How do I delete the drop down history of start/run In dire need of help

A. The Run history is stored in the registry in location HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU as a series of values a-z. To delete an entry from the run menu perform the following: Start the registry editor (regedit.exe) Move to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU Select the entry you wish to remove, e.g. h Press the Del key (or select Edit - Delete) and click Yes to the confirmation Double click the MRUList value and remove the letter you just deleted. Click OK to save the change Close the registry editor If you want to clear the whole Run list you can use the TweakUI utility Start the TweakUI control panel applet (Start - Settings - Control Panel - TweakUI) Click the Paranoia tab :-) Check the "Clear Run history at logon" Click the "Clear Selected Items Now" You can then either clear the check on "Clear Run history at logon" and click OK or leave it checked to automatically clear the Run at logon

The SIMPLE solution: Clearing "My Recent Documents" list also clears the RUN command drop down list. Right click Start, then Properties, then Customize... button, then Advanced tab, then click "clear list" button at the bottom.

Thank you for your help. It worked. I searched Google for a Forum and looks like I found the right place. I look foward to being a participant and maybe being able to help someone else. lol Rich

www.ccleaner.com It will amaze you what it finds that is just "crap". It will clean out the start menu also. Turn on all the features and run it over and over till it sees nothing... I may be crazy, but I'm not stupid...