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Outlook 2010 - How to clear the "Find a Contact" MRU list

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Hi. I can't seem to find how to clear the "Find a Contact" drop-down box.. It used to be stored in the registry under "QuickFindMRU" but it's no longer there apparently.
Any ideas - thanks! /jimTuesday, February 2, 2010 10:08 PM
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Hi. I can't seem to find how to clear the "Find a Contact" drop-down box.. It used to be stored in the registry under "QuickFindMRU" but it's no longer there apparently.
Any ideas - thanks! /jim
Alt-HFC CursorDown you mean? I find it strange that the search box in the Contacts pane itself doesn't have a similar dropdown. Ctrl-3 Ctrl-e, CursorDown. I think AutoComplete would be handy for both input areas.Wednesday, February 24, 2010 4:47 PM -
I am referring to the former (the Alt-HFC) list..
Thanks/jimWednesday, February 24, 2010 7:45 PM -
There isn't a MRU list in Home | Find | Find a Contact as far as I can see.
It just uses the indexer to return results instantaneously.
Simon Jones http://pcpro.co.ukWednesday, February 24, 2010 10:20 PM -
There isn't a MRU list in Home | Find | Find a Contact as far as I can see.
It just uses the indexer to return results instantaneously.
Simon Jones http://pcpro.co.uk
What would the "indexer" be looking for when I do just a CursorDown? ; }Wednesday, February 24, 2010 11:07 PM -
There isn't a MRU list in Home | Find | Find a Contact as far as I can see.
It just uses the indexer to return results instantaneously.
Simon Jones http://pcpro.co.uk
There is - it holds at least 5 names. AFAIK, it's now stored in the mailbox or pst, not the registry, although i haven't been able to find it there yet.
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.comThursday, February 25, 2010 2:11 AM -
There isn't a MRU list in Home | Find | Find a Contact as far as I can see.
It just uses the indexer to return results instantaneously.
Simon Jones http://pcpro.co.uk
What would the "indexer" be looking for when I do just a CursorDown? ; }
i finally found it - i think its only written when outlook closes - until then, changes are stored in memory.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\profile_name\0a0d020000000000c000000000000046
Name: 101f0446
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.comThursday, February 25, 2010 2:42 AM