Start->Run shows more than just RunMRU items - where's the rest? 1

[GDameron]

If I use Start->Run to browse to a UNC by entering two backslashes, the droplist is populated with a long list of UNCs I have visited. Most of these UNCs are *not* under the RunMRU registry key. So, two questions:

1. The UNCs listed that are *not* in RunMRU - where on the system are they kept? (A search of the Registry came up empty.)

2. How can I add a specific UNC to the non-RunMRU list?

 

[linney]

Is what you are talking about related to AutoComplete settings (and clearing out the browsing history etc. etc.)?

Following these instructions removed a lot of the entries from the Start Run dropdown list (for me).


Did you try this?



In Internet Explorer, on the Tools menu, click Internet Options.

Click the Content tab.

Click AutoComplete Settings. Delete the AutoComplete history.

Select the check boxes for the AutoComplete options you want to use.



217148 - How to Use the AutoComplete Feature in Internet Explorer 5 and 6

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;217148&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

237553 - Disabling or Enabling the AutoComplete or Inline AutoComplete Feature

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;237553&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

 

[GDameron]

Correct, linney, I am talking about AutoComplete. But my question is not about enabling/disabling or clearing the list...my question is about whether it is possible to add a specific UNC to the list without perturbing RunMRU.

 

[linney]

I can only guess that they are stored in some file in Windows, perhaps within the Browser, and possibly one of the several hidden Index.dat files that are sprinkled throughout the Temporary Internet Files, and that area.

You might want to research the whole story of hidden files at this site. The article is Windows 9x related but the story of Desktop.ini and Index.dat files is pretty much applicable to XP. It gets interesting around Paragraph 5, " How Microsoft does it"

http://sillydog.org/mshidden.html

 

[mscallisto]

Very interesting link linney, I will explore it line by line!

worth at least one star

sam