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So that you can quickly open documents and programs you use frequently, Windows XP keeps history lists. These are MRU or most recently used lists. Table 4-7 shows you where in the registry the operating system stores these lists. Clear these lists by removing the keys associated with them. After removing the RecentDocs key, make sure you delete the contents of %USERPROFILE%\Recent, too.
Location | Subkey |
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Internet Explorer's address bar | HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs |
Run dialog box | HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU |
Documents menu | HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RecentDocs |
Common dialog | HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ComDlg32 |
boxes | \LastVisitedMRU |
Search Assistant | HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Search Assistant\ACMru 5001. Internet 5603. Files and folders 5604. Pictures, music, and video 5647. Printers, computers, and people |
Search Assistant's history list deserves a bit more attention. The key ACMru contains a variety of subkeys, depending on the types of things for which you've searched. For example, if you search for files and folders, you'll see the subkey 5603, which contains a list of the different search strings. If you search the Internet using Search Assistant, you'll see the subkey 5001. You can remove each subkey individually to clear a specific type of query's history list, or you can remove the key ACMru to clear all of Search Assistant's history lists. The table contains a list of the subkeys that I've found in ACMru.
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