There are some utilities that will clear all the "stuff" from the Start
menu (such as Run commands, Recently used documents, etc.).  One of these
is X-Setup (you can search to find the free download)

The easier way is when you are typing the start of a file name and the drop
down box appears, highlight the item you want to delete using the down
arrow (or just moving your mouse over it - do not click it) and press the
"Delete" button on the keyboard.

Doug

At 4/27/2004 12:59 PM, Russ Stevens wrote:

>Reference: Searching for Files or Folders with Windows 2000. After typing
>the name of a file in the "Search for files or folders named" box, the
>name of the file that you type in is remembered by the Search program and
>a drop down box is automatically created by the program, so if you return
>at a latter date to search for the same item it is already there in the
>drop down box. Is there a way to delete these items from the drop down
>box? Please advise.
>
>Thank you for any advice you can offer,

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