Run History

[Keith]

When I click on Start > Run, it opens up a box to type into, there is a
drop down arrow which used to allow me to select from previous commands that
I had used, recently this has changed and is now blank. If I type in cmd,
etc, then the next time I re-start my PC it is blank again. It appears to be
erasing my history, I have not selected to delete my recent documents as
this is the only thing I can think of?

Any ideas?

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

When I click on Start > Run, it opens up a box to type into, there is
a drop down arrow which used to allow me to select from previous
commands that I had used, recently this has changed and is now blank.
If I type in cmd, etc, then the next time I re-start my PC it is blank
again. It appears to be erasing my history, I have not selected to
delete my recent documents as this is the only thing I can think of?

Any ideas?

Install "TweakUI":
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

TweakUI > Explorer > Clear document history on exit > untick.

If there is WinXP Pro installed, that setting is available via Group
Policy as well. Start > Run: GPEDIT.MSC

[F'up to: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics]

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Start Menu RUN history (RunMRU) is cleared on every restart
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/runmru.htm

Disk Cleaner and MRU-Blaster will also clear the Run MRU.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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