Delete Quickly your Recent History in Windows

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If you try to go through all areas in Windows XP to delete the Recent Items it can be time consuming, especially when you want to quickly clear the history of what you recently did.

This Tip shows you how to create a special script to clear the recent history.

Notes from video:
create a file with notepad and paste the following in it and save it as a DeleteRecent.js filename.

var fso = WScript.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
var WSH = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
var folder = WSH.SpecialFolders("Recent");
fso.DeleteFile(folder + "\\*.*");

CAREFULL, above there is a space in FileSyst emObject
there should be no space as seen in the video.

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[Dragonite3294]

...it didn't work for me

[PCWizKid]

I'm telling you for sure there is something in your steps. Did you save the file as a .js ?

[18771961]

i also ask some thing more that how can i use my pc as administrator .becuse it,s always showing my name on logon, can you guaid me

[PCWizKid]

Please read the description in the video to the right of the video, I have details there, I think you typed something wrong in the script, thats why you have an error.

[18771961]

i just copy and past it but there is an error ,,it,s ok ,,but my real problem is spywear can you help me,and another problem is how to use my pc as administrator

[PCWizKid]

Visit my blog , there is a article I wrote on unlocking the admin account in vista.

[DvdOwens]

u make the best videos man!

[abdullahamir]

Thanks m8

[MrRUSS808]

does anybody know how to delete history in ,Windows my computer, address bar?

[Crypt1cmyst1c]

couldnt you do that by making a .bat file that points to that folder and clears it out??

[Ianmaltafirst]

Can you do it fir Windows Vista ? pls..

[translationwiz]

theres a lot of how to's in the PC world. !!!

thanks for the info.

[babbarmdc07]

how do you delete the drop down history?

[waliwrk]

Thank you a lot! I got a little problem here, when I created everything and save the "NotePade" it saves in Dreamwaver and then when I click it, it opens in Dreamwaver. Any suggestions? Thanks again. You're the man!

[Wolfy9247]

What I really need is something that clears out the cache and temporary files each day automaticly. But this might come in handy one day.

[MicrosoftWindowsFan]

Great Video.

[tombell12]

Yeah, that's what I got. Does the job ;)

[DvdOwens]

can u show me were to put the space?