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re: Question about 'Clear Unwanted Entries from the Start Menu's Run Command'
Tuesday, February 18, 2003 at 3:31 pm
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Posted by Rogue (1 messages posted)


I'm not sure about Win2k, but in XP try deleting the following file: c:\Documents 
and Settings\[username]\Local Settings\History\History.IE5\index.dat from a DOS command 
window.

If Windows complains about the file being in use, you'll need to kill EXPLORER.EXE 
from the running tasks and then delete the file... of course you'll have to physically 
press your computers power button afterwards.

Don't bother trying to get at the file from Windows Explorer as you'll just get the 
special folder view (History for Today, Yesterday, etc.) and index.dat isn't touched 
when clearing those entries... same goes for clearing the history in IE.

Enjoy!



Written in response to:
re: Question about 'Clear Unwanted Entries from the Start Menu's Run Command' (Doug: Sunday, February 16, 2003 at 5:58 pm)

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*re: Question about 'Clear Unwanted Entries from the Start Menu's Run Command' (me: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 at 4:48 pm)

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-re: Question about 'Clear Unwanted Entries from the Start Menu's Run Command' (Doug: Sun, Feb 16, 2003, 5:58 pm)
-re: Question about 'Clear Unwanted Entries from the Start Menu's Run Command' (Rogue: Tue, Feb 18, 2003, 3:31 pm)
*re: Question about 'Clear Unwanted Entries from the Start Menu's Run Command' (me: Wed, Mar 10, 2004, 4:48 pm)
*re: Question about 'Clear Unwanted Entries from the Start Menu's Run Command' (Shashank Saxena: Tue, Jul 24, 2007, 8:26 am)
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