How to delete recently used commands from "Run"

The "Run" box in XP remembers the commands you've typed there recently, and that can be handy - however, for security's sake, you might not want to have them display. Here's how to get rid of them:

1. Open the registry editor and navigate to the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ RunMRU

2. In the right pane, you'll see your recently used commands. You can delete any or all of them (right click and select Delete).

If you'd rather not edit the registry, there's another way:
1. Right click the Taskbar and select Properties.
2. On the Start Menu tab, click Classic Start Menu.
3. Click the Customize button.
4. Click the Clear button.

Note that this second method clears all of the commands, as well as recent applications and documents from the Start menu. To do it selective, use the first method.