Can autofill entries in SEARCH be cleared???

[George]

I'd like to clear out all the entries I've made while using Windows SEARCH
files and folders, but can't find how to do this.

On this WinXP-pro PC... when I right click My Document > SEARCH > [enter a
word or phrase]... it remembers the word or phrase and the next time I start
to type the first few characters... it auto-completes it. For example:

Suppose I type into SEARCH box these first few letters
*co

it would then autocomplete it to
*contracts.doc

since that is a search I did last time, or it might give me choices if I did
lots of similar searches last time, like
*contracts.doc
*company.xls
*colorcharts200?.txt

Is there a way to clear these prior search entries out all at once? So far,
the only way I can get these erased is one at a time... when it gives the
choices, I put the cursor on it (but don't cliek) and press the DELETE key.
This takes a long time, plus I really can't see what's in there unless I go
through the whole alphabet and see what comes up in the choices list, then
delete them one by one.

How can I delete ALL the autofilled search choices/entries all at once?

Thanks,
George

 

[WTC]

Sure go, into Change Preferences in the search pane, and Turn off Auto
Complete, then turn back on.
Then your Search History should be cleared.

Good Luck

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi George,

Clear XP's Search History
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_clear_search.htm

 

[George]

Changing preferences of Auto Complete to "off" does not clear the search
history at all. As soon as you turn the Auto Complete back "on" again...all
the seach history reappears. Actually, when trying to get rid of search
history, this is not a great option because with Auto Complete "off" it has
the appearance that no search history is there...when it is...it's concealed
somewhere can be easily made to reappear.

 

[WTC]

My mistake, George, thought it did that, sorry but it looks Bert has a
solution.