Deleting run or search item history in XP Pro

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JacksonH

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

Someone suggested using the unsupported tweak UI tool for
WindowsNT -- I have not tried this. Is there another way
to do this that is supported by MS??
 
Clear IE History, AutoComplete, Clear the TIF, Clear the RunMRU, Typed URL's
and Clear List:

XP Start Menu:
Right click the Start button | Properties | Customize button | Advanced tab
| Recent Documents | Clear List.

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

[[Removes the list of recently accessed documents, programs, and Web sites
from the Documents
menu.]]
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Download TweakUI for XP here >>>

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Tweak UI
TweakUI.exe
===========

Tweak UI for Windows XP Guide
http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx
 
Have cleared recent docs and autocomplete (does not
help). Please explain how to "clear the TIF, Clear the
RunMRU, Typed URL's and Clear List" -- must this be done
with TweakUI??
-----Original Message-----
Clear IE History, AutoComplete, Clear the TIF, Clear the RunMRU, Typed URL's
and Clear List:

XP Start Menu:
Right click the Start button | Properties | Customize button | Advanced tab
| Recent Documents | Clear List.

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

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

Download TweakUI for XP here >>>

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoy s.asp

Tweak UI
TweakUI.exe
===========

Tweak UI for Windows XP Guide
http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In JacksonH <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Does anyone know how to clear in Windows XP Pro the
history list for (i) the XP Run command; and (ii)the XP
search files command??

Someone suggested using the unsupported tweak UI tool for
WindowsNT -- I have not tried this. Is there another way
to do this that is supported by MS??
Click to expand...
.
Click to expand...
 
Clicking the Clear button clears: IE History, AutoComplete, Clear the TIF,
Clear the RunMRU, Typed URL's and Clear List.

Right click the Start button | Properties | Start Menu tab |
Click Classic Start menu | Click Customize button |
Click the Clear button | Click OK | Do not click Apply | Click OK

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In
JacksonH said:
Have cleared recent docs and autocomplete (does not
help). Please explain how to "clear the TIF, Clear the
RunMRU, Typed URL's and Clear List" -- must this be done
with TweakUI??
-----Original Message-----
Clear IE History, AutoComplete, Clear the TIF, Clear the RunMRU,
Typed URL's and Clear List:

XP Start Menu:
Right click the Start button | Properties | Customize button | Advanced tab
Recent Documents | Clear List.
Click to expand...

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

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

Download TweakUI for XP here >>>

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoy s.asp

Tweak UI
TweakUI.exe
===========

Tweak UI for Windows XP Guide
http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In JacksonH <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Does anyone know how to clear in Windows XP Pro the
history list for (i) the XP Run command; and (ii)the XP
search files command??

Someone suggested using the unsupported tweak UI tool for
WindowsNT -- I have not tried this. Is there another way
to do this that is supported by MS??
Click to expand...
.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Thanks for your help. I have done everything you have
suggested, but it has not cleared the run item history,
nor the search item history. Using the tweakUI tool
appears to stop XP from placing new items on the MRU
lists, but does not clear the exiting list.

Further searches of the knowledgebase indicate that it is
possible to clear the MRUs by editing the Windows
registry -- I have looked at the selected registry MRU
keys and they do not contain items other than "Default,"
but the lists are still there.

What to do now??
-----Original Message-----
Clicking the Clear button clears: IE History, AutoComplete, Clear the TIF,
Clear the RunMRU, Typed URL's and Clear List.

Right click the Start button | Properties | Start Menu tab |
Click Classic Start menu | Click Customize button |
Click the Clear button | Click OK | Do not click Apply | Click OK

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In JacksonH <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Have cleared recent docs and autocomplete (does not
help). Please explain how to "clear the TIF, Clear the
RunMRU, Typed URL's and Clear List" -- must this be done
with TweakUI??
-----Original Message-----
Clear IE History, AutoComplete, Clear the TIF, Clear the RunMRU,
Typed URL's and Clear List:

XP Start Menu:
Right click the Start button | Properties | Customize button | Advanced tab
Recent Documents | Clear List.

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

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

Download TweakUI for XP here >>>

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoy
s.asp
 
Try one of these, they're quicker and you do not have to mess around in the
registry.

Disk Cleaner
http://www.xs4all.nl/~mp2004/

MRU-Blaster
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/mrublaster.html


--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In
JacksonH said:
Thanks for your help. I have done everything you have
suggested, but it has not cleared the run item history,
nor the search item history. Using the tweakUI tool
appears to stop XP from placing new items on the MRU
lists, but does not clear the exiting list.

Further searches of the knowledgebase indicate that it is
possible to clear the MRUs by editing the Windows
registry -- I have looked at the selected registry MRU
keys and they do not contain items other than "Default,"
but the lists are still there.

What to do now??
-----Original Message-----
Clicking the Clear button clears: IE History, AutoComplete, Clear
the TIF, Clear the RunMRU, Typed URL's and Clear List.

Right click the Start button | Properties | Start Menu tab |
Click Classic Start menu | Click Customize button |
Click the Clear button | Click OK | Do not click Apply | Click OK

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In JacksonH <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Have cleared recent docs and autocomplete (does not
help). Please explain how to "clear the TIF, Clear the
RunMRU, Typed URL's and Clear List" -- must this be done
with TweakUI??

-----Original Message-----
Clear IE History, AutoComplete, Clear the TIF, Clear the RunMRU,
Typed URL's and Clear List:

XP Start Menu:
Right click the Start button | Properties | Customize
button | Advanced tab
Recent Documents | Clear List.

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

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

Download TweakUI for XP here >>>

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
Click to expand...
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoy
s.asp
Tweak UI
TweakUI.exe
===========

Tweak UI for Windows XP Guide
http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In JacksonH <[email protected]> hunted
and pecked:
Does anyone know how to clear in Windows XP Pro the
history list for (i) the XP Run command; and (ii)the XP
search files command??

Someone suggested using the unsupported tweak UI tool for
WindowsNT -- I have not tried this. Is there another way
to do this that is supported by MS??
.
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