How do I clear the history under Start>Run..?

[Guest]

How do I clear the history under Start>Run? If I type something vague such as
"C:\" and hit the history arrow the path to ever document or file I have been
to is displayed, and I am curious to know how to clear all of it, lots of
people use my computer and I like my privacy. Any help is much appreciated

 

[Dave Patrick]

This history is user-profile specific so other users won't see it unless you
give them your credentials to logon with.

Settings|TaskBar|Start Menu Programs|Clear

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[Dave Patrick]

This is not true.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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You actually have to edit the registry to get rid of that.

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[Dave Patrick]

Editing the registry is not a requirement.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/reskit/z08h621675.mspx

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[Microsoft MVP]

You actually have to edit the registry to get rid of that.
If you aren't comfortable with that, don't do it.
If you are comfortable, you must search for: MRU and delete the appropriate
keys
MRU stands for Most Recently Used

 

[Microsoft MVP]

Yes it is, you didn't read his post accurately. You misunderstood his post.
He didn't ask how to clear his recent documents, he asked how to clear the
Start>Run dropdown dialog box, which IS done through the registry (or
possibly third party software?). But I don't supose you would know that.

This is not true.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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You actually have to edit the registry to get rid of that.

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[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Clearing the Recent Documents History clears Run MRU entries as well.

RunMRU listing - Sources:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/rundel.htm

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Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
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How do I clear the history under Start>Run? If I type something vague such as
"C:\" and hit the history arrow the path to ever document or file I have been
to is displayed, and I am curious to know how to clear all of it, lots of
people use my computer and I like my privacy. Any help is much appreciated

 

[Bob I]

I'm thinking that you may wish to stop impersonating an, MPV and stop
passing yourself off as posting from Microsoft!

Yes it is, you didn't read his post accurately. You misunderstood his post.
He didn't ask how to clear his recent documents, he asked how to clear the
Start>Run dropdown dialog box, which IS done through the registry (or
possibly third party software?). But I don't supose you would know that.

This is not true.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

You actually have to edit the registry to get rid of that.

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