Re: FILE PULLDOWN

Paul wrote:
> On 11/20/2021 11:23 PM, Robert Baer wrote:
>>    In some programs, the bottom of the list contains/stores data entries.
>>    How does one remove all of those entries?
>>
>> Thanks.
> 
> Registry entries.
> Preference file section related to Recent Items.
> Separate folder which just stores Recent Items shortcut lnk files.
> 
>     Paul
> 
   I thought I looked in the registry, at every place related to the 
program and did not find those entries.
   Stupid me; cannot find the registry; I need to do this in XP so I 
booted to the XP drive.  Very likely had booted to the Win7 drive.
   Fiddled around, found 2 versions, C:\Windows\System32\Regedt32.exe 
(4K) and C:\Windows\Regedit.exe (143K).

   Hmmmph.  Tried C:\Windows\System32\Regedt32.exe; acted stupid and 
since I previously did not find those entries under/associated with the 
program name, I tried one of those pulldown values, and bingo..
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Search Assistant\ACMru\....
   subfolders like 5603, 5604, 5647.

   In other words, something not even a M$ programmer would even dare to 
think of!

   That did NOT remove anything in the pulldown, tried search again,,
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ComDlg32\OpenSaveMRU\* 
subfolder.

   Again, that did NOT remove anything in the pulldown,,
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ComDlg32\OpenSaveMRU\lyc 
subfolder.

   Bingo! Found all entries.  Did NOT get them nailed.
   The registry is empty WRT the contents in the file pulldown.
   Erggh!  Found them hiding in the program INI file. Found others 
hiding in the program's LAYOUT folder.

   So when in doubt, look everywhere including the kitchen sink.

     Thanks.




     Thanks.