Right-click on the start button > properties > Start Menu tab > check the
box saying 'Store and display a list of recentley opened files.

The documents link on the right-hand side of your start menu is just a
shortcut to your documents folder. After enabling the recent files option it
will show as 'Recent Items on your start menu.

"Mary" <nospam@thankyou.com> wrote in message
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> If I click on the start button and go to 'Documents' my Vista is not
> showing any documents I have recently opened.
>
> It seems like I have turned it off but I don't know how!
>
> How can I get it to work again?
>
> Any help appreciated.
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