Clearing Run Table

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Hi Dan,

The information comes from two separate areas:

1. RunMRU entry in the registry. This can be cleared by editing the
registry, or by clearing the Recent documents list in the Start Menu and
Taskbar Properties.

Display, Use, and Clear "My Recent Documents" on the Start Menu in Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307875

2. The entries that appear when you type something (but not normally
displayed when you click the drop-down), comes from the Index.dat (Internet
Explorer's) file. Clearing the Index.dat should help.

See Mike Burgess' page: http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm

-or-

Uncheck Use Autocomplete for "Web addresses" in IE Options Content tab
(AutoComplete settings dialog). FYI, unchecking this option, disables the
CTRL + ENTER (autosuggest) functionality in Intenret Explorer.


--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


"skip" <wi1202@dropthistoemailmecitlink.net> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> When I go to Start/Run and start to type in something, a list of
> previous listings come up. In Win 98 I knew how to clear this. My
> question is how do you clear this in WIN XP Pro?
> Appreciate the help.
>
>
> Dan (Still going in circles)

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

Ramesh,
Thank you for getting back to me so fast. Thank you for the great
information. I will try this a little later today and let you know if
it worked.
Thanks again,




On Sat, 5 Mar 2005 19:49:10 +0530, "Ramesh, MS-MVP"
<ramesh@online.mvps.org> wrote:

>Hi Dan,
>
>The information comes from two separate areas:
>
>1. RunMRU entry in the registry. This can be cleared by editing the
>registry, or by clearing the Recent documents list in the Start Menu and
>Taskbar Properties.
>
>Display, Use, and Clear "My Recent Documents" on the Start Menu in Windows
>XP
>http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307875
>
>2. The entries that appear when you type something (but not normally
>displayed when you click the drop-down), comes from the Index.dat (Internet
>Explorer's) file. Clearing the Index.dat should help.
>
>See Mike Burgess' page: http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm
>
>-or-
>
>Uncheck Use Autocomplete for "Web addresses" in IE Options Content tab
>(AutoComplete settings dialog). FYI, unchecking this option, disables the
>CTRL + ENTER (autosuggest) functionality in Intenret Explorer.


Dan (Still going in circles)

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

All the best, skip.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


"skip" <wi1202@dropthistoemailmecitlink.net> wrote in message
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> Ramesh,
> Thank you for getting back to me so fast. Thank you for the great
> information. I will try this a little later today and let you know if
> it worked.
> Thanks again,
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, 5 Mar 2005 19:49:10 +0530, "Ramesh, MS-MVP"
> <ramesh@online.mvps.org> wrote:
>
>>Hi Dan,
>>
>>The information comes from two separate areas:
>>
>>1. RunMRU entry in the registry. This can be cleared by editing the
>>registry, or by clearing the Recent documents list in the Start Menu and
>>Taskbar Properties.
>>
>>Display, Use, and Clear "My Recent Documents" on the Start Menu in Windows
>>XP
>>http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307875
>>
>>2. The entries that appear when you type something (but not normally
>>displayed when you click the drop-down), comes from the Index.dat
>>(Internet
>>Explorer's) file. Clearing the Index.dat should help.
>>
>>See Mike Burgess' page: http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm
>>
>>-or-
>>
>>Uncheck Use Autocomplete for "Web addresses" in IE Options Content tab
>>(AutoComplete settings dialog). FYI, unchecking this option, disables the
>>CTRL + ENTER (autosuggest) functionality in Intenret Explorer.
>
>
> Dan (Still going in circles)