Number 212 - January 2001

Stop Erasing Command in RUN Box
09/20/2000
Question: "Is there a way to make Start, Run remember what I have typed in previously? It will remember during a current session, but after having the computer off and booting up, Start, Run is empty. I'd like it to remember everything I have typed in." Answer: This question could mean one of two things. We'll answer both:     If you mean that the box next to Open is wiped clean every time you start Windows, click the down arrow at its right edge, and you'll find a list of all of the	commands you've entered there. Select the one you want, and it appears in the Open box. Under ordinary circumstances, previous commands will remain in that list despite reboots.     However ..if the list referred to above is wiped clean every time you start Windows, our bet is that you have Tweak UI--one of the Windows 95 PowerToys--set to empty this list every time you start Windows. To undo this setting, open the Control Panel double-click Tweak UI and click the Paranoia tab. Under Covering Your Tracks, deselect Clear Run History at Logon, then click OK.
Number 212 - January 2001