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Dogdaysdude
04-30-2002, 02:51 PM
This is probably a simple fix. Not a big problem, just annoying.
After re-starting the computer from last using it, everything I entered in the Start...run line is gone. Also, anything entered in the IE 5.5 address line where URL's are typed in is also cleared out.
Is there a setting someplace the I've got wrong?
Thanks to all.

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jim_roberts1
05-02-2002, 04:15 PM
You can adjust all these settings with TweakUI. It's a free download. Click here. (http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/tweakui)
Dogdaysdude
05-03-2002, 01:16 PM
I have that already and it doesn't seem to fix the problem. For some reason, the HKEY_CURRENT_USER/software/microsoft/windows/currentversion/explorer/runMRU key in the registry is getting cleared out everytime Windows is restarted. I just don't know why or how.
Thanks.

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mjc
05-04-2002, 01:02 AM
Ok.....what exactly have you checked and what OS are you running?

I can't think of any native setting in Win9x that will clear them on exit, but have you used any other tweaking programs?


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Rick
05-04-2002, 01:05 AM
Sounds Like you have it set to clear history at boot/shutdown or the history level set to zero
Dogdaysdude
05-04-2002, 09:37 PM
I'm running Windows 98. No other tweaking programs. Where can I check IE history and the history of the Run line? I'll take a look.

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Rick
05-04-2002, 09:43 PM
In control panel ..
Internet options Icon.
general Tag ,,
Bottom of that box.
Should have History . and an adjustment for number of days to keep the history
Dogdaysdude
05-06-2002, 06:22 PM
It's set at 7 days. This is not that big a problem. I'm going to clean install XP later this month or in June anyway.
Thanks.

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Fruss Tray Ted
05-06-2002, 08:52 PM
HHMMM,
Try start>settings>controlpanel>internetoptions>advanc ed
About midway down enable Auto Complete for Web addresses and Windows Explorer. This will get the address lines to remmember on-line but I'm not sure how to get the Start>Run>doesn'tremmembersh*t fixed. If anyone does I'm listening.

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