Microsoft KB Archive/142298

= How to Clear the Windows Explorer MRU Lists =

Article ID: 142298

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 95

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This article was previously published under Q142298



IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.



SUMMARY
Windows contains a number of most-recently-used (MRU) lists. This article describes how to clear the MRU lists from the registry.



MORE INFORMATION
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it.

To clear the MRU lists in the registry, delete all the values except "(Default)" under each of the following registry keys:

The following table describes the registry keys listed above:

  Registry key        Description -  Doc Find Spec MRU   MRU for the Find Files command FindComputerMRU    MRU for the Find Computer command PrnPortsMRU        MRU for printer ports RunMRU             MRU for the Run command