How to Remove Phone Numbers from the MRU List in Phone Dialer

 Last reviewed: December 9, 1997
Article ID: Q163187
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows 95

SUMMARY

This article describes how to remove phone numbers from the Most Recently Used (MRU) list in Phone Dialer.

MORE INFORMATION

When you dial a phone number using Phone Dialer, the number is added to the MRU list in the Number To Dial box. To remove a number from the MRU list, follow these steps:

  1. Quit Phone Dialer (if it is running).

  2. Click the Start button, point to Find, and then click Files Or Folders.

  3. In the Named box, type "dialer.ini" (without quotation marks), and then click Find Now.

  4. Double-click the Dialer.ini file to open it.

  5. In the [Last Dialed Numbers] section of the file, find the entry you want to remove and then delete the number to the right of the equal sign.

  6. Save and then close the Dialer.ini file.

  7. Start Phone Dialer again.

Additional query words: 95 dialer.exe
Keywords : osr2 win95
Version : 95
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto

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Last reviewed: December 9, 1997
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