how to erase old Search keywords

[Guest]

I've used the Search function a few times in the past to find rogue files on the hard drive, now the keywords stay there in case you want to use them again.. how do I or where can I find where these words are stored to delete them? Some history folder somewhere?

 

[Norm]

It's not that easy. You can turn Autocomplete off in Search, you'll find it
under Change Preferences and that will keep those old searches from
appearing. The problem is that if you turn it on again your old searches
are still there. In order to delete them permanently requires a registry
edit. If your up to it, those old searches can be found at:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Search Assistant\ACMru

I've used the Search function a few times in the past to find rogue files

on the hard drive, now the keywords stay there in case you want to use them
again.. how do I or where can I find where these words are stored to delete
them? Some history folder somewhere?

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

How do I clear the Windows XP most-recently-used (MRU) search history for files and folders?:
http://www.jsiinc.com/subk/tip5400/rh5452.htm

Tip 24: Clear Search History under search
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k



I've used the Search function a few times in the past to find rogue files on the hard drive, now the keywords stay there in case you want to use them again.. how do I or where can I find where these words are stored to delete them? Some history folder somewhere?