HOWTO: Clean the Start, Run History During Audit Mode

ID: Q238920

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft OEM Preinstall Kit (OPK), versions 98, 98sp1

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. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

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.

REFERENCES

More information on the Registry and MRUs can be found in the Windows 98 Resource Kit.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbOPK kbWinOS98 kbDSupport kbSBK
Version : WINDOWS:98,98sp1
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto