Please show me how to delete this registry key on winapp2

[CCUser003]

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Contact\QuickFindMRU\

 

The entire key, including the 'default' and the 'values' have to be deleted in order for it to clear.

 

Thanks

 

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Outlook stores the MRU lists for the Standard toolbar's Find a Contact box and the Tools menu's Find command in binary format. You can't edit these lists, but you can clear them. To clear the Find a Contact list, delete the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Contact\QuickFindMRU\QuickFindMRU

[Andavari]

Is that Microsoft Office XP?

 

I notice that key isn't cleaned in Office XP using the default winapp.ini or by winapp2.ini, it's however cleaned by CCleaner for Microsoft Office 2003.

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Instructions:

To clean that Outlook QuickFindMRU key copy+paste the following into winapp2.ini:

[*MS Outlook]
LangSecRef=3021
Detect=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook
Default=True
RegKey1=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Contact|QuickFindMRU

[CCUser003]

OK, here is the problem, I patched the code to winapp2.ini and it still doesn't do the trick. I am running Office 2003.

 

I am able to clean it by deleting the entire Office 10 key as above, OR:

 

I can clean the MRU drop down list by using JV16 Power Tools 2007 in the following manner:

 

1. use Registry Finder to find QuickfindMRU

 

2 entries turn up:

 

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Contact\QuickFindMRU\ {key}

 

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Contact\QuickFindMRU\ {entry is QuickfindMRU}

 

 

Deleting the first key only does the trick.

 

Deleting the latter entry {QuickfindMRU} does not do the trick

 

So what code do I really need to get that key deleted?

 

Thanks

[Andavari]

Can you extract that QuickFindMRU key using RegEdit, then copy exactly what's listed in the extracted .reg file and paste it into the forum! That's probably the best way for me to figure it out.

[CCUser003]

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Contact\QuickFindMRU

 

 

Name:

 

ab(Default)

 

Type: REG_SZ

 

Data: (value not set)

 

Then:

 

Name: QuickFindMRU

 

Type: Reg_Binary

 

Data: 03 00 00 00 07 00 4f 00 75 00 74 00 6c 00 6f 00 6b 00 02 00 00 00 0a 00 44 00 61 00 63 00 20 00 46 00 69 00 73 00 68 00 65 00 72 00 01 00 20 00

 

 

I hope I got that all copied it right --- it wouldn't cut and paste.

 

Thanks everyone.

 

 

 

 

Can you extract that QuickFindMRU key using RegEdit, then copy exactly what's listed in the extracted .reg file and paste it into the forum! That's probably the best way for me to figure it out.

[Andavari]

Ok, it's clear it's for MS Office 2003, so no wonder that first one didn't work at all.

 

Here's another shot at it:

 

[*MS Outlook 2003]LangSecRef=3021Detect=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\OutlookDefault=TrueRegKey1=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Contact\QuickFindMRU

 

 

The only difference between this and what CCleaner has in it is this:

What I've posted: \QuickFindMRU

What CCleaner has: |QuickFindMRU

Edited September 15, 2007 by Andavari

[CCUser003]

It worked --- my Outlook 2003 is now blissfully free of the memory of which contact I looked up last.

 

FYI, here is the code out of my winapp2.ini file:

 

 

[*MS Office 2003 MRU Common List]LangSecRef=3021Detect=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Contact\QuickFindMRU\QuickfindMRUDefault=TrueRegKey10=HKCU\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Contact\QuickfindMRU|KeyDetect=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Contact\QuickFindMRUDefault=TrueRegKey10=HKCU\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Contact\QuickfindMRU[*MS Outlook 2003]LangSecRef=3021Detect=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\OutlookDefault=TrueRegKey1=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Contact\QuickFindMRU

 

 

 

 

Thanks to Andavari and everyone else who got this fix in.

 

 

 

 

 

Ok, it's clear it's for MS Office 2003, so no wonder that first one didn't work at all.

 

Here's another shot at it:

 

[*MS Outlook 2003]LangSecRef=3021Detect=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\OutlookDefault=TrueRegKey1=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Contact\QuickFindMRU

 

 

The only difference between this and what CCleaner has in it is this:

What I've posted: \QuickFindMRU

What CCleaner has: |QuickFindMRU

[Andavari]

It worked --- my Outlook 2003 is now blissfully free of the memory of which contact I looked up last.

I'm glad it worked out!

 

Creating winapp2.ini entries isn't all that hard once you get the hang of it.

[CCUser003]

OK, here is another one I want to do: Clearing the tray icon stream. I know how to do it manually, so here is my rough code, am I doing it right?

 

 

 

 

[*MS Windows XP Tray Icon List]

LangSecRef=3021

Detect=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\TrayNotify

Default=True

RegKey1=HKCU\Software Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\TrayNotify

 

 

 

Will this clear both the IconStreams and PastIconsStream values ?

 

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How To clear the Past Items or Icons list in the TaskBar, perform the following steps:

1.Open Regedit Navigate to:

 

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\TrayNotify

 

2.Delete the IconStreams and PastIconsStream values

 

3.Open Task Manager, click the Processes tab, click Explorer.exe , and then click End Process .

 

4.In Task Manager, click File , click New Task , type explorer , and then click OK .

BallonTip

IconStreams

PastIconsStream

 

 

BTW, both the Outlook MRU Clear and This need to be in the 'off the shelf' release of CC CLeaner.

[JDPower]

OK, here is another one I want to do: Clearing the tray icon stream. I know how to do it manually, so here is my rough code, am I doing it right?

[*MS Windows XP Tray Icon List]

LangSecRef=3021

Detect=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\TrayNotify

Default=True

RegKey1=HKCU\Software Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\TrayNotify

CCleaner already does that - "Tray Notifications cache" in the cleaners advanced section.