Microsoft KB Archive/238920

= HOWTO: Clean the Start, Run History During Audit Mode =

PSS ID Number: 238920

Article Last Modified on 10/21/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft OEM Preinstall Kit (OPK) 98
 * Microsoft OEM Preinstall Kit (OPK) 98sp1

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This article was previously published under Q238920



WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.



SUMMARY
When you are preinstalling a system using the Windows 98 OEM Preinstallation Kit (OPK) or System Builder Kit (SBK), you may click the Start button on the taskbar, and then click Run, during Audit mode. The commands you run in the Run dialog box are saved in a history list, even after the first time the computer is restarted. The Run dialog box command history is stored in the Registry at:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU

You can clear the history by following these steps:  In Audit mode, click Start, click Run, and type REGEDIT. Click OK. Locate the following key in the Registry:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU

 Delete all the values on the right side of the RegEdit window, except for the (Default) entry.

When you restart the machine, either back into Audit mode or for final boot, the Run history should be cleared.



MORE INFORMATION
Most Recently Used (MRU) lists are used to hold information on previously used commands, network shares, and other resources. Different MRUs are found in different parts of the Registry.

