text document's name.

I often use Metapad, Notepad, Editpad Lite, and can't remember which :-)
But what's interesting is that a std registry cleaner couldn't
(successfully) remove that one entry, but for most of the time, it does just
fine (which is about all I ever use it for)

"Bill in Co" wrote in message
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glee wrote:
"Bill in Co" wrote in message
m...
Where else are the most recently opened documents stored, besides in
the registry or the \recent folder? In cleaning it, I have one entry
I can't delete, and am wondering where else it can be hiding?

What is the entry?
--
Glen Ventura
MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
CompTIA A+

It was just a text file, and I would like to know where a log of these
recent document history entries is being stored, besides the usual, well
known places.

It seems the "windows history list" entries (or at least some of them) may
be stored in several different places, however (and not just in the
registry, or in IE history, or in the \recent folders on the hard drive).
I would like to know where else, however, as trying to remove one of them
by the standard methods failed (it just reappears after it's checked off
for being cleared, in one of my system utility programs).

(I also have that registry option [ClearRecentDocsOnExit, dword=1] to
delete recent document history automatically on logoff, since I find it
annoying to have that list).


Could it possibly be a system file? Have you checked that in Folder
OptionsView you have both "Do not show hidden files and folders" and "Hide
protected operating system files (recommended)" selected?

I find Ccleaner handy for clearing MRU.

"Bill in Co" wrote in message
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Where else are the most recently opened documents stored, besides in the
registry or the \recent folder? In cleaning it, I have one entry I can't
delete, and am wondering where else it can be hiding?

Right-click it and select "Properties".

Ben

"Bill in Co" wrote in message
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glee wrote:
"Bill in Co" wrote in message
m...
Where else are the most recently opened documents stored, besides in
the registry or the \recent folder? In cleaning it, I have one
entry
I can't delete, and am wondering where else it can be hiding?

What is the entry?

It was just a text file, and I would like to know where a log of these
recent document history entries is being stored, besides the usual,
well known places.

It seems the "windows history list" entries (or at least some of them)
may be stored in several different places, however (and not just in
the registry, or in IE history, or in the \recent folders on the hard
drive). I would like to know where else, however, as trying to remove
one of them by the standard methods failed (it just reappears after
it's checked off for being cleared, in one of my system utility
programs).

(I also have that registry option [ClearRecentDocsOnExit, dword=1] to
delete recent document history automatically on logoff, since I find
it annoying to have that list).

Just "what" text file, located where, opened with what program.... and
listed where, in what specific MRU list? You are not providing any
specifics.
--
Glen Ventura
MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
CompTIA A+