clearing history

[Guest]

My Run dialog box has a very long history that I'd like to delete. Clearing
out the temp folders ( Run dialog box > %temp%) hasn't done the trick. How do
I clear the Run history?

TIA

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Besides the Run MRU (Most Recently Used) list, this also clears...

IE History, AutoComplete, Clear the TIF, Clear the Run MRU, Typed
URL's and Clear List:

XP Start Menu:
You have to switch to Classic long enough to get the Clear button.
Right click the Start button | Properties | Select Classic Start Menu |
Customize button | Clear button | Click OK | Select Start menu | Click Apply
|Click OK

Classic Start Menu:
Right click the Start button | Properties | Customize button | Clear button

Clear button
[[Removes the list of recently accessed documents, programs, and Web sites
from the Documents menu.]]

The XP Start Menu Clear button does not clear the Run MRU. The Classic
Start Menu Clear button will clear everything in the Run MRU.

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

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[JS]

Another option is to use CCleaner: http://www.ccleaner.com/
This utility gives you the option to decide what you want to keep and what
you want to remove.

JS