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More info?)
Hi,
You are seeing the effects of autocomplete. That you can disable on the
content tab of Internet Options in the control panel.
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
"Gary Ph" <crazy_rufus@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:849AEC1B-1146-4A2E-8FA0-F3C0D91F9771@microsoft.com...
>I found the registry through typing "regedt32" in the "Run" box, then
>located
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU
> but could not find the listed entries that are in my "Run" box. Do not
> see
> the same URL's in a string that I can delete. Is there some step I am
> missing?
>
> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> In the registry, you will find them under this key:
>>
>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU
>>
>> This will allow you to selectively remove them by deleting the unwanted
>> string. Otherwise, you would disable autocomplete or use a "clear
>> documents"
>> command, which will also remove other entries in addition to this one.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "Gary Ph" <crazy_rufus@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:24706FBE-83E6-4B51-91BA-DF846A7E6446@microsoft.com...
>> > When I click Start, then click on Run in order to install any new
>> > program
>> > that is on a CD-Rom I notice that every disc or URL has been saved in
>> > the
>> > Run
>> > box whenever I type the first letter of a command prompt. Is there any
>> > way
>> > to erase or delete previous command prompt entries in the Run box?
>>
>>
>>
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