Cleaing a Search History

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Someone in my office wants to be able to clean the history of what has been
searched in the Start -> Search -> Files and Folders function. When they
start typing, XP gives a list of everything starting with that letter that's
been searched in the past, and they want this list to go away. I can't find
anything in help it's all about clearing you Internet history. Has anyone
managed to make the drop down stuff go away?

Thanks!

 

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To clear your AutoComplete history for Web addresses, follow these steps in
Internet Explorer:
1. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
2. Click the General tab.
3. Click Clear History, and then click OK.
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Clear IE History, AutoComplete, Clear the TIF, Clear the Run MRU, Typed
URL's and Clear List:

XP Start Menu:
You have to switch to Classic long enough to get the Clear button.
Right click the Start button | Properties | Select Classic Start Menu |
Customize button | Clear button | Click OK | Select Start menu | Click Apply
|Click OK

Classic Start Menu:
Right click the Start button | Properties | Customize button | Clear button

Clear button
[[Removes the list of recently accessed documents, programs, and Web sites
from the Documents menu.]]

Disabling or Enabling the AutoComplete or Inline AutoComplete Feature
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;237553

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:5EBC44D5-6185-4C12-953B-E58CE606E2E5@microsoft.com,
Kathryn <Kathryn@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> Someone in my office wants to be able to clean the history of what has
> been searched in the Start -> Search -> Files and Folders function. When
> they start typing, XP gives a list of everything starting with that
> letter that's been searched in the past, and they want this list to go
> away. I can't find anything in help it's all about clearing you Internet
> history. Has anyone managed to make the drop down stuff go away?
>
> Thanks!