http://blogs.msdn.com/b/publicsector/archive/2010/09/17/stop-the-new-icon-from-appearing-in-a-sharepoint-2010-list.aspxTo stop the !New tag from appearing next to new entries on a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 OR SharePoint 2010 site, use the Stsadm.exe tool to change the "Days to Show New Icon" property to zero. To do this, follow these steps: Click Starten-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)