Clearing open or search item history(ies)

[JacksonH]

Does anyone know how to clear the history list for (i)
the XP Run command; and (ii)the XP search files command??

When you use the run command, XP maintains an "open item
history" list of prior commands (there appears to be a
separate list based on the first character of the
command).

Another set of alphabetical lists based on the first
character of previously searched files is also maintained
by XP. Neither of these item history lists are cleared
using standard XP commands (such as the clear recent
documents command).

 

[Drew Tognola]

Jackson,
You need to install TweakUI (link below) as far as I know. open TweakUI >
click 'Explorer' on left side menu > on right side view check 'Clear
document history on exit' > OK > probably need to reboot.
Drew

http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/PowerToys/Networking/NTTweakUI.asp

 

[JacksonH]

The tweakUI link you reference below appears to be for
WindowsNT. Is there a similar tweakUI for XP
Professional?? Does it make any difference??

 

[Ken Blake]

In

The tweakUI link you reference below appears to be for
WindowsNT. Is there a similar tweakUI for XP
Professional?? Does it make any difference??

Here's TweakUI for Windows XP:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp
(if you have SP1 installed)

or

http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Install/2/WXP/EN-US/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe
(if you don't have SP1).