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Clearing the Run prompt
Name: sparsel Date: January 30, 2007 at 15:41:18 Pacific OS: XP Media Center CPU/Ram: Centrino Duo/1g RAM Product: HP dv5020us
Comment:
When I go into my Run command and type a letter such as "e" or "w", a list of (what I assume) recently opened websites or files from the internet will drop down. I have cleared the run history in the Registry, and cleared the Recent Docs, but it doesn't clear out these files that pop up when I type in certain letters. How can I clear these out of the run prompt? I know it takes more than just deleting RunMRU because I have tried that many times.
Name: PhilC Date: January 30, 2007 at 16:31:13 Pacific
Reply:
This info is held in your Cache, History, Cookies, Index.dat. etc. Do as jam says to clean it all out.
PhilC
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Response Number 3
Name: JPW Date: January 30, 2007 at 19:55:22 Pacific
Reply:
If you mean the Start, Run Box, do the following.
Go to Start, Settings, Taskbar & Start Menu. Click on the Start Menu. Click on the "Classic Start Menu" & Click the Apply Tab. Click on the Customize Tab. Click the Clear Tab and now you have cleaned out the Run Open: Box.
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Response Number 4
Name: Lesley Date: January 31, 2007 at 04:50:46 Pacific
Reply:
For some reason clearing the IE7 History will also clear the Run Box
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