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Turning off autocomplete in the Find box

I'm running WindowsME. I know how to turn off autocomplete for IE but not in the find box.

Start -> Search -> For Files and Folders

Autocomplete seems to be on. I've tried downloading TweakUI which has an option for 'Clear Find History at Logon' but it doesn't seem to clear all the previous find entries. Any ideas?

auskarthik

I think ur problem is very similiar to me get into the Iexplore icon on the desktop, right click on it on this select the content tab there u can able to see the auto complete tab there u can disable this feature.

with regards

karthik

reghakr

faris,

Right-click on the taskbar, choose properties, click the Start Menu Programs tab and click the Clear button.

Now re-open the Find Files box.

reghakr

faris

ASKER

Tried both of the above before. It clears document and IE history, but not the Search History

reghakr

That's Windows ME for ya.

backup the registry and/or export the following keys:
go to Start>Run, type regedit. Navigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Doc Find Spec MRU
and delete all entries in the right pane window.

More info:
To clear the MRU lists in the registry, delete all the values except "(Default)" under each of the following registry keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Doc Find Spec MRU

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FindComputerMRU

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\PrnPortsMRU

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StreamMRU

The following table describes the registry keys listed above:

Registry key Description
-----------------------------------------------------
Doc Find Spec MRU MRU for the Find Files command
FindComputerMRU MRU for the Find Computer command
PrnPortsMRU MRU for printer ports
RunMRU MRU for the Run command

Notes

Not all of the registry keys listed above may exist. After you delete the values, restart your computer. Make sure not to delete the "(Default)" value.

You do not have to restart the computer for the Find Files or Find Computer MRU lists to be cleared.

If you click the Start button, click Shut Down, and then click No, the MRU list for the Run command is cleared.

reghakr

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