RUN Command

carcuscrae · 24 Nov 2009

Hi

I have enabled the RUN command on my start menu but for some reason it doesn't seem to remember any of my previously entered commands.

When I had XP I could go to the RUN command and use the down arrow key to select previously entered commands e.g regedit or calc.

Does anyone know why this isn't working or how I can get it to work?

My OS is Windows 7 Professional x64

Thanks

Uber Philf · 24 Nov 2009

Right click on Start button > Properties > Tick store and display recently opened programs in the start menu.

Jonathan_King · 24 Nov 2009

Look in HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\Explorer and make sure ClearRecentDocsOnExit is set to 0.

reghakr · 24 Nov 2009

Are you using CCleaner or some other cleanup program,.

If it's CCleaner,. you can uncheck that box.

Link2aavash · 24 Nov 2009

Uber Philf said:

Right click on Start button > Properties > Tick store and display recently opened programs in the start menu.

thanks buddy. it helps.

carcuscrae · 24 Nov 2009

Thanks for all the suggestions I will try them out when I get home from work.

I have a feeling though I have done all this already and the registry entry

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\Explorer

doesn't exist in my registry as I think I looked here yesterday.

I will report back once I have double checked though

Thanks

Jonathan_King · 24 Nov 2009

carcuscrae said:

Thanks for all the suggestions I will try them out when I get home from work.

I have a feeling though I have done all this already and the registry entry

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\Explorer

doesn't exist in my registry as I think I looked here yesterday.

I will report back once I have double checked though

Thanks

I think it kind of has too. You probably just missed it.

reghakr · 24 Nov 2009

The policies key does not exist in everyone's registry. It must be created manually

Jonathan_King · 24 Nov 2009

reghakr said:

The policies key does not exist in everyone's registry. It must be created manually

Seriously? I did not know that. In that case, just create a new 32-bit Dword named ClearRecentDocsOnExit and set the value to 0. Although I do not know if it will work, if the problem exists when the key is not there.

Uber Philf · 24 Nov 2009

Then again, my post should work flawlessly.