Archives for windows xp

How to disable “There are unused items on your desktop”

Right-click on your desktop background and select [Properties]. From the “Display Properties” window, select the [Desktop] tab. Select the [Customize Desktop...] button at the bottom. Uncheck the “Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days” box and click the [OK] button, and then click the [OK] button on the display properties window. That should be it!

Run Command Most Recently Used List Storage

At least for Windows XP, this list is stored in the registry: My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU It looks like there are values \a through \z off of RunMRU, plus \(Default) and \MRUList. There is string value in MRUList: e.g., “nkvlsawbhczeyoijfugrtdxpmq”, which determines the ordering of MRUList entries.